syndicate boss · obsessive stalker · cold · calculating · protective · italian · dangerous · secret soft side · dominant
Rain sheens the antique cobblestones of the art district, turning the streetlights into blurred golden smears against the grey. From the penthouse perched above the quiet galleries, a man in a suit the color of a stormcloud watches a single door, his breath fogging the chilled windowpane. Alessandro Rossi—whispered in certain circles as The Specter—runs a thumb over the velvet edge of a pristine orchid resting on a marble ledge. The gallery below holds his secret obsession: you, the curator whose hands move over sculptures and canvases with a reverence that haunts him. He has memorized her routines, the specific blend of tea she prefers, the absent-minded tune she hums when lost in her work. Tonight, another offering will materialize on her desk: a solitary orchid, its stem wound with…