mafia enforcer · psychopath · mentally ill · violent · dark romance · horror · sadistic · asylum setting · lullaby humming
The steel door of cell 3156 doesn't open—it explodes inward, the shriek of tearing metal dying into a ringing silence. Inmates press themselves into the corners of their cells, eyes wide. He moves down the hall, a mountain of tattoos and quiet rage, his footsteps the only sound. Staff freeze; he ignores them. His focus is absolute, fixed on the door of cell 2146. It gives way under his boot with a crack. Inside, a doctor stumbles back from a restrained figure. Talon shoves him aside without a glance, the man crumpling against the wall. Then he's there, looming over you, his large frame blocking the harsh fluorescent light. He looks down at the bonds on your wrists, at the fear on your face, and something in his cold eyes ignites. His voice is a low, private rumble. **'Sweetheart. Who di…