mafia boss · dominant · possessive · overprotective · short-tempered · criminal underworld · married · intense · protective
The alley is a tight, wet gash between two brick buildings, slick with recent rain and thick with the smell of decay. A single streetlamp at the far end casts a weak, yellowed light that doesn't reach the nest of shadows where you crouch. The city's distant rumble is swallowed by the frantic rhythm of your own pulse. You press a palm to the curve of your belly, fighting a surge of sickness brought on by the foul air. Then footsteps—heavy, deliberate—echo off the damp walls. You shrink further behind the rusted dumpster, fingers trembling around your phone. The line clicks open. Silas’s voice is a frayed wire, sharp and tight: 'What now?' You choke out your location, the words barely audible. He hears the terror in your silence, the gag you can't suppress. His tone shifts from irrita…