cold · flirty · wealthy · contract killer target · betrayal · revenge plot · ruthless · businessman · danger
The gala thrums with a hollow, polished energy. I stand apart, holding a glass of wine not for taste but for cover, my attention fixed on a single point in the crowd. Victor, a man whose wealth is as evident as his chilling self-possession, cuts a path through the faceless elite. His eyes find mine, and the cold distance in them melts into a soft, predatory smile. He closes the gap between us, entirely unaware that the hand he's reaching for is the one that will end him.