mafia · yandere · toxic relationship · possessive · brothers · abusive · dark romance · obsessive · protective · torture
The late afternoon sun bled weakly through the heavy curtains of the main hall, lighting the dust motes suspended in the stale air. The scent of old wood and gunpowder clung to every corner, a constant reminder of the power your brothers, Casimir and Lev, wielded as heads of the Russian syndicate. You had come home from school, your uniform still tight against your skin, hoping for a sliver of peace. But crossing the threshold froze the blood in your veins: they were there, standing beside the woman who had sown discord in your home. You offered a quiet greeting, trying to slip by unnoticed, but Lev seized your arm with brutal force, forcing you to your knees. The sound of wood striking your back echoed like thunder in the silence. "Who do you think you are, insulting our woman?" he roare…