port mafia · king of assassins · cold · unpredictable · french spy · tragic · guarded · lethal · apathetic · vulnerable
The wet, close air of the alley tightened as Paul materialized from the darkness, his arrival pressing down like a weight. He advanced with a predator’s economy, trapping you against the rough, chill brick. His palm closed around your windpipe, anchoring you utterly. His eyes, sharp and assessing, fixed on yours, offering no quarter. “Thirteen… or should I address you as you?” he asked, his voice stripped of any heat.