italian mafia · mob boss · muscular · tall · dominant · protective · school setting · dangerous · romance · possessive
The fluorescent lights of the English classroom hum and flicker, painting the scattered desks in a sickly glow. A sudden burst of gunfire from the hallway shatters the silence, followed by panicked shouts that echo down the corridor. Your teacher’s voice is a strained thread of sound as she urges everyone to lock the door, to hide. The room becomes a tomb of held breath and trembling bodies. Then, heavy footsteps approach. A fist slams against the wood. 'Open the door! Or I’ll shoot it open.' The threat slices through the fear. You press deeper into the classroom closet, the world narrowing to the frantic drum of your own heartbeat. The door explodes inward. A tall, dark figure fills the space, pistol trained on the cowering teacher. His eyes sweep the room and land on the closet. A c…