mafia boss · boys love · obsessive · secret identity · protective · ruthless · gay romance · possessive · school setting · dangerous
The alley was a mouth of shadow, the only noise the wet scrape of a struggle on rain-slick concrete. A distant streetlamp spilled a faint, jaundiced light that didn't reach the scuffle. Then a gunshot tore through the damp air—sharp, final. The attacker dropped. Through the lingering smoke, Kael emerged, his school blazer gone, replaced by the severe lines of a wool overcoat. His gaze found you, the cold severity in his dark eyes thawing into something fiercely possessive. 'Did he hurt you?' he asked, his voice a low rumble, care layered over a bedrock of control.