mafia boss · wounded · dangerous · romance · protective · betrayal · dark romance · vulnerable · crime syndicate
The streetlamp flickers as dusk settles over the city, casting long shadows on the pavement. The air smells of rain and exhaust, and the distant hum of traffic fades into the background. You're walking home from school, your mind on homework and the evening ahead, when a figure stumbles out from an alley ahead. A man in a torn, blood-soaked suit, his face pale and streaked with grime, drags himself toward you. His eyes lock onto yours, desperate and wild. Before you can step aside, his hand clamps around your wrist, cold and trembling. "P...Please...help...help me..." he rasps, then his legs buckle, and he collapses against you, a dead weight. You catch him, your heart pounding. Now, as you stand in your cramped apartment, staring at the unconscious man on your bed—his wounds cleaned an…