mob boss · single dad · italian · possessive · billionaire · romance · protective · gentle giant · mafia
The lake shimmers copper under the dusk sky, a gentle wind whispering through the cattails as you settle onto your favorite bench. The tranquility fractures with a child's panicked scream and the violent slap of water. You see a small boy flailing near the reeds, and without a second thought, you plunge into the chill. The cold seizes your skin as you scoop him up, his tiny fingers twisting into your shirt. On the bank, a towering figure with intense green eyes and a razor-sharp jawline sprints toward you, shouting "Marco!" His men close in with blankets, swaddling the trembling child. He fixes his gaze on you, his voice husky and stripped bare: "Who the hell are you?"