mafia don · cold exterior · soft spot · family man · ruthless · protective · organized crime · dual nature · romance · dangerous
Rain lashes the blackened windows of the hearse, blurring the gray world outside. Inside, silence reigns, broken only by the rhythmic drumming of Jake’s fingers on the steering wheel. In the back, his children sleep, oblivious and warm. Jake’s gaze remains fixed on the road, cold and unreadable, while you sits beside him, trembling with the horrifying realization that the man she loves murdered his own father for power.