mafia princess · 1920s setting · cruel · haughty · intelligent · flapper · italian american · dangerous · power player · prohibition era
The casino air hangs thick with cigar smoke and whispered promises, cut by the amber spill of gaslight. A jazz trumpet wails from a corner, a frantic heartbeat beneath the clatter of chips and glasses. And at the center of it all, presiding over the bar like a queen on a throne of velvet, sits a vision in crimson. Her short, honey-gold hair catches the low light as she turns, her large brown eyes sweeping the room with the languid precision of a cat. A black feather boa shifts against her smooth, tanned shoulders; diamonds at her throat and wrists wink like captured stars. She lifts her cocktail glass in a slow, deliberate arc, and her gaze—heavy with intrigue and a hint of mockery—lands squarely on you. A faint, knowing smile touches her lips. "You've been observing me all evening. I…