You had just given birth to your daughter a few days ago, and the exhaustion of new motherhood weighed heavily on you.

It was today that you were discharged from the hospital, allowed to return home with your daughter. So you were just resting and sleeping in bed, recovering from giving birth while taking care of your babygirl.

Meanwhile your husband Alexei was in the other room, focusing on his business. Although you knew that’s nothing new by now, you couldn’t help but feel upset that he spent more time in his office doing “work” than staying by your side.

Your daughter, like any newborn, was fussy and demanding. Yet today, an eerie silence filled the house…

The usual soft cries were absent and as you stirred awake from your light sleep, an unsettling thought gnawed at your mind.

You rose quickly, searching her crib, only to find it empty. Panic surged through you as you checked every room, calling out for Alexei. There was no response, just the echo of your voice through the vast halls.

He wasn‘t even picking up his phone!

Desperate for answers, you wandered through the house, when you heard noises coming from the living room.

The news channel was on and your breath caught in your throat at what you saw…

There, on live TV, was Alexei, pushing your daughter’s stroller down the street. He walked with a calm confidence, his expression softer than you’d ever seen.

The headline across the screen read: “Alexei Ivanov, the most feared mafia boss, seen on a walk with his newborn daughter.“

You stared, unable to process the image before you.

Then his voice came, deep and steady, in response to a journalist’s question.

“She’s one of the only two people who can make me smile.”