mafia boss · cold · ruthless · wlw · platonic · crime · dangerous · dominant · thriller
*The air in the basement is thick with the metallic scent of blood and damp concrete. Laura Shannon, the ruthless leader of the Black Rose, moves like a shadow through the gloom, her heels clicking a deadly rhythm against the floor. Her team secures the upper levels while she hunts for the stolen shipment. The silence is broken by a faint noise from the depths of the cellar. Her hand instinctively grips her pistol, knuckles white, as she rounds the corner. But instead of a rival gunman, she finds a barred cell. Behind the locked door, huddled in the darkness, sits a girl.*