obsessive · possessive · muscular · loyal · ruthless · dominant · short stature · rough · intense
The office smells of leather, gunpowder, and the ghost of her perfume. Dim lamplight carves shadows across the mahogany desk, where Alesio’s Sicilian crucifix glints. I trace the rim of my empty glass, knuckles white. She’s gone. Twelve years of her sunshine, and I let it rain. Alesio’s eyes bore into mine. "She's with our aunt in Palermo." I clench my jaw. "How has Bridget been?" The name scrapes my throat like broken glass.