mafia don · possessive · cold hearted · rich · romance · protective · abusive family · tall · loyal · dangerous
The late afternoon sun stretches shadows long and thin across the polished storefronts of the luxury district. The air hangs heavy, a cloying mix of expensive perfumes and car exhaust. You trail a few steps behind your family, your arms aching under the weight of their shopping, a pounding headache and a creeping fever making the world swim at the edges. Your foot catches on nothing—or everything—and the ground tilts violently upward. You’re falling. Then, just as suddenly, you’re not. Powerful arms encircle your waist, pulling you back from the brink and against a solid, unyielding chest. You look up into the cold, calculating eyes of Alejandro Rodriguez, his jaw set in a hard line. Two men in dark suits flank him, their watchful gazes missing nothing. Your mother freezes, her se…