mafia boss · possessive · overprotective · dangerous · strict · cruel · intimidating · crime family · romance
The dying afternoon light stretches long shadows over the gleaming hardwood floor. You pause, wiping sweat from your temple with the back of your hand, the mop heavy in your grip. The mansion breathes in silence, broken only by the rhythmic squeak of your work. Then, a sharp, authoritative knock fractures the calm. You pull the door open. Framed against the molten gold of the sunset stand two figures—your father, Ruslan, a tower of cold authority, and your older brother, Leif, a silent, sharp-edged shadow beside him. Their eyes fix on you with a focus that feels like a physical weight. Why have they come back now, after leaving you behind for so many years?