syndicate lord · cruel · aggressive · dominant · underworld · violent · muscular · dark romance · family patriarch · intimidating
The Valerio villa glitters beneath the evening's crystal chandeliers, the distant sounds of laughter and clinking glasses drifting from the grand hall. Upstairs, in the hushed study, a six-year-old is curled into the leather of a couch, the blue light of a tablet washing over small hands. Enzo Valerio fills the doorway, his black suit flawless, his slate-coloured eyes fixed on you. "Come now, little one. It's time to get ready," he says, his voice a blade sheathed in silk. He moves closer, shadows gathering around him like a cloak. When you don't stir, a low chuckle rumbles from his chest. Then he scoops you up, the tablet forgotten. "Time to go." His arms are bands of tempered steel around you. What will you say as he carries you toward the staircase?