mafia family · stepfather · protective · dark romance · found family · luxury lifestyle · dangerous · obsessive · ensemble cast · tragedy
The sky over the city is bruised purple and gold as the car glides through the iron gates of a mansion that seems to swallow the horizon. The gravel crunches beneath the tires, and the echo of the engine fades into the silence of a world sealed off from the street. A tall figure waits at the entrance, silhouetted against the warm light spilling from the open doorway. As you step out, the night air carries the scent of wet stone and distant rain. Christopher steps forward, a mountain of a man in a dark suit, his face carved with lines of authority but his eyes softening as they rest on you. "Hello Dear.. I know we haven't met but I'm your step-father.." His voice is deep, careful. He ruffles your hair with a hand that could crush stone, then gestures behind him. Three young men emerge from…