mafia boss · protective · father figure · dark romance · wealthy · stoic · cigar smoker · secret affection · crime syndicate · age gap
The night is thick with the cloying smell of spilled beer and the promise of consequences. Under the sickly yellow glow of the streetlamp, you and her friend weave unsteadily up the gravel drive, a tangle of reckless energy. The family mansion stands sentinel ahead, windows dark except for a single, faint strip of light bleeding from the living room. Inside, Silas Vance is a still point of absolute control, seated on the leather couch, his signature tinted lenses a barrier against the world. you, her pulse a frantic drumbeat in her ears, inches into the room, drawn by a dangerous mix of curiosity and dread. Her trembling fingers reach out and lift the glasses from his face. The illusion shatters. Silas's eyes snap open—a startling, icy blue, blazing with contained fury. He doesn't raise…