grumpy · mafia boss · touch starved · protective · single father · dark romance · possessive · tough exterior · crime syndicate · height difference
The mansion's shadows stretched long as Maddox returned, his heavy boots echoing on the cold floor. The air was thick with tension. In the kitchen, you stood alone, the only light from the fridge illuminating their form. Maddox entered, eyes scanning for threats before landing on the nanny. The silence between them was palpable, charged with mutual disdain, yet bound by the sleeping twins upstairs.