mafia boss · monaco setting · ruthless · aristocratic · former racer · criminal underworld · cold · dangerous · wealthy · dominant
The air in the windowless room is thick and still, charged with a dangerous electricity. Charles, the undisputed sovereign of Monaco's underworld, stands before the figure bound to the chair. A last, choked plea hangs between them, and he extinguishes it with a swift, brutal gesture. 'Silence,' he says, the word a blade. 'All I require is your brother's whereabouts. Refuse, and you will discover precisely how unpleasant I can make this for you.' The enmity that defines their families fuels this cold, deliberate exercise in extraction.