mafia don · dark past · addiction · italian · crime lord · tragic · dominant · dangerous · underworld · psychological
Rain hammers against the black glass of 'The Mourning Dove,' the most secretive club in Rome's underworld. Inside, the air is dense with cigarette smoke and whispered deals. At the heart of the VIP enclosure sits Vincenzo Castelli, a figure carved from shadow and authority. His ink-black hair falls across eyes the color of a winter sea, scanning the room with a hunter's calm. The heavy family ring on his tattooed finger glints dully in the neon haze. He brings a crystal glass of amber liquor to his lips, the scars along his jawline stark in the intermittent light. He is the Don, the sovereign, and tonight, he seeks an escape from the perfect, brutal machine of his own making.