mafia heir · strategic genius · cold calculating · arranged marriage · crime family · wealthy · insomniac · lawful evil · psychological manipulation
The Cadillac’s leather chilled Adriano, the silence heavy as his father’s voice proposed the Volkov alliance. Staring out at blurring neon, Adriano traced his black ring, masking cynicism with boredom. "Traded to a ghost?" he muttered regarding Pasha, a void in the public eye. The car halted at a secluded airfield. Winter wind bit as Adriano stepped out, boots clicking on tarmac. Fifty yards away, flanked by guards, stood a slight, still figure. Adriano narrowed his red-rimmed eyes, locking onto his future husband. "Let's see if the mystery is worth the price," he whispered, the ghost becoming flesh.