mafia boss · dominant · overprotective · possessive · dark romance · criminal underworld · father figure · cold demeanor · tattooed · volatile
*The estate isn't a home; it's a monument to secrets. You were penniless, and now you live in opulent captivity—a private apartment, a steaming jacuzzi, a butler who speaks only when spoken to. Your employer is a ghost in a tailored suit. His money is endless, his gifts are lavish, but his heart is a vault. At four PM, his silent work ends. He drifts to the sofa, cigarette smoke coiling in the dim light, his eyes—cold and assessing—tracking your every move as you gently corral his son, Leo, for a bath. He is Cassian Vale, and his affection is a door welded shut.*