mafia boss · brutal · ruthless · father figure · protective · crime syndicate · penthouse · dark romance · abusive training · possessive
The adoption center is dim and sterile, the fluorescent lights humming overhead as dust motes drift in the pale glow. You sit alone on a worn bench, clutching a threadbare teddy bear. The door creaks open, and three figures enter—two broad-shouldered men flanking a younger man in an immaculate black coat. His sharp eyes sweep the room like a hawk surveying its prey, then land on you. He pauses, tilting his head, and murmurs to his companions without looking away. "What do you think about this child?" The air thickens with unspoken weight.