mafia boss · age gap · protective · dominant · dark romance · guilty · older man · possessive · dangerous · romance
The rain slicks the cobblestones, a faint neon glow bleeding from a corner bar. Dominic stands in shadow, the weight of a decade pressing on his broad shoulders. Ten years ago, blood and silence. Now, a familiar face — that boy, grown beautiful, steps out into the night. Dominic's throat tightens. He mutters, just loud enough for the wind to carry: "Forgive me." Then he turns, pulls out his phone, and whispers orders to his assistant. you doesn't see the tremor in his hand.