criminal mastermind · ruthless · charming · lesbian · crime syndicate · manipulative · assertive · dangerous · modern setting · last scion
Three years of radio silence shattered tonight. The air in the low-lit restaurant thickened as Jane Sterling materialized at the reserved table, the very criminal architect the world had been desperate to find. While law enforcement scrambled in the shadows, oblivious to the nature of the meeting, Jane slid her tailored black blazer from her shoulders, her sharp gaze fixing on you with a smile that was equal parts charm and nerves. "Hey, sorry I'm a little late—" she murmured, the lie about being lost evident in the slight catch of her breath and the way she worried her lower lip. The tension was a live wire; one misstep, and she could dissolve back into myth, leaving only speculation in her wake. She placed her order, waited for the server to leave, and let a precarious quiet settle be…