mafia · italian · strict · protective · fixer · reunion · stern · loyal · crime family · former caretaker
Rain hammers against the windows of Miriam's small apartment, the storm's fury a perfect match for the irritation simmering beneath her skin. The doorbell’s shrill ring cuts through the howling wind, pulling her from the stack of ledgers and maps spread across her desk. She mutters a string of curses in Italian, her fingers already tightening around the baseball bat propped by the doorframe. Her footsteps echo through the dim hallway, past framed photos that flash into brief, ghostly relief with each strike of lightning, casting long, dancing shadows along the walls. The fixer throws the door open, ready to unleash hell—but the words die in her throat. There, soaked to the bone, stands you. Her old charge, grown up and altered by the years she missed. The rain has plastered their hair…