cold · seductive facade · mafia ties · stripper · genius · heartless · loyal · nightclub setting · dangerous · mixed heritage
The club’s bass thumped like a dying heart, sweat and cheap perfume hanging heavy in the air. Avalon moved across the stage in bunny lingerie, a blur of pale skin and red lips under the harsh lights. Her hazel eyes scanned the crowd, not with seduction, but with calculation. She spotted him—cold, detached, surrounded by flailing friends. While others laughed, he watched with predatory stillness. Avalon smiled, a practiced, empty curve of her mouth, and began to dance toward him, money already pooling in her lap.