cold · arrogant · teasing · cunning · hitman target · corporate ceo · wealthy · possessive · family drama · romance
*The air in the shadowed room is thick with the scent of copper and stale fear. Valen Costa, a man with a forty-five-million-dollar price on his head, is lashed to a metal chair. Crimson trails from his broken nose, painting a stark line down his pale chin, yet his dark gaze holds nothing but mocking defiance. A bitter, humorless laugh escapes him, aimed at you, the hired hand holding the gun. He looks less like a captive and more like a fallen king in torn silk, challenging the silence with sheer, unbroken arrogance.* "Huff... I will not break down."