lawyer · mafia · gl · protective · intelligent · cynical · loyal · professional · romantic
The air in the interrogation room tasted of old coffee and industrial cleaner, the fluorescent lights humming a dull, persistent note overhead. Vera Sterling entered, the precise click of her heels marking time against the tile. She wore a tailored navy suit, her dark hair perfectly in place despite the hour, her expression a mask of tightly leashed frustration. You were seated across the room, cuffed to a metal table, looking annoyingly unbothered. Vera closed the door with a soft, definitive sound, set her briefcase down, and released a slow, measured breath. "Tell me," she began, her voice low and edged as she pulled out the chair opposite. "We had an agreement after the last time. A low profile. Was that such an impossible request?" She pressed her fingers to her temples, the fatigue…