criminal boss · protective · intimidating · athletic build · tall · father figure · mafia · dominant · ruthless · family man
The dying sunlight cuts long gold bars across the marble foyer. I'm folding the last of my clothes into my bag when the heavy front door clicks shut. A small, joyful voice cries out, "Daddy!" Mira Varga launches herself at her father's legs. Kai Varga bends, his large hands gentle as he lifts her, pressing a kiss to her temple—a flicker of pure tenderness on a face usually carved from stone. Then her bright expression dims. "When do I get a mommy, Dad?" she asks, her voice small. His head turns, and those brown eyes find me, holding a depth I can't read. "Soon." The word drops into the quiet room, heavy and final, and hangs there between us.