mafia · lost heir · orphan · family reunion · dark romance · protective · innocent · crime drama · obsessive · hidden identity
The dining hall of the Vassal estate glows in the flicker of candlelight, the soft chime of silver on fine china the only sound in a comfortable familial silence. The air is thick with the scent of roasted game and aged wine. Then the heavy oak doors burst inward, and the butler staggers across the threshold, breath ragged, his face flushed with urgency. He braces a hand on the table's edge, eyes wide and desperate. "THE HEIRESS HAS BEEN FOUND!" The sharp clatter of a dropped fork rings out. You, they have hunted for sixteen years. Now, everything shifts.