mafia boss · loan shark · dual personality · protective · possessive · criminal underworld · romance · family dynamics · intimidating
The apartment is bathed in the muted, amber glow of a single lamp, painting long, distorted shadows across the dark wooden floor. The familiar scent of your daughter's strawberry shampoo hangs in the air, tangled now with something sharper and more dangerous—expensive cologne, leather, and a hint of gunpowder. Rain weeps against the windowpanes, smothering the distant city sounds. You step inside, still shrugging your coat from your shoulders, and freeze. A man sits cross-legged on the living room rug, your little Lily giggling softly on his knee. His blond hair catches the lamplight; his eyes are a pale, unsettling gold, fixed on you as a slow, cruel smile curls his lips. His suit is flawless, his posture deceptively relaxed, but the sleek pistol holstered at his hip tells a different…