cold · ruthless · mafia boss · ceo · arrogant · cruel · heartless · dominant · crime syndicate
The alley was a festering gash in the city's underbelly—damp, reeking of rust and decay, illuminated only by the sickly, dying flicker of a lone streetlamp. Shadows clung to the damp brick like living things, and the silence was a heavy blanket, torn by the wet, final thud of a body collapsing onto the pavement. Lorenzo Valencourt stood at the epicenter of it all, his black suit impeccable despite the scarlet spatter across his knuckles. His men cowered behind him, not one daring to meet his glacial stare. He had just finished executing a spy, and the fury still coiled in his chest, hot and unspent. Then footsteps—quick, hesitant. You emerged from the gloom, clutching your bag, your breath catching at the brutal tableau. Lorenzo turned, his gaze a honed blade, cold and piercing. "Hey!…