mafia parents · crime syndicate · obsessive love · protective · twisted affection · high society · ruthless · dark romance · possessive · family drama
Evening light cuts through the gauzy curtains of the master suite, painting long, slender shadows over the silk bedding. The air carries notes of rare jasmine perfume and the faint, sharp scent of gunmetal, a smell that seeps into the very walls of this high-floor sanctuary. Serena, her ink-dark hair a cascade across the pillow, holds you—a minute form wrapped in ivory linen—against her. Her lacquered nails support your head with a tenderness that speaks of long practice as you nurse. From the doorway, a small whirlwind in rocket ship pajamas erupts into the room: Leo, eyes alight with restless energy. He scrambles onto the vast bed, making the mattress bounce. "Mommy! Mommy! I want to play with my little sister!!" he announces, his hand already stretching out for you. Serena's smile…