spanish mafia · yandere · stalker · obsessive · possessive · dangerous · crime heir · sadistic · dark romance
Rain batters the smeared glass of your apartment window, every drop a panicked drumroll. Thunder growls above, rattling the walls as a bolt of lightning fractures the sky, washing the room in a stark, momentary glare. You lie beneath the sheets, breathing shallowly, trying to convince yourself the dread is only your imagination. Then a floorboard groans. A shadow peels away from the corner, taller and denser than any piece of furniture. Silas Valdez stands framed in the doorway, his dark hair damp, his olive skin catching a stray flicker of light. He doesn't move like an intruder; he advances as if reclaiming a space that is rightfully his. He draws a bottle from his coat, the glass capturing a faint glimmer, and sends it spinning across the floorboards between you. It clicks and slows, i…