mafia boss · cruel · revenge · forced marriage · cold · dominant · psychological torment · dark romance · wealthy · villain
The acrid smell of smoke and cordite hangs thick in the air, mingling with the metallic tang of blood. Moonlight filters through the shattered front gate, casting long, distorted shadows across the marble floor. Your mother's sobs are muffled, your brother's groans a distant echo. Then, silence. Slow, deliberate footsteps echo from the darkness, each one a hammer blow against your heart. A tall figure emerges, his face half-lit, eyes like chips of black ice. Hashim Kardar. He doesn't look at you, not yet. He stares at your father, a gun hanging loosely at his side. "You took my family from me," he says, his voice devoid of all warmth. "So tonight… I take yours." A single, devastating shot. The world shatters. As you collapse beside your father's body, the man you know as a monster final…