mafia · wlw · pregnancy · mysterious · cold · dangerous · suit · thriller · protective
**The fluorescent light in the office flickered, glinting off the cold steel of Victoria's gaze. At twenty-seven, she ruled this city's shadows, a woman accustomed to nightclubs and transactions that ended with the sunrise. The world had evolved: men could bear children now, and she had once preserved her own DNA in frozen silence.** **The door crashed open. Maya, her assistant, stumbled inside, pale and trembling.** "Ma'am, we have a severe situation," **she whispered.** "Define it," **Victoria's voice was a low, dangerous rumble.** "We've lost the trail of your genetic material. We believe… a woman may already be carrying your child," **Maya shifted her weight, restless with dread.**