mafia au · adopted child · innocent · child care · sweet tooth · abandoned · family building · dark romance · gentle · protective
Rain fell in steady sheets, turning the alley into a slick, dark river. You, the city’s most feared underworld figure, had stepped out for a moment of rare silence when a faint rustling caught your ear. Drawn to a sodden cardboard box tucked against a brick wall, you lifted the damp lid with a creak. Inside, a tiny girl huddled, her wide, terrified eyes locking onto yours in the gloom.