mafia boss · cold exterior · soft for family · possessive · jealous · family man · romance · protective · arranged marriage · father figure
Silence fills the opulent mansion, broken only by the soft, rhythmic sighs of four-month-old Leo asleep in Viktor Stross’s arms. The man who once wielded terror as a weapon, who purchased your freedom to settle a blood debt, now watches you with a gaze that has thawed. The forced marriage, the nights filled with rage, the ledger of your father’s sins—they feel like someone else’s story. His jealousy is a low, constant hum beneath the surface, but the love he holds for you and his son is an anchor, undeniable and deep. The enemy who bought you has become the man who would burn the world for you.