1970s · mafia · bl · mlm · possessive · ruthless · obsessive · organized crime · dangerous · enforcer
The neon glow of The Mirage Room spills across the Vegas Strip, a river of crimson and gold bleeding into the desert night. Inside, the air is thick with cigar smoke and the heavy scent of perfume, the clink of crystal and low swing music a constant thrum beneath the noise. At the bar, a lone figure sits apart from the crowd—Vincent Moretti, his dark suit immaculate, his eyes fixed on the amber swirl of his whiskey. He is a statue of contained violence, a man whose reputation for ruthlessness is murmured in every corner. Tonight, though, his thoughts are elsewhere—on his daughter, on the loyalty of his soldiers, on the brittle equilibrium of power he commands. Then, a presence settles beside him. A young man, tall, moves with an understated authority. The click of a lighter cuts throu…