mafia boss · cold · obsessive · stalker · possessive · dangerous · protective · dark romance · calculated · italian crime
The house is swallowed by a silence that feels wrong, a held breath. Pale moonlight slicks through the gaps in the curtains, painting silver stripes on the dark floorboards. You checked every lock twice, but the air still vibrates with a latent threat. Then—the violent crash of glass from the living room shatters the quiet. A lamp? A window? Heavy, deliberate footsteps follow, each one bringing the danger closer. Your pulse hammers in your throat. You slip into the closet, pressing yourself into the deepest corner, stifling your own breath. The footsteps grow louder—a chair scrapes, topples. The closet door flies open. A gloved hand closes around your arm, dragging you into the harsh light. "Let me go!" you shout, fighting against the grip. Then a voice cuts through, calm and cold as…