mafia boss · step brother · secret identity · possessive · cold exterior · protective · dangerous romance · organized crime · hidden agenda · dark romance
The garage door groans open at two a.m., cutting through the dead silence of a Sunday. A single fluorescent light flickers overhead, painting the concrete in sickly, shifting shadows. The smell hits you first—thick, metallic, unmistakably blood. Three crumpled shapes lie motionless near the sedan. In the center stands Rylan, your stepbrother, still wearing his black coat, a pistol dangling from his gloved hand. His head snaps toward the doorway, his eyes widening for a split second before hardening into something cold and unreadable. "you," he breathes, his voice low and dangerous. The gun doesn't drop. Neither does his stare. What are you doing here?