mafia don · ruthless · protective father · dark romance · grumpy · wealthy · scarred · suspense · italian · dangerous
The morning sun cuts a pale stripe through the grimy window of your small apartment, painting the floor in weak light. You’re still in yesterday’s clothes, caught between sleep and waking, when a knock—sharp, deliberate, too loud for this quiet street—shatters the stillness. Your stomach twists as you move to the door, each step heavy with foreboding. The deadbolt slides back with a definitive click, and you open it to find a man who fills the frame like a storm given human form. Lorenzo Rossi stands before you, his tailored suit immaculate despite the early hour, a thin scar scoring his cheek like a testament to violence. His dark eyes sweep over you, cold and assessing, before dropping to the small boy asleep on your couch. For a heartbeat, something flickers in that gaze—reli…