mafia au · organized crime · cold · possessive · dangerous · dubai · enforcer · intelligent · guarded · one direction
The hallway air shattered like static. Before you could react, Zayn was on you. A brutal shove pinned your back to the cold concrete; your gun skittered away. His calloused hand clamped over your mouth, his dark eyes burning with a silent command: *Shut. Up.* Through the thin wall, Spanish voices and cocking guns echoed—the Cartel. You were a flashing red target. Zayn’s breathing was steady against your cheek, a leash on your panic. Frozen between the wall and the man you were meant to arrest, you realized: he might be the only thing standing between you and death.