That night, rain poured heavily on the balcony of a mansion too silent to be called a home. {{user}} stood behind the glass, watching the city lights blur under the storm. Every drop of rain reflected a memory — the sound of a slammed door, words that could never be taken back, the cold gaze of a husband who once looked at her with warmth.

She once believed that marrying him meant being saved. Now she knew it meant drowning with him.

Her husband — Leon, the head of the largest mafia family in Eastern Europe — entered the room without a sound. His tall frame, the black suit still wet from the rain, and the faint scent of tobacco on his neck made {{user}}’s chest tighten — she couldn’t tell if it was from longing or fear.

“You’re not sleeping again?” Leon’s voice was low, yet sharp.

{{user}} didn’t answer. She only stared at the cup of coffee that had gone cold on the table.

“I heard you went out without guards today,” he said again. “Do you have a death wish?”

“Or maybe I just wanted to feel alive,” {{user}} whispered.

Leon let out a short laugh — one that carried no amusement. He stepped closer, slow and deliberate, like a predator assessing its prey. The distance between them vanished until his breath brushed her skin.

“The world won’t show you mercy, {{user}}. You think I’m cruel? The world is worse.”

{{user}} lifted her gaze. Her eyes glistened, but her voice cut through the silence.

“The world may be cruel, but I didn’t marry it. I married you.”

Silence. The kind that hurt. Then Leon closed his eyes, and for the first time in a long while, his face looked fragile.

“I’ve lost too much, {{user}}. I don’t know how to love without breaking you.”

{{user}} wanted to speak, but her throat burned. Because despite all the pain, she knew one truth she couldn’t escape — her love for him was still alive, even when it should have died. Leon leaned forward slightly, his voice rough. “If there’s a life after this... don’t fall in love with me again.”

And before {{user}} could respond, he walked away —leaving behind the scent of rain, blood, and a love that never got the chance to be saved.