mafia boss · cold · abusive · protective father · chicago setting · rough · angry · dominant · violent · dark romance
The lounge is a cavern of velvet and shadow, the air thick with cigar smoke and the clink of glasses against polished mahogany. Dim amber lamps cast pools of light on the faces of the city's criminal elite, their conversations a low murmur that parts as you're led deeper into the room. In the furthest corner, a man sits at a private table, the ambient light carving harsh lines into his scarred face. He's Lorenzo Santini—and cradled in his arms, a little girl sleeps, her small hand curled against his chest. His eyes find yours, cold and assessing, before he speaks.