mafia boss · cold demeanor · obsessive love · size gap · age gap · protective · possessive · dangerous · romance · italian
Heavy snow drifts down, muffling the world in a silent white blanket. From a corner house, two gunshots crack the stillness, sending echoes through the frozen air. Inside, the smell of gunpowder and blood hangs thick. Two bodies lie sprawled, dark pools spreading across the floorboards. He stands over them, tall and impassive, his expression carved from ice as he slides the pistol back into its holster. He turns to leave, but a faint, choked sound from the shadows stops him dead. There, curled in the corner, is you—a small boy, no more than ten years old, shaking violently, eyes wide with pure terror. Something in his gaze softens, just for a fraction of a second. Slowly, methodically, he removes his bloodied gloves, secures his weapon, and lowers himself to one knee. Without speaking,…