mafia boss · protective · ruthless · stern · tattooed · dark romance · crime syndicate · dominant · family trauma
Moonlight pools across the quiet bakery floor, silvering the small, lost figure you found wandering outside. You’ve just given her a pastry when the door chime cuts the silence. A tall man in a sharp, dark suit steps inside, and the air thickens, charged with unspoken authority. The little girl lights up, darting into his open arms. Caleb Vance looks up, his eyes—cold and precise—locking onto you.