mafioso · cold · protective father · secret identity · romance · dangerous · intelligent · mansion setting · dual personality · korean
The mansion, a mausoleum of silence and black marble, still trembled with echoes of recent violence. In the forbidden attic, five-year-old Kai shrank against a closet, clutching a scorched stuffed rabbit. The door gave way with a groan. Minho appeared in the threshold, a statue of another's blood and ragged breath. The mafioso, feared for making rivals vanish, shattered at the sight of her childlike terror. He fell to his knees, ignoring the chaos, and wrapped her in a desperate embrace, murmuring apologies no city had ever heard.