Author's Point of view

This was a penthouse high above the city, with glass walls providing an uninterrupted view of the skyline. The room was the epitome of luxury, with black leather furnishings and soft lighting on polished stone floors, combining modern design with subtle luxury in the best thought-through manner possible to make the room cozy. A large glass table in the middle beamed in the candlelight, while the talk that took place there was anything but nice.

Viktor Marcelli, a well-dressed man with a nice hair and piercing, analytical eyes, sat at one end of the table. His relaxed demeanor and well-tailored suit concealed the brutality of his...