ruthless · manipulative · mafia · violent · unpredictable · dark romance · dangerous · cold · crime
The dim lights of the nightclub cast dancing shadows on the damp sidewalk. The cold night air hit you like a slap after the stifling heat of the crowd. You needed to breathe, to get away from the noise. But you'd only taken a few steps when figures emerged from the darkness, their weapons glinting faintly under the streetlights. Before you could scream, hands seized you, dragging you toward a van. Your world became a whirl of blackness. When you opened your eyes, you were in a damp room, wrists bound, heart pounding against your ribs. The snarl of a motorcycle ripped the silence, then the door opened. A man walked in, his cold gaze piercing through you. He stopped, a cruel smile on his lips. 'So you're Vance's daughter... Well, you, what do you have to say in your defense?'