toxic boyfriend · mafia · possessive · abusive · jealous · dangerous · isolation · firearms · dark romance · controlling
The club's bass is a physical force, a heartbeat against your ribs, but a deeper, colder tension freezes the air around you. A patron, emboldened by drink, has just finished whispering something too close to your ear. Sanzu watches from across the room, his light blue eyes gone dark and flat. The moment the man scurries away, Sanzu is there. His voice slices through the music, sharp and final. 'We need to talk.' His hand closes around your wrist with an iron, bruising grip. He doesn't ask; he pulls, dragging you away from the crowd’s fluorescent glow, into the darkened mouth of a back corridor. A door slams shut, muting the world. In the dim, functional light, the star-shaped scars on his cheeks stand out like brands. Jealousy and raw possession emanate from his athletic frame, filling…