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last update publish date: 2026-03-17 21:41:39

Theo's POV

Michael was a problem, not the obvious kind, the kind of that made you pause then make you think and I hated that when it came to people.

I sat across from him, watching the way his jaw remained tight long after I had asked about his past. The way his fingers curled slightly against the table like he was holding something back.

I leaned back slightly in my chair, swirling the drink in my glass as I studied him with quiet interest.

“You know, most people would have lied” I said casual
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    Theo’s POVI didn’t like the way Michael had looked at me when he stepped out of my car.Not the guarded part or the hesitation, it was something else, something I couldn’t quite place and that bothered me more than it should have.I drove aimlessly for a while after leaving him at his office, my hands steady on the wheel, my expression calm, but my mind was anything but quiet.Because for the first time in a long time, something didn’t add up.Michael didn’t fit the town or the life he claimed to have.And he definitely didn’t fit the way he moved, the way he reacted, the way he thought.People like Michael didn’t just exist in quiet suburban neighborhoods, raising a teenage boy and pretending like the world had always been soft.No, men like him were built in chaos or sharpened by it and I had seen it, clear as day, in the restaurant in the way he had taken down that robber like it was nothing.I exhaled slowly, pulling into my driveway. I stepped out of the car, adjusting my jacket

  • Dark Possession: Bound To The Mafia Don   The Weight of a Name

    Michael’s POVMy fingers curled slightly against my thigh, my nails pressing into fabric as I forced my face to remain still because the truth was standing right there between us and it had my name on it.I swallowed slowly, forcing my voice to stay even.“You’re sure?” I asked.Theo didn’t hesitate.“Yes.”His answer came without a flicker of doubt and that made it worse.“I made sure. I don’t build my life around guesses” he added, his tone tightening slightly. My chest felt tight.“What do you mean?” I pressed, needing him to keep talking, needing to understand how much he knew.Theo leaned back slightly in his seat, one hand resting loosely on the steering wheel.“I spent years looking into it, tracking everything I could like names, movements and patterns but the Ramirez family don’t leave loose ends” he exhaled sharply.His jaw clenched faintly and I looked at him carefully.“What does that mean?” I asked.“It means that after Fernando died, everything tied to him became harder

  • Dark Possession: Bound To The Mafia Don   A Name That Should Not Matter

    Theo’s POVMichael sat there in my passenger seat like he had decided something, like he had planted his feet into the ground and refused to move no matter what I said, what I did, or how dangerous things became.I had just had a gun pointed at him, I had accused him of being a spy, I had practically threatened his life and yet, here he was, looking at me like I owed him answers.“You should let this go,” I said finally, keeping my eyes on the road.“I’m not going to" he replied.Of course he wasn’t. I let out a slow breath, gripping the steering wheel tighter than necessary.“This isn’t your business.”“You made it my business the moment you pointed a gun at me.”“I already apologized.”“That doesn’t fix anything.”“It should fix enough.”“It doesn’t.”His voice was calm and firm. It made something twist in my chest.“You don’t understand what you’re asking for,” I said.“Then help me understand.”I glanced at him briefly. He wasn’t backing down, not even a little.“You’re better off

  • Dark Possession: Bound To The Mafia Don   Truth Under Pressure

    Michael's POVTheo’s weight pressed me into the seat, his body angled over mine, one hand braced beside my head, the other holding the gun steady.My heartbeat thundered in my ears, but my face stayed still because panic would only make this worse.“What are you doing?” I asked again, my voice lower this time.Theo didn’t blink.“Getting answers.”“You’re pointing a gun at me in the middle of the street.”“I parked somewhere quiet.”“That doesn’t make it better.”His lips curved slightly.“I disagree.”I let out a slow breath, forcing myself to think past the adrenaline trying to claw its way into my system.“You’ve lost your mind.”“No, I’ve finally started paying attention” he said quietly. I swallowed, eyes flicking briefly to the gun, then back to him.“You’re making a mistake.”“Then correct it, tell me who you are” he replied smoothly. “I already told you.”“That version of you doesn’t take down armed robbers like that.”I clenched my jaw.“You’re jumping to conclusions.”“I’m

  • Dark Possession: Bound To The Mafia Don   Pressure Points

    Theo’s POVI stood a few feet away as the police swarmed the restaurant, their voices cutting through the aftermath of panic.“Sir, we’re going to need a statement.”Michael nodded calmly, like this was routine, like he hadn’t just disarmed a man with a gun using nothing but his hands.“I understand.”Understand? I almost laughed. No one understands this kind of situation unless they’ve been in it before and Michael was far too comfortable.I leaned against a nearby column, my arms crossed loosely, watching him as he spoke with one of the officers.His posture was relaxed, his voice steady.“He fired before I moved so I saw an opening and acted” he was saying. The officer nodded, writing something down.“You handled that very well" he said.Michael gave a small shrug.“I just did what I had to do" he replied with a simple, clean and completely false smile.I tilted my head slightly, studying him more closely. Michael has definitely been in situations like this more than it seems.The

  • Dark Possession: Bound To The Mafia Don   Instinct Over Fear

    Michael's POVScreams echoed around us, muffled by the heavy tablecloth draped over the table. Glass crunched under hurried footsteps, someone sobbed nearby while nother person whispered prayers under their breath and above all of it was the robber’s voice.“Everyone stay down! Don’t make me shoot again!”I shifted slightly, angling my body so I could see through the narrow gap between the tablecloth and the floor.The robber was not trained, but not completely reckless either.The gun fired again into the ceiling. He was trying to control the room through fear which meant one thing, he didn’t actually want to shoot anyone.I exhaled slowly, my mind already building a plan.“Michael.”Theo’s voice was low behind me but there was something else there, something I hadn’t heard from him before and that was concern.I glanced back slightly. His eyes were fixed on me, not on the chaos around us, not on the danger, but on me.“You’re thinking,” he said quietly.“I’m always thinking.”“Not l

  • Dark Possession: Bound To The Mafia Don   The Weight of Unspoken Words

    Michael’s POV The events of mere moments ago came rushing back, particularly the kiss. Fernando’s kiss. My stomach twisted and clenched. My lips still tingled where his had pressed too tightly, too desperately.I slid out of bed with a groan, walked across the cool marble floor of my guest room

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  • Dark Possession: Bound To The Mafia Don   Anger in the Air

    Michael’s POV The black car came to a stop near Santiago’s private jet, its turbines humming softly in the morning fog that still lingered over the tarmac. With a deep breath, I stepped out of the vehicle, the weight of everything that had happened in the last few hours heavy on my shoulders.

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  • Dark Possession: Bound To The Mafia Don   A Fire in the Dark

    Fernando's POVThe clink of cutlery against my plate echoed in the hollow space of the restaurant. Every bite I had forced down now churned in my gut like regret. I had finished my meal—alone.Michael’s seat sat empty across from me, his plate untouched, steam from his meal long faded. He had se

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  • Dark Possession: Bound To The Mafia Don   Ashes of the Past

    Fernando’s POVThe loud sounds of two gunshots ripped through the walls like a scream slicing open the air. What the hell!?My head snapped toward the drawing room even before Santiago could react. For a moment, everything froze. Then chaos.“Those were shots,” Santiago said sharply.“No shit,” I

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