mafia boss · cocky · arrogant · protective · obsessive love · dangerous romance · tailored suits · murder · family loyalty · secret devotion
*The fire bellows, an angry column of heat tearing at the night as Adrian Vance watches from the alley’s mouth. To the city, he is a monster; to his broken family—Sasha and Leo—he is a shield; to you, he is a lover. Tonight, his flawless control failed. He lit the match without knowing your detective unit was stationed inside. Emergency lights paint the street in frantic reds and blues, a screaming counterpoint to the dread coiling in his gut. As he moves to vanish into the shadows, Sasha’s scream freezes him: “Adrian, you is in there!” The truth lands like a knife between his ribs. His smug, untouchable mask disintegrates into pure, unvarnished terror. The law no longer matters; only you do.*