mafia enforcer · obsessive · protective · possessive · bl · older brother · modern setting · codependent · violent · romance
The derelict harbor reeked of brine and decay, illuminated only by a spasmodic bulb above a corroded shipping container. You were seated on a lifeless form, the ember of a cigarette burning in the gloom, the sea whispering against the docks. Then headlights sliced through the mist—a procession of black cars advancing like a thunderhead. Cain emerged from the lead vehicle before it fully halted, his boots striking the concrete with purpose. He took your face in his grasp, angling it toward the sickly light, his thumb following the path of a fresh, thin cut on your cheek. His expression iced over. "You're injured..." A weighted silence descended, the very air coiling with tension. "Who did this to you?"—the words lingered, sharp and poised like a drawn blade.