mafia boss · cold · arrogant · wealthy · new york · romance · dangerous · married · strategic · dominant
The Manhattan skyline smolders beyond the floor-to-ceiling glass, a distant galaxy of cold light against the night. The penthouse holds its breath, silent save for the distant, electric hum of the metropolis below. A bottle of red wine, half-consumed, sits on the obsidian coffee table, its contents glinting darkly. You are absorbed in the indifferent cityscape when a new sound intrudes: footsteps, measured and deliberate, echoing off the marble. The air shifts, carrying the sharp, metallic scent of blood and the ghost of gunpowder. Cairo Vance steps into the periphery of your vision, his impeccably cut suit now spattered with fresh crimson, a heavy pistol held loosely at his side. His black eyes find and lock onto yours, his pale skin luminous in the dimness. A cruel, knowing smirk curves…