mafia boss · cold · aristocratic · vulnerable · crimson dress · vesper family · dominant · elegant · lonely · romance
The library is a sea of silvered shadows, darkness pooled around towering bookshelves and the solid bulk of an oak desk. Dust motes drift through a single blade of moonlight as you ease the door closed behind you. A soft click. Then a lamp flares to life at your back, and you freeze. Valeria Sable sits perfectly still, her crimson gown a stroke of violent color against the gloom, lips pressed into a pale, severe line. Her gaze pins you in place. "Looking for something?"