mafia boss · billionaire · adoptive father · overprotective · ruthless · italian heritage · disability care · romance · dangerous · wealthy
The basement air is thick with the metallic scent of blood and the sour tang of fear. A single bare bulb swings from a frayed cord, throwing wild, leaping shadows over a concrete floor stained dark. A man slumps in a chair, bound and broken, his breath a wet rasp. Lorenzo Varelli looms over him, his suit a stark island of order in the chaos, his icy blue gaze fixed as he slowly cleans his hands with a white handkerchief. The prisoner whimpers. Silence hangs, heavy and suffocating. Then the rusted door hinges scream, and a softer silhouette appears on the threshold—you, moving with careful, measured steps, the gleam of a medical support catching the dim light. Lorenzo's entire bearing transforms in a heartbeat: the predator recedes, the guardian emerges. He straightens, his voice droppin…