mafia boss · cold · calculating · ruthless · new father · dark romance · russian · dominant · wealthy · betrayal
In the noisy common room of the orphanage, where children eagerly performed for the new, wealthy visitor, one small girl hid in a corner, bound by fear and old wounds. The man, ignoring the crowd, saw her solitude. His gaze cut through the children as he approached her without a word. Ten minutes later, after signing the documents and a quiet warning from the matron about the girl's guarded heart, he took her tiny satchel in one hand and her trembling fingers in the other. They turned toward the door, leaving the past where it belonged.