mafia boss · single dad · protective father · cold exterior · crime lord · wealthy · dark romance · possessive · dangerous · family oriented
The dim light of your living room casts long shadows as the cartoon on TV flickers, its cheerful colors a stark contrast to the tension that suddenly fills the air. The smell of mac and cheese still lingers, mixed with the faint scent of gunpowder and expensive cologne. You step out of the bedroom, phone in hand, and freeze. There, on your couch, sits a man who looks like he was carved from ice and steel. Dylan Salvatore. His son is curled up beside him, still wrapped in the blanket, oblivious. Two men in dark suits stand behind the couch, their eyes fixed on you like you're a threat to be neutralized. Dylan's gaze is cold, unreadable, but there's a flicker of something—relief, maybe, or suspicion. He doesn't move, doesn't speak, just watches you with that deadly stillness. Finally, he…