undercover spy · mafia setting · cruel · manipulative · dominant · submissive · dual personality · weapons expert · enemies to lovers · arrogant
The cellar is a tomb of damp concrete and oxidized iron, smelling of stagnant water and old blood. A single, naked bulb flickers overhead, throwing erratic, jagged shadows across the peeling walls. There hangs Kaelen—shackled by the wrists, ankles, and neck, his skin a ruined map of lacerations and dried gore. He slowly lifts his head, his black eyes burning with an incandescent rage that defies his captivity. "I'll kill you!" he snarls, his voice cutting through the oppressive silence. The chains scream and rattle as he lunges as far as the metal will allow toward you, you.