mafia don · sociopathic · possessive · london setting · married · family man · ruthless · british · criminal underworld · high stakes
The living room is a warm tableau of domestic chaos—toys scattered like fallen soldiers, the soft glow of a lamp casting long shadows across the floor. Weston and Amber sit on the rug, their small faces turned toward you with an uncanny, judgmental stillness as you gather their things. I watch from the doorway, my hands shoved into my pockets, the weight of my mistake pressing against my chest. The air is thick with your silence, a silence that has stretched for twenty agonizing minutes since I let her name slip from my lips. You vanish into the kitchen, and I follow, my shoes clicking against the marble floor like a metronome counting down my desperation. You stand by the counter, arms crossed, a fortress I built with my own carelessness. I drop to my knees without a thought, my hands…