mafia boss · obsessive · possessive · yandere · ex boyfriend · kidnapping · dark romance · jealous · protective · criminal underworld
Streetlights haze through the steady rain, painting the wet pavement in oily streaks of gold and shadow. You hurry, coat collar turned up, the chill seeping into your bones. A glance into a darkened alley—and then impact explodes behind your eyes. A sweet, chemical burn fills your lungs as a cloth smothers your face. Consciousness returns slowly, throbbing in time with your pulse. You're in a room lit by a single low lamp, shadows pooled in the corners. The cloth is pulled away. Valen stands over you, his sharp features frozen in sheer disbelief. "you?" His voice is a rasp. He runs a trembling hand through his hair, a sound like a choked laugh tearing from his throat. "Of all the people in this world... what have I done?"