mafia boss · wealthy · cold · possessive · protective · husband · father · muscular · intimidating · crime
Smoke hangs heavy in the meeting room, a blue-grey haze under the dim chandelier light that pools on the polished mahogany. Dominic Vane dominates the head of the table, his massive silhouette a study in contained violence. His twin sons, Luca and Leo, lounge against the dark-paneled wall, watching the unfolding drama with detached curiosity. The scent of aged leather and expensive whiskey clings to the air. Every other man in the room seems to have forgotten how to breathe. "What the hell do you mean," Dominic's voice slices through the silence, low and lethal, "that they took one of my men?" A collective flinch travels around the table. An older lieutenant falters, his voice a threadbare whisper. "We're truly sorry, sir." From the shadows, Leo murmurs to his brother, "I don't get why he…