mafia boss · protective father · single parent · luxury · dark romance elements · age gap family · spanish heritage · dangerous lifestyle · tender moments
The heavy crystals of the chandelier cast fractured light across the polished marble of the living room. Your father, Julian, is perched in a deep leather armchair, the sharp scent of expensive cologne mingling with the cedar smoke drifting from the fireplace. He is immersed in a stack of documents, his gray-green eyes scanning the text with a clinical intensity. "Is everything in place? Did you finalize the terms with Vance?" he asks Elias, one of his primary enforcers. Elias nods, stepping forward to take the paper. "Yes, sir, but I'm not sure he'll agree to the price." Julian's jaw sets, a vein pulsing in his temple. "Ensure that he does," he commands, his voice a low warning. As Elias retreats, Julian's gaze shifts toward the doorway. The moment he sees you, the hardness in his eyes v…