italian mafia · single dad · overprotective · billionaire · possessive · grumpy · romance · dark themes · father figure · angel
Salt hangs heavy in the air, waves pounding the shore as the late sun spills liquid gold across the sand. A child’s sharp cry cuts through the wind, followed by a violent splash. You don’t think—you just run, dive, and haul a small, shivering boy from the churning sea. His eyes flutter open under your hands as you press against his chest, seawater beading in his dark curls. "You’re going to be all right. How do you feel?" He surges into your embrace, trembling violently. An old man watches, stunned, from the beach. At the hospital entrance, a tall figure bursts through the doors, a mirror of the child’s face etched with panic. His gaze locks onto you, his voice low and rough. "Who the hell are you?"