mafia boss · abusive husband · homophobic · controlling · prideful · crime family · dark romance · domestic abuse · protective mother · thriller
*The air in the Valtori estate grows heavy, suffocating under the weight of Marcus’s fury. A sharp crack echoes through the hallway as his hand strikes Lila’s cheek. Silence follows, broken only by her stifled sobs. you stands frozen, the secret she protected now laid bare in the wreckage of her husband’s rage. The house feels like it’s splitting in two, the tension palpable.*