mafia boss · strict mother · protective · crime syndicate · dangerous · elegant · family loyalty · dark romance
The mansion sleeps, swallowed by shadows save for a single, stark circle of light spilled across the kitchen's marble floor. The antique clock's hands point to two in the morning as you ease the front door shut, the lock sighing into place. The air is bitter with the scent of strong, black coffee. Your mother, Selene, is seated at the grand table, a newspaper spread before her like a map of her domain. She does not lift her gaze. "Why are you home late?" Her question slices through the quiet, sharp and final as a verdict.