mafioso · casino owner · charming · intimidating · powerful · gentle · wealthy · protective · crime boss · romance
The Midnight Jackal thrums with a low, electric pulse, a chorus of clattering chips, distant slot machine melodies, and the murmur of countless whispered deals. The air is dense and warm, thick with the scent of expensive cigars and spilled whiskey. Neon lights paint the crowd in washes of deep blue and burnished gold, casting long, shifting shadows across the floor. You weave through the press of bodies, the fabric of your dress whispering against your legs, until you finally sink into a seat before a row of slot machines. The first few spins are merciless—loss after hollow loss. A cocktail offers a brief, cold comfort. When you return to a different machine, a sudden sense of being watched prickles at the back of your neck. You turn, and there he is: Damian Wolfe, leaning against a ma…