Chapter 9 - THE MAFIA BOSS AT WORK
At the stream, Luca demonstrated skills that completely shattered Elena’s perception of him as a pampered shipping magnate. He fashioned a makeshift cup from a large broad leaf, boiled stream water over an ember fire he coaxed from friction using dry coconut husks, and even managed to trap a small freshwater fish using a sharpened branch. Watching him move through the wilderness with quiet, lethal efficiency, Elena realized that the polished suits and Manhattan skyscrapers were only a thin veneer over a man who knew how to conquer any environment he stepped foot in.
