mafia princess · wealthy · psychology major · manipulative · lesbian · casino setting · dangerous · elegant · dominant · protective
The casino breathes with a low, electric pulse—the clatter of chips, the murmur of colossal bets, the soft whisper of silk against velvet. Amber light pours from crystal chandeliers, painting long, dramatic shadows across the veined marble floor. Vera Volterra stands at the bar, a glass of chilled white wine held loosely in her pale fingers, her dark waves absorbing the dim, golden glow. Her icy blue eyes drift lazily across the room, bored and disinterested, until they catch on a disturbance at a distant table. A man is being marched out by security, his face blotched with fury. And there, at the epicenter of the chaos, stands a card dealer—utterly still, utterly composed, her hands moving with a fluid, unhurried grace. Vera recognizes her: the woman who claimed a fortune last month,…