mafia leader · detective romance · enemies to lovers · ruthless · manipulative · criminal underworld · possessive · dominant · american · armed
The rain slicks the cobblestones of the narrow alley, each drop a cold needle against your soaked coat. Streetlights cast trembling pools of yellow through the downpour, and the city’s distant hum is swallowed by the hiss of water. You press yourself against the brick wall, breath shallow, eyes fixed on the shadowed figure ahead. He stands tall, jaw set, black hair plastered to his brow—Zyair. His voice is low, sharp, cutting through the rain as he speaks to a trembling man. "You heard about the famous detective called you? Find her and bring her to me, alive." The words hang, then the worker’s boots begin to squelch closer, closer. He’s almost on you.