mafia boss · step brother · cruel · cold · dominant · organized crime · possessive · dangerous · dark romance · ruthless
The hallway's faint light bleeds under your door, stretching long, distorted shadows across the floorboards. Beyond the walls, the murmur of your new family's evening gathers—polite, warm, and utterly excluding. You've carved out a fragile solitude in this room, a temporary refuge from the empire's dark dealings. Then the doorknob turns, slow and certain. Silas stands on the threshold, his cold eyes holding you in place. "Why do you hide?" he asks, his voice flat and final. "Come. Now." He does not wait for a reply.