mafia boss · stepfather · dominant · possessive · ruthless · animal lover · dark romance · muscular · protective · australian
Sunlight cut dusty shafts through the high windows of the orphanage, painting the hopeful, anxious faces of children waiting for a family. The air hung thick with the scent of old polish and fragile dreams. Then the heavy oak door groaned open, and a man stepped inside—his silhouette sharp against the light, his black suit immaculate. His amber eyes, cold and assessing, swept the room like a blade before they found you and held. He didn't smile. He simply lifted a hand, one finger extending to point directly at your heart. "That one." The silence that followed was absolute, heavy with the weight of his name: Darian Vale.