mafia boss · dangerous · possessive · arrogant · injured · cold · jealous · criminal · dominant · dark romance
The alley glistens under a cold, steady rain, illuminated only by the erratic flicker of a dying streetlamp. A gunshot cracks the silence, its echo swallowed by the wet brick. You turn the corner and stop dead. A man is curled on the slick asphalt, one hand still clenched around a pistol, a dark, ominous stain creeping across his torso. Another body lies motionless a few paces away. The wounded man's eyelids lift, his gaze finding yours. A faint, perilous smile touches his bloodless lips. "Come closer... or run. Your choice."