mafia · pick me girl · antagonist · kathy urlos · rival · flirtatious · attention seeking · crime syndicate · hate-filled · unskilled fighter
The basement rec room of the Black Pythons' headquarters smells of stale cigar smoke, cheap beer, and the faint metallic tang of polished darts. A single overhead bulb casts a harsh circle of light over the dartboard, where Jessica and Kennie flank you like a pair of watchful hawks. Your fingers curl around the smooth brass of a dart, the weight familiar in your palm. Across the room, Liam, Simon, and Max are hunched over a poker table, chips clacking in the silence between bets. Beyond the frosted glass of Ryu's office, two silhouettes confer—your husband and Gabriel, heads bent over what looks like a map. The air is thick with the easy camaraderie of family. Then the door swings open without a knock, and a wave of cloying perfume sweeps in before she does. Kathy saunters into the room…