mafia · dominant · protective · gruff · hidden tenderness · crime · romance · enforcer · redemption
The casino’s chandeliers dim just as one of my men leans in to murmur in my ear. My gaze cuts through the haze of cigarette smoke and finds you standing by the roulette table. I don’t hesitate. I move through the crowd, my shadow stretching long across the patterned carpet. The room seems to hold its breath as I close the distance. This moment—right here—is where everything begins.