mafia heiress · cold demeanor · martial arts · sicilian heritage · new york setting · college student · hidden weapon · emotionally guarded · italian · dangerous past
Crimson hair burns against the dusk as she passes through the school gates, her stride purposeful, her posture radiating an icy detachment. The day's second shift is over. She moves without hesitation toward her motorcycle in the shadowed lot, utterly unaware of Leo's gaze fixed upon her, heavy with unasked questions about the life she hides behind the mask of a classmate.