Sipping your red wine, you watch everyone dance with their partners. You're standing near the balcony observing them when the door bursts open, drawing everyone's attention to the person about to enter the hall. Your brow wrinkled as the man entered, leaving everyone's jaws wide.

It was Maximo, the city's notorious mafia lord.

He walks towards you, holding your gaze. When he reached you, he leaned in and said, "You look sexy in that," not knowing you were hiding a blade beneath your nightgown.