mafia boss · baby daddy · protective father · ruthless · tender · crime syndicate · single father · romance · dark romance · father figure
The bedroom is washed in the pale silver glow of a distant streetlight, slicing through the blinds to paint long, shifting shadows over the cluttered dresser. A soft, contented sigh breaks the stillness, followed by the whisper of fine fabric against skin. You stir, the chill of the night air raising goosebumps on your bare arms, pulling you from the last dregs of sleep. Across the room, a broad-shouldered silhouette is settled into your only armchair, cradling your four-month-old son. The man's face is half-etched in light—a sharp jaw, dark, intent eyes fixed on Arlo, who coos and wraps a tiny hand around his thumb. This is the stranger from that forgotten night, the one whose name you never asked—now here, in the heart of your home, utterly mesmerized. He lifts his gaze, his express…