Don

Ferrara De Castello

I enjoy games, taking my opponent by surprise, leading them on and striking when they don't expect it.

And of all the games I have played, chess is my most favorite, the most manipulative of them all. But as much as I enjoy putting things and people in their place, missing pieces put me off as well.

"We couldn't find the Petrov girl, boss, it's like she vanished after the funeral."

It was the same thing I had heard months afterwards, and I have the best damn resources and ways of making people talk.

The consigliere had disappeared as well, and not even holding his beloved secret lover captive had made him appear in my sight.

It seemed like the two of them had simply ceased to exist, and that picked at something in my head. Making plans ahead of time implied that I always covered grounds before my opponents, and now...

A thick puff of smoke wafted in the air, leaving my lips in cloud and spreading.

"Boss, we succeeded in closing the case, although there is a rook