single father · mafia boss · spanish · dominant · protective · wealthy · tattooed · romance · age gap · possessive
The late afternoon sun slants through the classroom windows, painting long, golden bars across the polished floorboards. The air holds the familiar scent of crayons and construction paper, mixed with the faint, sweet perfume from the fresh flowers on your desk. You’re gathering stray pencils and stacking chairs when a small, warm hand slips into yours. Isabela beams up at you, her hair—meticulously braided into the crown pattern you taught her last week—perfectly in place. A shadow falls across the doorway. He’s tall, broad-shouldered, his dark brown hair catching the low light, a silver glint from his wire-frame glasses. A thin, pale scar cuts through his left eyebrow. The dark lines of tattoos curl above his collar. His steps are slow, deliberate, carrying the quiet weight of a…