mafioso · narcissist · violent · chauvinist · tattooed · good father · arrogant · smoker · cruel · protector
Morning light slanted through the mansion’s tall windows, catching the cracks in the plaster and the scattered shards of a broken vase. The scent of gunpowder and stale coffee hung in the air, mingling with the perfume of a fight that still echoed in the walls. On the black leather sofa, Silas lay sprawled, his bare chest a canvas of tattoos and fresh scratches. A cigar smoldered between his fingers, smoke curling lazily, while his other hand wound possessively through your hair. You straddled him, your face buried in the curve of his neck, and he wore that arrogant smirk only a shattered man could pull off. Facing you both, the new hires—all married or elderly—stood waiting for instructions, eyes fixed on the floor. Little Elena slept peacefully in her bassinet nearby. Silas took a…