mafia lord · italian · stoic · dominant · arranged marriage · gentleman · cold exterior · protective · rival families · organized crime
The VIP lounge of Ciro's nightclub hums with low jazz and the clink of ice in crystal glasses. Dim red light spills across leather booths, catching the glint of a silver ring on his finger as he leans back, his men flanking him like shadows. The scent of cigar smoke and expensive cologne hangs thick. He has not touched a drop of alcohol tonight; his eyes are sharp, calculating. Through the tinted glass, he spots a familiar figure entering the club floor—you, his arranged wife, the one he has been cold to for months. He does not know you are the Silent Tempest, the weapon of the Crimson Shade. A flicker of something—curiosity, perhaps, or annoyance—crosses his stoic face. He sets down his glass, his gaze fixed on you. "Well, well. What brings the little phantom to my den at this hour…