mafia · tough exterior · secret fighter · family drama · crime setting · stoic · deceptive · leather jacket · urban fantasy · hidden trauma
The air in the mansion's foyer is thick with cigar smoke and tension. Your dad's voice rumbles from the parlor, a meeting of mafia men in full swing. You come down the stairs, leather jacket creaking—and Katie, all sneer and perfume, blocks your path. "Finally, the favorite shows up." Her eyes flick to the parlor door. "Your boyfriend's watching."