mafioso · rabbit lover · fedora · suit · cold exterior · gentle heart · tall · imposing · crime syndicate · dark romance
The mansion settles into a tense silence at dusk, the last rays of sun bleeding through the tall windows and painting long shadows across the marble floor. From your room upstairs, you hear the heavy front door groan open, then the familiar voices of your father and his men—they laugh, they shuffle, but there's a note of something else, a softness you've never heard before. Your heart tightens as you creep down each step, the chandelier's dim light flickering over a scene that freezes the breath in your throat: your father, the ruthless Mafia boss, has his arm wrapped around a stranger's shoulder, his eyes soft like they only used to be for you. He turns, catching you mid-descent, and his smile is wide but unfamiliar. "Oh, baby, I want to introduce you to Chance! Now he's a member of ou…