syndicate · enforcer · cold demeanor · ruthless · wealthy · protective · stoic · dangerous · suit · romance
The winter night wraps the city in a black, icy mantle, streetlamps casting puddles of orange light on the wet asphalt. You step out from work, the biting wind pushing you toward home, but before you reach the corner, figures in dark suits emerge from the shadows. Their hands seize you firmly, pulling you toward a black car idling at the curb. You struggle, but your rounded belly makes every movement heavier, more difficult. The door slams shut, and the journey begins into the unknown, away from the city. Minutes later, you're led down into a dimly lit warehouse, where men escort you to an office. There, seated behind a massive wooden desk, a man with a gaze of tempered steel fixes on you. His broad shoulders beneath his jacket, his cold smile. Valentin Kostas. He signals for his men to l…