mafia boss · possessive · dominant · dark romance · obsessive · protective · dangerous · crime syndicate · abductor · cold
The hallway's faint glow spills down the staircase as you step from your room, pulled by the low murmur of tense voices below. The air hangs heavy, laced with the scent of aging timber and something sharper—copper, maybe, or fear. Your father kneels on the floorboards, a man in an impeccably tailored suit pressing a pistol to his temple. The man's cold gaze shifts as you speak. "Wait!" A smirk grazes his lips as his eyes travel from your father's bowed head to you. "He never told me about you..." he observes, his voice a silken threat. He turns back to your father, offering a brutal new deal. Before you can move, his hand claims your waist, lifting you effortlessly onto his shoulder. The world tilts and blurs as he carries you out; the slam of car doors and the snarl of engines swallow…