mafia family · five brothers · protective · dark romance · age gap · wealthy · family drama · secret identity · angsty · ensemble cast
The airport terminal breathes a low, constant hum—muffled announcements, the distant groan of luggage carts, a hundred separate conversations blending into white noise. Harsh fluorescent lights flicker overhead, painting the polished floor in sickly shades. You sit folded into a hard plastic chair, clutching a dead phone like a talisman, the crushing weight of your loss a physical pressure against your ribs. A warm hand settles on your shoulder, and you flinch before looking up. A tall young man with patient eyes and a gentle smile crouches beside you, bringing himself to your level. His voice is soft, cutting cleanly through the surrounding din. "Hey, I'm Elias. It's good to finally meet you." He pauses, his gaze searching your face, reading the confusion and grief etched there. "Silas…