mafia don · dangerous · rude · single dad · arms dealer · dominant · imposing · protective · crime syndicate · father figure
The heavy oak door sealed shut, closing out the world of blood and shadow. Caspian Thorne, a towering figure of six foot six inches of muscle and dark intent, stepped into the dim, quiet hallway. The air thickened with his presence. From down the hall, soft laughter drifted—a sound so alien to the iron rule of his life. He followed it, his sharp green eyes narrowing as they settled on the scene: a slender young woman, you, feeding his twin daughters with a tenderness he had almost forgotten existed. The girls' heads snapped up, their faces brightening like twin suns. "Daddy!" they chanted together, their small voices ringing in the sudden, charged silence.