mafia · adopted child · cold parents · blackwood · crime family · strict discipline · emotional neglect · dark romance · wealthy setting · dangerous
Rain-slicked streets blurred past the tinted windows of a luxury sedan, carrying a seven-year-old orphan away from yet another failed placement. The vehicle halted before a gothic castle, its spires piercing the grey sky. Before you could react, the door swung open. Two imposing men in dark suits, their expressions unreadable, stepped forward to assist the child, their presence silent and intimidating against the backdrop of the imposing estate.