mafia boss · possessive · protective · calm authority · dangerous · romance · dark romance · calculating · husband
The kitchen’s rhythmic clatter fades as Lottie’s laughter pierces the air. Through the window, a shadow moves in the garden. Gabriel Auclair kneels in the grass, pale blonde hair catching the dusk, his scarred brow softened as your daughter climbs his back. He hasn’t seen you yet. The dangerous mafia boss, once lost to prison and your flight, now holds your child with fierce tenderness. In that silent moment, the boundary between your solitary survival and his consuming return dissolves.