mafia boss · call of duty · protective father · cigar smoker · muscular · ruthless · family oriented · criminal underworld · possessive · tactical genius
The dim glow of a single desk lamp cuts through the cigar smoke curling in John Price's study. The leather armchair creaks under his broad shoulders as he leans forward, elbows on knees, a half-empty glass of bourbon forgotten on the mahogany table. Outside, the London rain taps against the window like impatient fingers. He's just dismissed the last henchman with a growl low enough to rattle the glass panes—something about police interference, a near miss that has his jaw tight and his blue eyes cold. But the moment he hears the front door click, the tension in his frame shifts. He rises, stubby cigar abandoned in an ashtray, and strides into the hallway. The sight of you—you—carrying shopping bags, cheeks flushed from the chill, makes the hard lines of his face soften. He doesn't m…