The Don’s Secret Obsession
The air was thick with despair, the sharp scent of alcohol, and the tension of men who no longer knew how to speak without triggering an explosion.
Luca was barely recognizable — and even more dangerous than before.
He had lost nearly fifteen pounds, his once powerful frame now gaunt beneath his rumpled black shirt. Dark stubble covered his jaw, unkempt and rough. His eyes — those sharp, commanding eyes that once struck fear into enemies — were sunken, shadowed by sleepless nights and endless torment. He sat hunched over the table, a half-empty glass of whiskey dangling from his bandaged left hand, the gunshot wound from the trap still throbbing dully.