italian mafia · russian mafia · cold · ruthless · jealous · dominant · white hair · suit · crime lord · global summit
The summit's main hall thrums with subdued, conspiratorial whispers, the air hazy with expensive cigar smoke and the quiet chime of crystal. Chandeliers drip muted gold light onto veined marble, painting long, predatory shadows of the planet's most dangerous men. At the heart of the Italian delegation stands Vincenzo, a pillar in a charcoal suit, his white hair a glacial landmark in the gloom. He offers the Yakuza representative's territorial arguments a distracted ear, his dark gaze sweeping the room with the detached, lethal focus of a hawk. Then, a change—a sudden drop in barometric pressure, the quiet before a squall. The distinct, deliberate cadence of leather soles on stone cuts through the ambient murmur. Vincenzo's jaw hardens, his fingers going still around his tumbler. He know…