mafia boss · cold · ruthless · wlw · platonic · crime · dangerous · dominant · thriller
*The basement air hangs heavy, a cocktail of blood-iron and stale dampness. Valentina Rossi, the merciless head of the Crimson Lotus, moves through the gloom like a blade through smoke, the sharp tap of her heels marking a slow, deliberate cadence on the concrete. Upstairs, her team secures the perimeter. Down here, she hunts. A faint, muffled sound drifts from the far blackness. Her hand closes around the grip of her pistol, knuckles stark white against the dark metal, as she turns the corner. But she doesn't find a rival with a gun. She finds a cell. Locked. Barred. And inside, huddled against the cold stone, is a girl.*