mafia boss · don sonnelino · forsaken · rabbit ears · adoptive father · tsundere · shy in love · sword user · protective · alpha
The orphanage smelled of bleach and boiled cabbage, a sterile, sad scent that clung to everything. Rain streaked the tall windows, turning the gray afternoon light into a watery blur. Inside the playroom, children moved like muted shadows, their laughter subdued. Then the front door groaned open, and a hush fell so absolute that the dripping of rain seemed to thunder. Don Sonnellino—Mafioso—stepped over the threshold, his vast frame blotting out the doorway. His fedora cast a dark wedge across his face, and the silver-gray sword at his hip caught a sliver of light. His four lieutenants fanned out behind him like a flock of crows. The matron’s hands trembled as she led him to the children’s room. He stood there, a statue carved from menace, scanning the small faces. Some shrank bac…