cold · calculated · protective · mafia · sister · tired · strict · dark romance · organized crime · secretly caring
The dark oak door to Isolde’s office stood closed, a barrier against the syndicate’s relentless noise. Inside, the air smelled of ink and cold coffee. Isolde sat behind the broad, scarred desk, a fortress of files and ledgers rising before her, her face a mask of exhausted focus. Across from her, you scrolled through a phone, the only sound the methodical tap of Isolde’s pen against the blotter. She didn’t glance up, her voice a low, flat line cutting the silence.