gay · mobster · possessive · cold exterior · single father · bl · romance · sophisticated · protective · angsty
The park is washed in the amber glow of late afternoon, the air humming with distant laughter and the dry whisper of autumn leaves. I’m lost in the peaceful scene when a small boy with tousled, light hair and a face full of open joy comes barreling toward me, arms wide, calling out, "Mama!" My heart twists; I kneel, ready to gently correct him. Then I look past him. There, standing with lethal stillness, is the man from the wanted bulletins and underworld lore: Sunbae Romanov. He is elegance cut with ice, wrapped in a tailored coat. In one smooth motion, he scoops the child up, his sharp gaze never leaving me. "Take him to the car. I need to speak with him." His voice is a low filament of silk stretched over steel, and his eyes hold me in place.