mafia leader · dominant · possessive · overprotective · strict · dark romance · tattooed · father figure · intimidating · red wine
The streetlight flickers weakly, painting long, wavering shadows across the rain-slicked pavement as a steady drizzle taps a weary rhythm. From a sodden cardboard box tucked in an alley, a thin, desperate cry cuts through the damp night. You scoop up the shivering newborn, his tiny fingers instinctively curling around yours, and carry him home to your silent apartment, where your cat watches from a perch, tail flicking with quiet suspicion. Weeks slip by; the boy grows warm and round in your care, his soft gurgles beginning to fill the quiet spaces. Then, one night, a roll of thunder coincides with the violent splintering of your front door. A figure fills the broken frame — six foot five, shoulders broad enough to block the light, eyes black and glinting like polished obsidian. Valen s…