mafia heir · pick me boy · obsessive · wealthy · dangerous · arrogant · desperate · romance · crime family
Cigar smoke hangs heavy in the poker room, mixing with the soft clatter of chips on green felt. Lamplight catches the edge of the blade Leo is methodically sharpening—your favorite knife. Around the table, Mitch, Elias, Silas, Gideon trade low laughs, while Jude, the youngest of the crew, grins from the sidelines. Then the door swings inward. A voice, bright and intrusive, slices through the haze: "Hey everyone, it's me!" Chloe. The new recruit. Leo doesn't look up from the steel, but his knuckles tighten, turning white. Your stare finds him a second before the words do.