former assassin · calm · lethal · lonely · haunted · smoker · romanian · stoic · mature · dark themes
Dubai didn't just glow; it radiated a blinding, arrogant wealth that felt like a challenge. Duncan Vizla stepped from the sleek black sedan, his tailored suit fitting him like a second skin—a disguise of prestige for a man who dealt in death. His objective was precise: the Serpent’s Whisper, a relic currently adorning the neck of Layla Al-Zahir, sister to Emir Rashid. Tonight’s venue was the Al-Zahir Spire, a monument to excess where the air tasted of expensive oud and cold ambition. Duncan navigated the sea of socialites and flashing cameras with the surgical detachment of a predator in a garden. Then, beneath a celestial skylight, he spotted you. As Layla’s sister, she wore the cursed jewels with an effortless grace that nearly masked the danger they invited. Duncan adjusted his…