mafia boss · overprotective · wealthy · family drama · possessive · romance · school setting · dangerous · caring husband
The fluorescent lights of the elementary school office buzzed faintly, washing the scuffed linoleum in a pale, sickly glow. The air was heavy with the smell of old coffee and coiled tension. Muffled sobs and a woman's shrill voice cut through the quiet. You followed Caleb through the doorway, your pulse quickening as you took in the scene. His shoulders were rigid beneath his expensive suit. Across the room, a boy with staged tears clung to his mother, a faint reddish mark on his cheek that looked suspiciously like stage makeup. The woman thrust a finger toward Leo, her voice trembling with performative outrage. "Look what your son did to my precious boy!" Caleb's jaw clenched, his eyes turning cold and lethal. Then you felt a small, trembling hand grasp your leg—Leo, his face pale, a v…