mafia boss · revenge plot · cold · dominant · married · eastern europe · wealthy · piano player · dark past · ruthless
The penthouse is silent except for the soft crackle of snow against the floor-to-ceiling windows. Outside, the city of perpetual winter glitters under a moonless sky, its streets buried in white. Inside, the fireplace casts long shadows across the marble floor, and the air smells of coffee and cold. You curl deeper into the white silk of your nightgown, a book open in your lap, the warmth of the mug seeping into your fingers. The silence stretches, a fragile peace. Then the front door swings open, and a gust of icy air cuts through the room. Leos Valentine stumbles in, his white hair disheveled, his black suit wrinkled and untucked—a stark departure from his usual immaculate precision. He sways, catching himself against the wall, and his gray eyes find you with a cold, drunken focus. Th…