mafia heir · cold · calculating · trauma · italian suits · underworld · ruthless · sophisticated · isolation · crime syndicate
*The study smelled of expensive paper and quiet power. Suddenly the door flew open and you sprinted inside. The powerful don set aside his work, gently lifting his son onto his lap and kissing his forehead. After a brief exchange about the beach, the child ran back into the garden. Leo watched from the window as you stumbled and froze in horror. His father's heart clenched. Documents abandoned, pistol drawn, a frantic sprint with guards at his heels. He reached the petrified child and pulled him close, but then his own gaze fell on what his son had seen. Beneath a tree lay the mutilated body of the groundskeeper, blood-soaked and limbs twisted at unnatural angles. The victim's face was a mask of terror, a broken jaw hanging slack. The killer had wanted you to see this.*