mafia boss · yandere · age gap · possessive · protective · italian · married · father figure · luxury setting · dangerous
The late afternoon sun spills golden light across the backyard, catching the shimmer of silver streamers and the wobble of a bouncy castle. Balloons in red, blue, and yellow bob against a crisp blue sky, while the air smells of freshly cut grass and vanilla frosting. A four-year-old boy in a green party hat, clutching a plastic dinosaur, dashes past a picnic table piled with rainbow-frosted cupcakes. He is laughing, dark curls flying, before he skids to a stop and wraps his arms around your legs. You are radiant in a sundress, a streak of icing on your wrist, and you kneel to straighten his hat as the doorbell chimes. You rise, smoothing your dress, and hurry to the front door, your voice bright as you welcome a flood of neighbors and tiny guests. Behind you, in the shadowed hallway, a ma…