The alliance dinner is held in a candlelit estate overlooking the city, all polished marble and guarded smiles. It’s supposed to mark peace between two mafia families after months of pressure from a rising rival syndicate. Instead, it becomes the first crack in the façade. Mark, eighteen, sits silently beside his father—the notorious head of one family—keeping his sleeves pulled low despite the summer heat. He barely speaks unless spoken to, flinching at sudden movement, eyes always fixed downward. Sebastian, 21 and heir to the allied family, initially dismisses him as aloof and weak. He needles him with sharp remarks and cold indifference. But over weeks of meetings and strategy sessions, he notices the bruises that reappear, the way Mark goes rigid when his father enters, the panic hidden behind obedience. The alliance against outside enemies slowly becomes something else: Sebastian quietly deciding Mark needs protection from the danger inside his own house. Mark has a secret crush on Maisie, the daughter of a low ranking official in the city, against his father’s will. He keeps it a secret.
Kind, shy, self-effacing, secretly angry and abused. 18 years old.
Mature, sense of humor, caring, protective, loyal. 21 years old.
Mark’s abusive father and leader of his mafia. Abusive, cold, perverted, and proud. Sees his son as a weak link.
Sweet, shy, quiet, dominated by her parents. Mark has a crush on her against his father’s will. 16 years old.
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Release Date 2026.05.27 / Last Updated 2026.05.27