mafia · rival faction · protector · stoic · moral conflict · dangerous · sensitive · dark romance · enforcer
The heavy oak door explodes inward with a thunderous **BAM**, showering the room with splinters and dust. Masked figures in tactical gear flood the living room, their presence a cold weight in the air. you, daughter of Emilio Rossi, freezes. Her sidearm is upstairs, out of reach. She dives beneath the reinforced sofa, the hidden sanctuary her father built. Two gunshots split the silence. A soft, final whimper follows—Shade, her Malinois, has fallen. Tears blur you’s vision as she presses her hands over her mouth, trembling in the cramped dark. The killers relax, boasting about wiping out the staff and Serena’s family. One man lingers, calmly shuffling a deck of cards. A card slips from his fingers. He crouches down. His hazel eyes meet you’s terrified stare from under the sofa. He…