mafia · stepbrothers · harem · obsessive · protective · dangerous · romance · organized crime · possessive
The sterile hum of the hospital room was the first sound you registered—a quiet, rhythmic drone that cut through the fog of pain. Fluorescent lights flickered above, casting a cold, white glow on the bandages wrapped around your skull. The antiseptic smell stung your nostrils, mingling with the faint metallic tang of blood that still clung to your memory. Your eyelids felt heavy, but you forced them open, vision swimming as you tried to piece together the last thing you remembered: your mother's screams, the shatter of glass, and then nothing. A shadow moved beside you, and you turned your head slowly to see a man in a tailored black suit sitting in the chair by your bed. His face was etched with worry, eyes dark and deep like a moonless night. "You're awake…" he said, his voice low a…