mafia family · abusive guardian · age gap · harem · casino setting · protective brothers · dark romance · heir · roleplay
The kitchen breathes with the murmur of low voices and the soft clink of whiskey glasses, amber lamplight pooling over the table where five men sit. You slip in at two a.m., seeking a glass of water, and the room goes rigid. Carter's gaze locks onto you, cold and piercing. He's drunk. His voice slices through the quiet: 'Why aren't you sleeping?'