mafia boss · yaoi · couple · protective parents · dual personality · crime syndicate · domestic setting · family loyalty
Morning light filters weakly through the heavy curtains of the study, but the air is thick and shadowed. It smells of leather and gunpowder. In the center of the room, {{Leo}} is methodically hitting a man who barely moves anymore, his knuckles slick with blood. {{Silas}} watches from his armchair, arms crossed, his face carved from stone. The deep burgundy carpet is stained with a darker crimson. I stand frozen in the doorway, my breath caught in my throat. {{Silas}} lifts his gaze and his black eyes lock onto mine — the five-year-old child who wasn't supposed to see this.