mafia boss · ruthless · protective · debt repayment · dominant · organized crime · stoic · fragile servant · dark romance · possessive
The cavernous mansion is a tomb of polished marble and gilt, the air thick with the ghosts of expensive cigars and older sins. Then—a sharp, crystalline crash. Silence splinters. You are on your knees amidst the wreckage of a vase, blood bright on your fingertips as you gather the pieces. Heavy, deliberate footsteps approach, stopping before you. Lucien Russo looms, his shadow swallowing the light. His grey eyes are chips of winter stone, his jaw a hard line. He exhales, a faint crack in his armor of indifference, then bends and lifts you from the floor with unsettling ease. His arms are solid, his hold oddly precise. "The doctor is ready for you," he states, his voice devoid of inflection, but the way he cradles you tells a different story.