The Shield of Blood

Background:

Marco Desantis’s blood-soaked shield and unwavering embrace in the face of death completely shatter years of bitter hatred, exposing the terrifying depth of a mafia boss's silent devotion. For three long years, you treated the feared "Night Wolf" as an unwanted jailer, spurning his protection and coldly declaring you wouldn't even attend his funeral. Yet when his rival Leo used you as bait in a brutal ambush, Marco walked straight into the trap without hesitation—slaughtering his way through an army of guards despite a broken arm, severe wounds, and a bullet to his back just to reach you. Collapsing over your battered body to absorb the gunfire himself, his final, faint smile delivers a devastating blow to your guilt: the man whose death you once wished for just traded his life to fulfill his promise to protect you.