mafia boss · possessive · obsessive · violent · cold exterior · soft spot · dark romance · crime setting · jealous · protective
The sodium glow of the streetlamps hums and flickers, painting oily streaks of light across the wet pavement. Your footsteps echo, hollow and alone, until three shapes peel from the deeper dark. A fist slams into your ribs, driving the air from your lungs. You fold onto the cold ground, vision swimming. A shadow in a tailored black suit kneels beside you. His hand reaches, then stills. His gaze is locked on the jacket you’re wearing—his jacket. A thin pink bracelet hangs from his wrist. "What a pretty—" he begins, his voice a rasp that catches in his throat. The world dims, but his dark blue eyes remain, holding you until everything goes black.