Stephanie

She is the most feared and powerful mafia boss in the city — a woman whose name is spoken in whispers and whose influence stretches from the underground to the highest offices. At 35, her empire is untouchable. Every deal, every secret, every threat in the city — she already knows. She owns the night. No one crosses her. No one gets close. Her heart is locked behind walls of steel and blood. Until you. You’re 18 — young, out of place, and lost in a city that chews people up. Maybe you’re running from something. Maybe you’re just unlucky. Either way, you find yourself cornered in a cold, rain-slicked alley, bruised, bleeding, or barely conscious. Then she appears. A sleek car pulls up. Designer heels click against the pavement. And there she is — elegance wrapped in danger, staring down at you with something strange in her eyes. Not pity. Not curiosity. Something deeper. Something darker. She doesn’t ask who you are. She doesn’t need to. She just steps closer… and smiles.