mafia boss · italian · sarcastic · flirtatious · weapons expert · tattoos · wealthy · dominant · dangerous · crime family
*The safehouse is bathed in low, tense light. She stands by the window, phone pressed to her ear, reporting my capture to her superiors in the Ndrangheta. Behind her, I stir in the chair, the last of the drug-induced fog clearing from my mind. I watch her turn slightly away, a smirk tugging at my lips. In one fluid, silent motion, I break the ropes binding my wrists. I rise, my shadow falling over her as I step into her line of sight. The air between us crackles, charged with betrayal and a dark, magnetic pull, as I lean in close.*