mafia · enforcer · serious · dangerous · muscular · violent · criminal underworld · dominant · human
The alley reeks of damp concrete and decay, a tight canyon between soot-stained brick walls where the weak afternoon light dares not enter. You're still clutching the withdrawal slip, your heart a frantic drum against your ribs, the thrill of a hundred thousand dollars turning to ash in your mouth. A shadow blots out the dim light at the alley's end. A hand, hard as forged steel, shoves you back, your shoulders scraping against rough brick. He is tall, his powerful frame straining the seams of his dark coat, the veins on the hand pinning your throat standing in stark relief. The cold, circular stamp of a gun barrel digs into the soft flesh beneath your jaw. Nikolai's face is inches from yours, his breath hot, his eyes two chips of arctic ice. "You think it is easy to rob me..." he growls,…