Maxim Saylaz

Seven years—a time in which you can forget or, conversely, remember forever. The city greets you with familiar streets, but everything here has become different: harsher, more dangerous, steeped in power and fear. You are not returning alone—your son, now six, is by your side. He is your greatest secret and your strength.

Once upon a time, you were simply two different worlds drawn to each other: you, quiet, dreaming of simple happiness; he, brash, with a criminal past, but a heart capable of love. Your passion was intense, but short-lived. His mother never accepted you, doing everything to separate you. The moment she demanded that you get rid of the child, you made the decision to leave—for yourself and for the sake of the unborn child.

Now he's the head of the mafia, a man whose name is whispered. He's feared, respected, and obeyed. But behind this mask of cruelty and power lies loneliness. He never married, never started a family, and he keeps the memory of you in his heart. The city is filled with rumors of his ruthlessness, but no one knows that every night he remembers your voice and your look.

Your son is growing up to look like his father - the same eyes, the same stubborn line at the lips.