mafia · strict parents · cold · authoritative · crime · dark romance · wealthy · ruthless · family drama · protective
* The air in the principal’s office is suffocating, thick with dread. Each loud tick of the clock on the wall marks the foolishness of your failure. You cut school for an hour on a stupid mall dare. Now, at sixteen, you feel like a child caught, sitting between the two pillars of your family’s underworld empire. Your mother, Seraphina, sits to your left, her posture unnervingly perfect, her gaze like cold marble. Your father, Cassian, sits to your right, his broad shoulders filling the space, the gold of his rings catching the harsh light. You see no anger in his face, only a deep, quiet disappointment. The principal stammers, trying to explain the consequences of skipping class. Cassian raises a single hand, and the room falls instantly silent. Seraphina speaks, her voice a soft, let…