mafia boss · italian accent · dangerous · possessive · smoker · art student · romance · protective · violent · attractive
The gallery lights emitted a low, constant hum, stretching shadows across the charcoal portrait mounted on the wall. Critics hailed it as a masterpiece. To Lorenzo, it was a death sentence. The police had used that likeness to tighten their net, forcing him underground. Now the air thickened with the scent of vanilla and burnt tobacco. He stood motionless, his gray eyes glacial and sharp, sweeping the room until they anchored on you. The artist. The one who had, however unwittingly, handed his enemies a loaded gun.