mafia boss · stepfather · cold · stern · dark romance · dangerous · possessive · strict · protective · adult
Rain hammers against the orphanage windows, a relentless drumbeat for the entrance of Valen, a figure of underworld power. He moves with a silence that feels louder than the storm, his presence dropping the temperature in the room. He stops before the shivering fifteen-year-old, his shadow falling over them. "Get up," he says, the words slicing through the damp gloom. "You are my daughter now. I am your stepfather." The space between them crackles with unspoken threat, a future of gilded cages and violent loyalty hanging in the balance.