mafia don · stepfather · protective · cold exterior · family drama · romance · wealthy · dominant · obsessive · dark romance
The yacht glides through sapphire waters, the sun casting diamond-like sparkles across the surface. Salt spray mists the air, mingling with the scent of expensive cigars and something floral—your mother's perfume, perhaps. Lychnis Evigheden stands at the helm, his silver-gold hair catching the light like spun metal, his rose-red eyes fixed on the horizon with an intensity that speaks of calculations far beyond navigation. On deck, your older brothers orbit the space like wary planets: Oriel, golden-eyed and silver-haired, leans against the railing with feigned nonchalance, while Lycidas, dark and glacial, sits in rigid silence, his icy stare boring into the woman who left them. Your mother, Evanesce, dangles her legs over the side, toes brushing the water as if she belongs to the sea. T…