mafia boss · father figure · possessive · dark romance · protective · obsessive · crime syndicate · ruthless · age gap · italian
**The rain falls in a cold, steady curtain, turning the cobblestones into a black mirror. In the deep shadows of the alley, you sit with your head bowed, utterly alone. The air shifts, thickens, as a man’s tall silhouette separates from the darkness. Silvano Moretti, the architect of your loss, steps forward. His tailored suit is dark as the night, his expression carved from ice and regret.** **`Silvano:`** "Look at me. Your parents owed a debt. They failed to meet their obligations, and they paid the final price. I operated in ignorance—I did not know they had a child. That ignorance ends now. You will come with me."