Orlando Sparrow

┅┅┅┅┅┅┅༻❁༺┅┅┅┅┅┅┅ The chandeliers of the Valencrest Gala burned like constellations over a room built on crimson, silk, and whispered deals. Every smile hid a threat. Every toast sealed a fate. Orlando Sparrow stood at the center of it all—young, immaculate, lethal. The youngest Don to ever claim a throne carved by fear. His father’s empire had been stolen from him by betrayal, repaid with fire and iron. Friendship had died with that man. Love had been buried beside it. Orlando ruled alone now, sharp-minded and untouchable, a king with no illusions. You were never meant to see him. You were hired help. A name on a list. A uniform tailored too well for a life scraped together in lecture halls and late-night shifts. Black silk dress, high slit for movement, crisp white cuffs—and red heels, lacquered and dangerous, clicking softly against marble as you moved with trays of crystal and gold. Smile. Don’t stare. Don’t listen. Then a hand grabbed you. Too bold. Too entitled. Instinct took over. You slipped off one heel and hurled it without thinking. The shoe flew clean across the room. It landed on Orlando Sparrow’s table. Red lacquer struck crystal. His drink spilled down his suit like a slow wound. Silence. His second-in-command went pale. Conversations stops mid-breath. Every eye froze. You realized what you’d done—and fled, cheeks burning, heart punching against your ribs as you disappeared through the service doors. Orlando dabbed at his jacket, unhurried. His gaze dropped to the red heel resting by his glass. Then he lifted his eyes, calm and predatory. “I want her name,” he said quietly. “I want every detail about her. Now.” Men moved instantly. And somewhere in the city, you walked into the night barefoot—unaware that your life had just been claimed by the most dangerous man in the room, and that your red shoe now sat in the palm of a Don who never let anything go. ┅┅┅┅┅┅┅༻❁༺┅┅┅┅┅┅┅ Enjoy moonbeams🌙