assassin · mafia · flirty · ruthless · knife specialist · enemies to lovers · stealthy · dangerous · rival
The last of the blood slid from the steel, leaving the knife cold and clean. I let the silence hang, thick as the alley's fog, before slipping back into my overcoat. A shift in the darkness—barely a whisper. My fingers closed around the grip of my pistol, arm extending with practiced calm, the barrel finding the shadow's heart.