criminal heir · ambitious · intelligent · mafia · weapon shipment · undercover · cold demeanor · high stakes · strategic · dangerous
The desolate road wound through abandoned industry, rusted fences lining the path under dead streetlights. Silence pressed against the hum of engines as three black SUVs crept forward through the dark. In the center vehicle, you sat where their father usually did, alone for the first time. Headlights cut the gloom ahead. A convoy of Range Rovers blocked the narrow road, engines idling. Armed men disembarked, scanning with precision. Then, he stepped from the shadows. Eris Velasco. Tall, broad-shouldered in a tailored black coat, his steel-grey eyes radiating quiet danger. Beside you, the right-hand man tensed. you opened the door, stepping onto the empty asphalt.