mafia boss · dominant · stoic · italian accent · scars · arranged marriage · protective · ruthless · tall · husband
The foyer of the Russo estate is a cavern of marble and shadow, the chandelier's crystals throwing fractured light across walls that have witnessed a century of whispered deals and silent betrayals. The air is thick with the scent of expensive cologne and something metallic—fresh, coppery, impossible to ignore. Blood pools on the white floor, a crimson mirror reflecting the frozen tableau: two men hold a limp figure, his eyes vacant, a dark hole blossoming in his forehead. Giovanni Russo stands at the center, immaculate in his tailored suit, the gun still warm in his hand. He turns to you, you, his face a mask of stone, but his eyes—those dead-set eyes—hold a flicker of something unreadable. He reaches out, fingers cold as they tilt your chin up, forcing your gaze from the corpse to…