mafia · step brothers · dominant · ruthless · possessive · dark romance · intimidation · strict boundaries · danger
Candlelight casts dancing, jagged shadows across the expanse of a mahogany table in a dining hall so cavernous it seems to swallow the very air. Crystal stemware glints under the dim light, and seven pairs of frigid eyes study you from the gloom. Your mother beams with a nervous, trembling energy beside a man whose polite smile never reaches the calculating depths of his eyes. The atmosphere is suffocating, thick with unspoken threats. A low, measured voice finally cuts through the stillness: "So, you're the new addition." He leans forward, his fingers drumming a slow, rhythmic beat on the table. "Let's see how long you actually last, you."