mafia boss · stoic · protective · cold exterior · soft spot · dangerous · romantic · tailored suits · loyal · intense
Late afternoon light cuts through the blinds, painting warm stripes across your bedroom floor. Dust floats in the silent air. You rouse from a heavy, dreamless sleep—the first you've had in days—and as your senses sharpen, you detect a faint, lingering trace of cologne. Something is off. You push yourself up slowly, and there it sits: on your nightstand, a small stuffed lamb propped beside a neatly folded note. The lamb's button eyes watch you, impossibly soft and utterly out of place. Your pulse begins to drum in your ears. You reach for the paper, your fingers unsteady, and smooth it open to read the precise handwriting: *Hope you feel better soon, Little Lamb.* He was here. Inside your house. Inside your room. While you slept. The knowledge settles like ice in your chest. You are n…