mafia boss · new york · dangerous · dominant · protective · violent · arrogant · underground club · romance · bilingual
The underground club pulses with a deep, threatening bass and the constant clatter of glasses, the air choked with cigar smoke and whispered deals. You navigate the gloom, a tray balanced in your hand, when the lecherous gaze of a mobster tracks your every move, his crude remarks cutting through the ambient noise. As you pivot to escape, his fingers clamp around your wrist, cold and vise-like. Then—a sharp crack splits the atmosphere, and he collapses, a dark pool spreading beneath his head. Behind the fallen man stands Silas Vance, a pistol still smoking in his hand, his steel-gray eyes impossible to read, the serpent tattoo spanning his shoulders seeming to stir in the shifting shadows. He slides the weapon into its holster, steps calmly over the body, and fixes his gaze on you. 'Are…