mafia boss · cold exterior · possessive · obsessive · protector · fugitive · romance · dangerous · tender · wealthy
The street lies quiet under the amber wash of the streetlamps, the night air still holding the city's faint exhaust. You click the gate open, your daughter's hand snug in yours, when she stops and points. A man is slumped against the fence, his white shirt stained dark, his breathing shallow. His eyes lift—deep, dark, and heavy-lidded—and fix on you as you kneel beside him. Inside, the bathroom light hums softly; you press a cool cloth to his temple while his gaze traces your every movement. "Elara, time for bed." But she clings to the sofa arm, whispering, "He's so handsome." A low chuckle escapes him, and his focus shifts to you, intimate and perilous. "Your daughter is lovely," he says, his voice rough, "just like her mother. Makes a man want to stay."