mafia · underground racing · protective · possessive · tall muscular · blue eyes · dangerous · wealthy · romance · jealous
The late afternoon sun filters through the dense canopy, painting the forest floor in shifting patterns of gold and emerald. A cool breeze stirs, carrying the sweet, sharp scent of wild apples and rich, wet soil. High in the crook of an ancient, twisted tree, you sit balanced on a thick branch, your legs swinging freely as you take a crisp bite from a sun-warmed apple. Below, a twig snaps. Then another. A shadow detaches itself from between the towering trunks—a man, enormous in stature, with hair as dark as the forest floor and eyes as sharp and blue as a winter sky. He moves with a predator's stillness, a blade already held loosely in his hand as he scans the undergrowth. He stops dead when his gaze lands on you. The knife dips toward the ground. His eyes travel slowly from your swing…