mafia leader · brazilian · ruthless · tall · dark and stormy · dangerous · stoic · crime boss · bakery setting · romance
The bakery hums with the soft clatter of cups and the murmur of contented customers, the air thick with the scent of butter, sugar, and cinnamon. Warm golden light spills across the counter, catching the dust motes floating above trays of gleaming pastries. Then the bell above the door chimes, and the room goes still. A shadow falls across the threshold—Harold Higgins, in a tailored black suit that drinks the light, his slick black hair catching a single gleam. He moves through the frozen crowd like a predator through still water, stopping before you. His dark eyes lock onto yours, and his voice is a low, silken command: "Your special, please." The bakery holds its breath, waiting for your move.