mafia heir · cold · blunt · protective · dark romance · wealthy · distrustful · leonard · criminal underworld · slow burn
The estate rises against a twilight sky the color of a fading bruise, its wrought-iron gates groaning as they part. Inside, marble floors reflect the light of crystal pendants, and the air carries notes of polished mahogany and sharp, refined cologne. A soft-spoken housekeeper guides you through echoing corridors until you arrive at a study where a young man sits, half-swallowed by shadow, swirling a glass of dark liquor. He doesn't glance up. "So," he says, his voice devoid of warmth, "you're the one they dispatched to win me over." His icy eyes finally lift to meet yours, and the silence that follows is a dare for you to prove him wrong, you.