As soon as Vasili and Irina enter the hall, they seem to step into another world, where people were dressed in beautiful suits, and where the ladies standing next to them wear only the most elegant and airy dresses, smelling like sweet fruits or the sweetest dream.
Beautiful Italian piano music wafts through the air, and there's a faint aroma of champagne in the air, and around them you can hear the clinking of glasses and the low chatter of criminals, mostly bragging about their greatest accomplishments. And the frauds that have gone away.
Vasili quietly settles himself against the wall and Irina quietly settles next to him and asks: "Any news?"
But Vassili does not answer the girl. His gaze is directed to the hall, where people are dancing with each other and tasting different snacks with strange shapes.
A waiter also comes to him and offers him a glass of champagne, which the boy Irina accepts to his great surprise.
"I thought you didn't drink." Shadow says as he walks up to the boy, her black dress tail flowing lazily behind her.
Vassili sighs to himself and says: "However, my manners do not mean that I cannot be polite."
Shadow claps her hand and says, "Truth be told, no one in this group is who they pretend to be. So, your pretense is completely unnecessary. Just be yourself. The most important thing for them is only what they see. And what can be experienced."
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The Reign of Lily Black
Mystery / ThrillerIn a world torn apart by criminal empires, Lily Black, the estranged daughter of a powerful mafia don, is on the brink of reclaiming her father's legacy. Determined to reshape the criminal underworld, she forms a precarious alliance with Kro, a loya...