Episode 2: Love in the Lagunes
Episode 2: Love in the Lagunes Venice. The floating city of romance… and international crime. As the bells of St. Mark’s tolled midnight, a lavish masquerade gala took over the Doge’s Palace. Inside, champagne flowed, strings played, and danger mingled with desire behind every jeweled mask. Salty arrived in style , gliding in on a private gondola. His mask? Midnight black. His suit? Custom-cut Italian velvet. His intentions? Mostly diplomatic… but mostly not. Zinshed whispered through the comms, stationed in the shadows of the Rialto Bridge. “The buyer is here. Katarina’s client. Goes by Il Corvo —The Raven.” “Masked?” Salty asked. “Like everyone else.” “Perfect,” Salty murmured, stepping into the golden ballroom. Three women approached him almost instantly. First was Sofia Leone , an Italian Interpol agent deep undercover. Chestnut hair, piercing eyes, and a loaded sidearm tucked beneath her silk gown. “You must be new,” she said, clinking her glass to his. “You move like ...