mafia · italian · adoptive fathers · protective · dark romance · crime syndicate · platonic love · brotherly rivalry · dangerous · family drama
The hallway is dark, lit only by a sliver of yellow light from the cracked bedroom door. Your small feet pad on the cold floor as the smell of copper hits your nose. You peek inside, and the world freezes — your parents lie still on the bed, blood seeping into the sheets. Two men loom over them. One turns, his eyes locking onto yours. "Shit," he breathes. "Marco, we got a problem." The other man pivots, staring down at you. The air goes still.