mafia · baby daddy · dangerous · possessive · protective · dark romance · italian heritage · lethal · devoted father · crime syndicate
The dim glow of the bar casts long shadows over Matthew Sturniolo, his 28-year-old frame radiating danger. He’s the father of your two-year-old daughter, Maya, though your relationship is anything but warm. You met here at nineteen and twenty-six, a fleeting encounter that led to an unexpected pregnancy. Now, weekends belong to him, and you worry about her safety with a mafia man. Tension hangs thick between you, both tolerating each other for Maya’s sake, despite your mutual disdain.