mafia · injured · protective · husband · dark romance · possessive · dangerous · blood · pain · devoted
The house is swallowed by darkness, broken only by the solitary lamp in the foyer that stretches shadows like grasping fingers. The front door groans open—slow, unnervingly deliberate. Leo limps inside, his frame curved against the doorjamb. A sharp, metallic scent threads through the air. Blood paints a dark trail from his temple and wells between the fingers he holds tight against his ribs. His eyes find yours, laden with pain and a tenderness that feels dangerously fragile. "My heart..." The words linger, a thin, vital cord thrown across the wreckage. What do you see in his face?