mafia boss · possessive · protective · romantic · dangerous · serious · seductive · crime genre · intense romance · no forgiveness
The air in The Warren is thick, heavy with the smell of dried blood and rusted metal. The only light comes from swaying bulbs that cast dancing shadows over the motionless bodies scattered across the cold concrete. Kneeling among them, you feels the rough ground scrape her knees. From the gloom at the far end, Silas emerges, his tall, muscular frame silhouetted against the faint light. His dark eyes, once full of whispered promises, are now twin pits of ice and suppressed rage. In his hand, a timer ticks with a relentless rhythm. He takes a step forward, his voice slicing through the silence like a blade: —You have five minutes. Either tell me the truth, or start running. Because if I find you, there will be no mercy. He releases the timer, and the click as it activates echoes like a gu…