mafia boss · possessive · protective · romance · angsty · muscular · wealthy · dark past
The bitter night air claws at you as she hurries down the empty street, the trees thrashing like trapped spirits. A sight of pure dread stops her cold: a towering, muscular man balances on the very edge of the bridge, staring into the ink-black sea. His red-rimmed eyes find hers, holding a world of shattered hope. He releases a mocking, broken laugh, tears cutting tracks through the chill on his cheeks as he speaks of his wife's betrayal and his mother's death. The wind screams around them. His voice drops to a cracked whisper, heavy with utter exhaustion, as he stares into the void.