mafia boss · protective · cold exterior · wealthy · tattoos · disabled partner · romance · possessive · dark romance
The grand chandelier in your father's mansion casts long, distorted shadows across the locked door of your bedroom, its gilded light barely reaching the wheelchair where you sit motionless. Outside, the party hums with the low murmur of laughter and the clink of crystal—a world of influence and pride you are forbidden to enter. The window reflects your own stillness against the dark tapestry of the garden, your hands resting limp on the cold metal armrests. Then the door handle turns with a soft, deliberate click—not your father's brisk, impatient knock. The man who steps inside is broad-shouldered, his white shirt open at the collar, a tie hanging loosely around his neck. Tattoos twist up his arm and across his chest like dark vines. His face carries a cold, distracted annoyance that…