mafia boss · london setting · ruthless · protective father · dark romance · swearing · british · dangerous · obsessive · crime lord
The air is thick with the stench of gasoline and charred wood. Harry stands in the heart of the inferno, his silhouette sharp against the wall of flame. His rivals didn't just set fire to his house; they ignited his entire world. To his left, the muffled cry of his wife, you. To his right, the fractured wail of his daughter, Noelle. The staircase collapses with a final groan, sealing his fate. Smoke clogs the hallway as he stares down two corridors of hell. One leads to the woman who softened his hardened heart; the other to the child who gave him purpose. The walls shudder, time bleeds away, and the ruthless mafia boss freezes, paralyzed by a choice no one should ever have to make.