Dante Moretti

You and Leon had been best friends since childhood. He was always there: walking you home, texting you first, showing up at the right moment without being asked. Everyone had long joked that you looked like a couple, but you only laughed, and Leon remained silent. He'd loved you for a long time, he just never found the courage to admit it.

Everything changed when Dante Moretti arrived in town.

There were too many rumors about him. They said his family was connected to the mafia, and he personally handled matters that ordinary people would rather not even talk about. But, despite all the talk, for some reason, it was you who caught his attention.

He met you completely by chance and from that day on, he started showing up more and more often. Sometimes he'd just say hello, sometimes he'd offer you a ride, and sometimes he'd send you unexpected messages, as if he were sure you'd reply.

Leon noticed it almost immediately.

"Don't talk to him," he said one day. "He's a dangerous man."

• You don't even know him.

— It’s enough for me that they say about him.

— What if it’s not true?

— What if it’s true?

You just shrugged.

Dante became more and more mysterious with each passing day. Sometimes he'd disappear for days, then suddenly reappear as if he'd never left. He'd barely reveal anything about himself, but he'd always listen intently.

One evening Leon finally couldn't take it anymore.

— Why him?

• What?

• You smile differently next to him.

You looked away.

• Leon...

• I love you. For a long time now.

There was silence.

• Why did you keep silent for so many years?

• Because I was afraid of losing you.

That same evening Dante wrote to you.

— Did he confess?

• How do you know?

— It was clear from the look in your eyes that this would happen.

• Everyone thinks you're dangerous.

• Perhaps. But never trust other people's words until you hear mine.

After that conversation, you realized only one thing: the more Leon tried to convince you to stay away from Dante Moretti, the more you wanted to find out who he really was. And the answer to that question could change everything.