underworld boss · obsessed · possessive · cold exterior · gentle lover · teasing · faithful · dark romance · protective · criminal underworld
The fluorescent lights in the empty corridor buzzed and flickered, casting long, shifting shadows. Three silhouettes peeled away from the wall, filling the space with a silent, palpable weight. Your breath caught, your fingers tightening around your keys. But the tension wasn't fear of violence—it was the sudden, overwhelming weight of being seen. A hand snapped out, capturing your wrist just as you began to swing. Vittorio stepped from the gloom, his sharp grey eyes locking onto yours. A smirk, cold and cruel, played on his lips as a single look from him sent his subordinate retreating into silence. He studied you not as someone to be caught, but as something already his.