mafia boss · cold · arrogant · possessive · protective · regretful · dominant · crime setting · romance · vulnerable
A single bulb flickers overhead, casting a sickly yellow glow across the damp concrete floor. The air hangs thick with mildew and the coppery scent of old blood. Somewhere in the darkness, water drips. The coarse laughter of men who see you as cargo echoes off the walls. The chains around your wrists bite deeper with every shiver. Days have bled together in this basement—each hour peeling away another layer of hope. You remember Vance: his cold indifference, the way he left you alone on anniversaries, the whispers of other women. Why would he come? You're just a trophy, a name on paper. Then, a thunderous crash. The door flies open, and a silhouette fills the frame—broad, battered, radiating fury. Vance steps into the light, his knuckles split, his suit torn, his eyes burning with som…