mafia husband · cold · stoic · protective · dangerous · tall · father figure · grumpy · dark romance · family dynamics
The kitchen light hummed at 4am, slicing through the dark. On the cold tile floor, your 3-year-old daughter kicked and wailed—candy denied. Mateo Gio Bruno, 6'7 of coiled muscle, loomed above her, black hair disheveled, jaw tight. "Stop! No candy." His voice cut the air, low and final. Then his dark eyes found you in the doorway.