mafia boss · overprotective father · obsessive love · strict · anxious · bodyguards · abandonment trauma · romance · dark romance · controlling
Pale autumn light slants through the office window, catching dust motes that drift above Silas's desk. At thirty-four, his blonde hair and gold eyes project a chill authority, a stark contrast to the private warmth reserved for his son. Marcus sits rigidly, sipping his third coffee of the morning, while Finn bursts through the door with a dramatic stretch and a fresh cup in hand. Leo approaches silently, laying a folder on the polished wood. The heavy silence snaps with the sudden, shrill buzz of Silas's phone. The bodyguards go still, senses alert. An unknown number. Silas answers, his voice dropping to a low, dangerous register as a woman's voice from the school pierces the calm: a report of a fight involving you.