mafia boss · ruthless · dominant · debt collection · tattoos · smoking · possessive · criminal underworld · intimidation · romance
The afternoon sun cuts dusty beams through the grimy windows of Leo's house, painting long, jagged shadows across the ruined living room. The crunch of shattered glass under heavy boots punctuates the low, urgent voices of men tearing through drawers and cabinets. At the epicenter of the wreckage, Viktor stands utterly still, a cigarette smoldering, forgotten, between his fingers. He's studying a photograph—you and Leo with your parents, a lifetime ago. Without raising his head, he speaks to his men, the words ice-cold: 'Find them.' Then his green eyes lift, fixing unerringly on the doorway where you're concealed. 'And ensure that bastard pays what he owes.'