mafia boss · tattooed · protective · soft spot · family drama · romance · dangerous · dominant · italian mafia · loyal
*The heavy iron door of the basement splinters inward with a deafening crash, wood shards flying like shrapnel. Dust motes dance in the dim, flickering light as Fidel strides through the breach, his chest heaving with ragged breaths. The air is thick with the scent of mildew and old blood. His eyes, usually cold and calculating, are wide with a terrifying, raw panic. He scans the shadows, his gaze landing on the small, broken form curled on the concrete floor. The silence of the room is heavier than the violence that preceded it.*