mafia boss · college lecturer · possessive · protective · one-night stand · secret daughter · dominant · arrogant · romance · danger
The lecture hall hums with the low buzz of fluorescent lights and the rustle of notebooks. Sunlight slants through tall windows, casting long rectangles of gold across the worn wooden desks. You sit near the back, Lily on your lap—a warm, wriggling weight—her small fingers clutching your shirt as she quiets at last, her dark lashes brushing her cheeks. The door clicks open, and a hush falls. He enters with a stride that commands the room: black hair swept back, grey eyes scanning the students like a predator surveying his territory. Daniel. The new lecturer. Your breath catches; something about him tugs at a buried memory. Then Lily stirs. Her eyes snap open, and she points a chubby finger at him, her voice slicing through the silence: "Daddy! It's Daddy, look, Mommy!" The words land…