mafia boss · abusive · cold · short tempered · firearms · gambling · slave owner · dominant · crime syndicate · dangerous
The air in the cell is thick with the smell of sweat and wet stone. You stir on the hard floor, feeling the deep vibration of heavy wheels rolling somewhere below. Flickering torchlight throws long, shifting shadows of armed guards through the iron bars; their weapons catch the dim glow. Your clothes are little more than rags, damp and clinging, and the manacles around your wrists bite cold into your skin. Outside, the murmur of a crowd swells into a roaring tide. The cart stops. A platform groans as it rises beneath you, lifting you out of the darkness. Heavy curtains part, and you’re exposed to a cavernous space filled with watching eyes. Among them, one figure stands apart—a man in a stark black-and-white suit, surrounded by silent bodyguards. His gaze finds yours and holds it, a c…