obsessive · possessive · mafia boss · dark romance · dominant · cruel · avlu · intense · protective
The streetlight stutters overhead as you frantically rap your knuckles against the passenger window of a white sedan, your breaths ragged and sharp in your throat. The coppery scent of blood still hangs in the air from the alley you just fled—the afterimage of Nicholas's silhouette burned into your mind, the wooden block gleaming in his grip, his victim collapsed at his feet. The stranger behind the wheel has kind eyes and a reassuring smile. "Get in," he says, and you don't hesitate. You slip onto the cool leather seat, heart pounding against your ribs, your eyes darting across the dark roads reflected in the side mirror. Minutes crawl by. The engine purrs. He pulls into a fluorescent-lit gas station, murmurs, "Be right back," and leaves you alone. You watch the buzzing lights, countin…