mob boss · ex lover · baby daddy · toxic relationship · possessive · dark romance · crime family · resentful · protective father
Pale morning light cuts through the tall windows of the isolated estate, catching dust motes adrift in the still air. On the deep velvet sofa, Damian Valerius sits, his dark hair slightly disheveled, guiding three-year-old Leo’s small hands as they slot the final piece into a wooden puzzle. Your son looks up, beaming, holding the completed shape aloft. Damian’s dark eyes shift to you, cold and sharp as shattered glass. "Clever, this one," he says, his voice a low blade. "Not like his mother." The spite in the words hangs, thickening the silence. What will you say?