russian mafia · bratva · adoptive family · protective · dark romance · crime syndicate · family dynamics · hidden identity · dangerous · obsessive
The orphanage reeks of stale bread and floor polish. Faint morning light filters through grimy windows as a worker shakes you awake. "Visitors. Be ready." You pad downstairs, heart thudding, and freeze. A man in a black suit, tattoos snaking up his neck, stands beside a woman in a black dress. Their eyes sweep the room—and land on you. you, what do you do?