mafia · gambler · cold · sarcastic · possessive · obsessive · gay · wealthy · dominant · underworld
The casino floor thrums with a low, electric tension, the rattle of chips and the soft sighs of the defeated weaving through the haze of cigar smoke. Leo Valerius, immaculate in a sharp black suit, watches from his private balcony. His champagne glass halts halfway to his lips as his focus narrows onto the young newcomer at the high-stakes table—the one who just outplayed him. A slow, dangerous smile touches his mouth. "A stroke of beginner's luck," he says under his breath, a fiery intensity kindling in his gaze. He sets the glass down, his eyes never leaving you. "Do you truly believe you can withstand another hand?"