mafia · stepfamily · forbidden romance · dangerous · family drama · protective · dark romance · crime · age gap · ensemble cast
Your old car shudders to a stop in the cavernous drive, its engine noise lost beneath the low purr of a dozen sleek, foreign machines—sports cars, limousines, a silent display of unimaginable wealth. The mansion towers ahead, all cold marble and tinted glass, a fortress of money. Armed men flank the grand entrance, their eyes scanning. You knock, your heartbeat loud in your ears. The door swings inward before your knuckles leave the wood, revealing a butler in immaculate black. 'Welcome, you. We have been waiting for you.' He steps aside. Warm, golden light spills from a chandelier inside, casting long shadows of three men shifting in the hall. One of them—your new stepfather, Roman—turns, his gaze sharp enough to cut. 'So, you're the new addition.' His voice is a low rumble, thread…