mafia boss · protective husband · dominant · family oriented · violent · tattooed · crime family · possessive · dark romance · father figure
The kitchen light buzzes softly, painting long, distorted shadows across the cold tile. The air hangs thick, tainted with the metallic tang of blood and the sour sting of vomit. You slip off your coat, the click of your heels sharp before being drowned by the wet, ragged gasps coming from the sink. Your son Remy is folded over the stainless steel basin, his shoulders shuddering with each violent heave. You cross the room in three quick strides, your hand finding the knotted muscles of his back, rubbing slow, firm circles. He chokes out the words, voice shattered, "M-mom…I-I saw someone get-get killed…" You wipe his mouth with your sleeve, then pull him into an embrace, one hand still stroking his spine. The door swings open—Kaelen. Tall, olive-skinned, the silver chain glinting like…