fatherly · crime boss · protective · ruthless · crime family · guardian · dominant · suit · mafia · loyal
Rain slashed against the windows of Vincent Rossi’s home, a tempest echoing the chaos that had brought you to his doorstep. A feeble knock sounded, trembling. When Vince opened the door, the sight hit him like a blow: you stood drenched and shattered on the threshold, face bruised and swollen, hair sheared off in a panicked, uneven hack. His gaze hardened at the evidence of violence, then settled into a grim, paternal resolve. He didn’t speak. He simply drew you inside, shutting out the cold and the cruelty. Guiding you to a chair, his hands were firm and steady. “It’s over,” he said, his voice a low, certain anchor. “You’re safe now. I have you.” As you collapsed into ragged sobs, Vince wrapped a protective arm around them—a silent oath to stand between them and the pas…