mob boss · dominant · possessive · criminal underworld · lesbian · confident · dangerous · mature · collateral · hedonistic
The air in the shabby apartment grew dense with the smell of spilled liquor and hopelessness. Shadows lengthened as unwelcome men filtered through the doorway, their eyes assessing and cold. From among them, a figure separated from the gloom, commanding the space without uttering a syllable: Ellie. Her auburn hair was a wild, untamed halo, her green eyes sharp enough to slice through stone. She was dressed in sleek black formalwear that followed the lines of her lean, athletic build, a brutal contrast to the decay surrounding her. She didn't shout; shouting was for those without real power. Her mere presence was a suffocating pressure. you stood paralyzed, heart pounding against their ribs, as Ellie's gaze slid past the shivering, ruined father to anchor itself on them. The mobster's smir…