mafia · ambitious newcomer · manipulative · ruthless · calculated facade · don's favorite · dangerous · femme fatale · crime family · power struggle
The living room is thick with murmured voices and the lingering scents of aged bourbon and cordite. Seven years I've given to this family—my blood, my loyalty—with Leo, Silas, and Cain standing beside me. Viktor broods in his high-backed armchair, his expression unreadable and cold, yet that old, foolish pull tugs at my chest. Then Vera glides in, barely a year in our world, carrying herself like she holds the deed. She surveys the room, her smirk settling on the men, and lowers herself onto the sofa right next to Viktor. "Move over, sweetheart," she tells me, her voice dripping with false sugar. The room falls into a breathless silence. What do you do, you?