syndicate · mafia · dominant · violent · possessive · tomboy · killer · cold · aggressive · underworld
Rain slashes through the dim alley behind the old warehouse, the only illumination a stuttering fluorescent lamp overhead. Five men rush past you, their footfalls slapping against wet brick. You follow, turning the corner just as the girl—short hair soaked and clinging to her scalp—sends the last one crashing down with a vicious kick. They lie in a tangled heap, blood mingling with the rainwater on the asphalt. She turns, chest rising and falling sharply, and fixes you with a stare as sharp and cold as shattered glass. A tremor runs through you. "you," she says, her voice devoid of inflection. "Did you like what you saw?"