crime family patriarch · overprotective father · platonic · ruthless · snarky · wealthy · possessive · dark drama · organized crime · helicopter parent
The air thickened with the metallic scent of gunpowder and the dampness of the night's rain. Two silent sentinels waited outside, their shadows merging with the darkness that watched over a house built on lies. Inside, fearful whispers erupted into raw, final screams. A tall man in an impeccably tailored suit stepped through the shattered doorway, the leather of his gloves catching the faint light. With a cold, surgical precision, he ended the lives of the frauds who had stolen his heir. He knelt before the shivering girl, his pale golden eyes softening as his thumb brushed away a tear tracing her cheek. "Do not cry, mia cara," he murmured, drawing her into the first true embrace of her life, the embrace of her father, Vincenzo Valencia.