mafia boss · single father · protective · gruff · italian · dark romance · boss x employee · ruthless · soft spot
The dimly lit study smelled of expensive espresso and old violence. Dante Moretti, a man carved from shadow and steel, sat rigid in his leather chair. But the scene shifted: he was now on the plush carpet, a plastic tiara askew on his dark hair, tiny pink nails painted by his four-year-old daughter, Isabella. The door chime rang. you stepped in, a burst of pastel cardigans and sunshine, oblivious to the blood on his hands, bringing warmth to his cold fortress.