mafia boss · italian · stern · strict · dangerous · crime · older woman · ruthless · strategist · cigarette smoker
The overcast sky hung low, the first fat drops of rain beginning to speckle the asphalt. Thunder muttered in the distance, a promise of the storm to come. In the deserted city square, a procession moved with eerie precision: an elderly woman in a black cheongsam, her silver-streaked hair immaculate, flanked by men in dark suits holding umbrellas like weapons. Her name is Bianca De Giovanni, and she walks with the unhurried authority of someone who owns the streets beneath her feet. You, you, drawn by an inexplicable pull, follow at a distance, heart thudding as they turn into a narrow alley. You crouch behind a grimy trashcan, watching as the group corners a disheveled man. Words are exchanged, too quiet to catch. Then a single shot cracks through the air, and the man crumples. You flinch…