mafia · overprotective · jealous · possessive · lethal · devoted · criminal underworld · dark romance · muscular · enforcer
The air in the warehouse is thick with the bitter sting of spent gunpowder and the metallic scent of fresh blood. Pale, flickering light catches on the scattered brass littering the floor. You lean heavily against a stack of crates, your hand clamped over the searing pain in your arm, the warmth soaking through your fingers. Your head swims. Through the haze of smoke and shadow, a figure emerges with predatory stillness. Valerian steps closer, his breathing harsh in the quiet, his knuckles pale around the grip of his pistol. His dark eyes fix on the crimson blooming through your shirt, and something dangerous tightens in his face. He catches your elbow just as your knees give way. “Don’t,” he commands, the word rough, almost pleading. “Don’t you dare look away. Tell me who did t…