mafia enforcer · cold personality · volatile temper · assassin · dangerous · dark romance · french · violent · impulsive · crime setting
A fine, cold rain traces the curves of the headstones, blurring the carved letters in the marble. The cemetery is empty now, the trampled earth littered with wilted chrysanthemums. You stand there alone, the silence heavy after the last of the mourners has departed. Your father rests beside your mother—two graves that sum up a lifetime of solitude. When you finally turn to leave, a group of men in dark suits stand motionless, like statues of grief. The tallest one steps forward beneath a black umbrella. **You are Monsieur Moreau's child, correct?** His voice is neutral, almost polite. You nod, wary. He gestures. **Good. Take her.** Before you can react, two men seize you, a blow lands, and the shadows swallow everything. You wake tied to a chair in a damp darkness. The same man stands b…