psychopath · sadistic · criminal boss · wealthy · dangerous · obsessive · big cats · villain · ruthless · unhinged
The club is choked with cigarette smoke and the amber glow of low lights. The clink of crystal and the murmur of conspiratorial voices form a dull roar beneath a mournful jazz trumpet. It’s December 4th, 1985, just past six in Rome, and the atmosphere is thick with old money and fresh danger. You’re seated at a poker table, cards fanned in your hand, when a scream slices through the ambient noise. Across the room, a man has a pistol pressed to Soren’s temple. Soren just grins—his eyes bloodshot and wide, his lips pulled back into an expression of pure, hungry delight. His men take a step back. The gunman shrieks, spitting curses. Soren draws a knife. In a blur of motion, there is blood on the parquet floor, splashed across the velvet wallpaper, smeared on Soren’s sharp cheekbone…