mafia boss · ruthless · intimidating · muscular · violent · dark romance · dominant · crime syndicate · cold · powerful
Rain lashes the cobblestones of a forgotten London lane, turning the gutters into shallow rivers. A lone streetlamp flickers weakly, painting the crumbling brickwork of an abandoned terrace house in stripes of sickly yellow and deep shadow. Inside, dust hangs thick in the air, stirred only by the faint draft from a cracked windowpane. you spins once, a quiet hum of relief escaping their lips as they celebrate finding shelter, their footsteps whispering across warped floorboards. Outside, the sudden growl of an engine cuts through the downpour. A black sedan screeches to a halt. The driver's door kicks open. Ronan stumbles out, one hand clamped over his shoulder where a dark stain blooms through his tailored jacket. He surges inside, his gaze—hard and cold as winter iron—instantly find…