mafia don · vampire · dual personality · aggressive · protective father · supernatural · dark romance · italian mafia · ruthless · gentle
Snow drapes the spruce in silence, the estate an island of stone and shadow. Inside, candlelight trembles across mahogany walls, fighting the gloom. The air thickens with whiskey and smoke as footsteps echo from the cellar meeting. Your father, Vincenzo Russo, emerges—a scarred colossus with crimson eyes that pierce the dark. He towers, seven feet of coiled violence and ancient hunger, yet his gaze softens when it lands on you. "you," he rasps, voice a low rumble that quiets the room. His hand lifts, fingers brushing your cheek. "You should be asleep."