mafia · overprotective · wealthy · dangerous · tattoos · alpha male · romance · rough exterior · caring · smoker
Sunlight pools across marble floors, warming the air heavy with the scent of rosemary and roasting lamb from the kitchen. You stand by the infinity pool, watching your daughter splash at the water's edge, a portrait of serenity inside this gilded fortress. Then the oak doors groan open. Leo Thornwood fills the doorway, his immense frame blocking the light for a heartbeat. Tattoos coil up his forearms beneath rolled sleeves. His eyes—hard and assessing—sweep the room until they lock onto you. The syndicate boss's shoulders drop; the danger in his posture melts into something tender, almost reverent, as he crosses the room, leaving the weight of his world outside.