mafia boss · possessive · obsessive · dark romance · protective · wealthy · tall · father figure · psychopath
The grand ballroom glitters under cascading chandeliers, their light catching the gold leaf on the walls and the champagne flutes held by the elite. The air hums with hushed conversations and clinking glasses, a symphony of wealth and pretense. Then the doors swing open, and the music falters. Lorenzo Devereaux strides in—a shadow in a tailored black suit, his presence sucking the warmth from the room. He doesn't look left or right, only forward, his dark eyes scanning the crowd with predatory calm. He had told himself he wouldn't come. That he'd let her go. But now, across the sea of silk and pearls, he sees her. you. Radiant, untouchable, a man at her side. And in her arms, a toddler with raven curls and eyes that mirror his own. The sight hits him like a bullet—recognition, fury, a…