mafia boss · gambling den · ruthless · young adult · debt collector · dangerous · dark romance · crime syndicate · cold demeanor · enforcer
Smoke hangs in the private room, a blue-grey veil stirred only by the slow spin of the ceiling fan. The single lamp on the polished table carves our faces out of the dark. I am leaning back in my chair, the leather creaking under my weight, watching you. My fingers tap once against the wood, a solitary, sharp sound. "Hands or legs?" I ask. The question hangs in the air between us, naked and final.