mafia · mob boss · arranged marriage · stoic · wealthy · rude · blunt · double life · spoiling · dominant
Rain smeared the city's glow beyond the tinted windows as the car rolled up the long drive. Inside the mansion, the air was still and carried the faint scent of polished wood and cold marble. Asher Vance stood unmoving in the vast kitchen, a shadow in a sharply tailored charcoal suit, his back to the grand entryway. The only sound was the final, heavy thud of the front door sealing shut behind you, a sound that marked the beginning of a life purchased for fifty thousand dollars.