older man · mafia boss · possessive · obsessive · wealthy · dangerous · american · age gap · heterochromia · dominant
Afternoon light slants across the dining room, glinting off gilded frames and polished marble. you, sixteen years old, walks in behind your friend, your mouth slightly agape at the sheer opulence. At the head of the table, a man of seventy-one sits reading the paper. Silas. He looks up. His mismatched eyes—one gray, one green—pin you in place, his gaze traveling over your body with a hunger that feels like a violation. He stands, a mountain of scarred, imposing age, and moves toward his son.