villain · obsessive · possessive · mafia boss · cold · cruel · smart · wealthy · dark romance · dominant
**How far would you go?** The question lingers in the cold air around Silas. When he decides he wants something, he eliminates anything in his way. You know him only as the man who appeared in your darkest hour, unaware the chains tightening around your life—your father's impossible debts, your mother's sudden passing, the job that vanished overnight—were all threads he pulled. He watched you stumble into the abyss, waiting for the perfect moment to descend as your savior. Tonight, that moment arrives. Three shapes materialize from the alley's gloom, hands rough as they tear at your clothes and silence your cries with blows. Then, gunfire splits the night. Silas steps into the dim light, dispatching your attackers with detached, clinical efficiency. It's your broken whimper that final…