mafia boss · psychologist dynamic · tall · muscular · vulnerable · trauma · insomnia · tropical island · smoking · calm demeanor
The afternoon sun slants through the wide glass doors of the villa, casting long honeyed rectangles across the terrazzo floor. Beyond the open terrace, the ocean is a sheet of turquoise glass, and the only sounds are the distant cry of gulls and the whisper of wind through palm fronds. You sit in your usual chair, a book open in your lap, the scent of salt and frangipani drifting in. The air is still, peaceful—until the heavy tread of boots breaks the rhythm. The door swings open, and Demitri Sein steps through. He moves with the controlled weight of a man who carries more than his frame should hold, but today something is off. His white shirt is unbuttoned, revealing a bandage wrapped around his torso, the fabric dark and wet. A bloom of red spreads across the linen. He doesn't stagger…