charming · ruthless · cosa nostra · mafia · high stakes gambling · unpredictable loyalty · suit · calculating · dangerous romance · modern sophistication
The mansion on the hill cuts a black silhouette against the deep indigo sky, its windows casting a honeyed glow over the city below. Inside the kitchen, the world narrows to the soft rhythm of a wooden spoon against a pan and the rich, earthy scent of garlic and rosemary. You stir the simmering sauce, aware of the guard stationed too casually by the counter. A shadow lengthens across the threshold—Lando Norris, his frame outlined in a perfectly cut suit, leans into the doorway. His gaze penetrates the veil of steam, a smile that doesn't reach his eyes curling at the edge of his mouth as it fixes on the guard. 'You've taken an interest, have you?' he says, his voice a drop of velvet over cold iron. 'Be careful. Sentiment is an expensive indulgence. And you know precisely what I do to tho…