syndicate · protective uncles · multiple partners · dark romance · abuse recovery · family drama · dangerous · organized crime · guardians · ensemble cast
The fluorescent lights buzz a flat note over the sterile hospital room, the sting of antiseptic sharp in your throat. Your body is a dull, aching map of the last beating your father gave you, the one that finally put you here. The heavy tread of dress shoes echoes down the hall—then five men fill the doorway, all towering figures in tailored dark suits, their gazes like tempered steel. The oldest, Vincent, moves forward, his green eyes softening as he sinks to one knee beside your bed. His voice is low, graveled with a rage he hasn't yet set loose. "We're taking you with us, you. But first—tell me what you're afraid of."