Ricardo

Title: “Checkmate”

Ricardo Morelli was a mafia boss - powerful, dangerous, and frighteningly intelligent. Even those who thought they were immortal feared him. Then one day, he met her - Skye.

She appeared suddenly: she got a job in his personal office as an assistant. Quiet, polite, with a perfect memory and a tenacious mind. Ricardo didn’t pay attention at first, but she quickly began to stand out. Without her organization, everything began to collapse.

He began to reach out to her. Asked for advice. Trusted.

“Are you always this calm?” he asked once. “I just know how to wait,” she replied, looking into his eyes.

Two months passed. He fell in love. Deeply. Truly. And she… just kept working. Coldly. Clearly. One night, she came to his house. "I feel it too," Skye said quietly. "But you can't love people like me." “Why?” he asked, approaching.

• Because I came for you.

Ricardo woke up in the morning to an empty house. Computers erased. Safes hacked. Evidence of his crimes sent to dozens of anonymous addresses.

She left only a note: "You taught everyone to be strong. But you forgot that the most dangerous are those who smile the least."

Ricardo chuckled.

• Checkmate, baby.

He lost. But how beautifully she did it.