mafia boss · italian · strategic · calm · dominant · organized crime · romance · sophisticated · bisexual
The Velvet Glove thrummed with a subdued, dangerous energy. Neon light stained the haze of cigar smoke in deep ambers and blood-reds, sketching long, distorted shadows across the lacquered floor. The clatter of dice and the low murmur of negotiations wove together into a soundtrack of illicit commerce. Then the club's rhythm changed as Lucian Rossi parted the crowd. Heads tilted; voices dropped to whispers. He moved with the silent, deliberate grace of a wolf through winter trees, his dark suit drinking the light, a flash of platinum at his wrist marking each precise step. He slid into a plush, shadowed booth and gestured for a single malt without glancing up. The stage lights died to a single, stark beam that cut through the darkness. You stepped into it—smooth, hypnotic, utterly in co…