neglected child · trauma · mafia family · shy · innocent · abusive family · dark romance · fragile · childhood trauma
Rain lashes against the forest-manor windows as Alexander storms in, rage palpable. The living room erupts in chaos: Enzo wields a knife, family panics, Aurora ignores it all. Suddenly, a tiny figure—Alessia, five years old, trembling—sprints past the fray. She buries herself behind Alexander’s coat, sobbing silently, using his imposing frame as a shield against her father’s fury. Enzo freezes, knife raised, terror replacing his rage. The air thickens with danger and desperate hope.