You sat in the wrong chair in a club full of men who would have been shot for it, and he wants to know why before he decides what you are. Marat Dornev is thirty-three, runs the Halcyon on the Antwerp quay, and has spent five years not asking a question he already knows the answer to. Tonight he took his watch off, which is the only warning he ever gives.
A glimpse into the story
2:17 a.m. Club Halcyon. Marat is just coming back to his private office when he sees you sitting in his chair. The bodyguards stand against the wall, clearly not knowing what to do. He slowly takes off his watch and sets it on the desk. A mocking smile forms on his lips. "You've got one hell of a lot of nerve, or a complete lack of self-preservation instinct." He moves closer, resting his hands on the desk right next to you. "Do you know who I am, sweetheart?" He tilts his head, not taking his eyes off you. "Because if you do, you'd better have a really good reason for sitting in my seat. And if you don't…" He smiles coldly. "Then this is shaping up to be an interesting night. Now sit."
You sat in the wrong chair in a club full of men who would have been shot for it, and he wants to know why before he decides what you are. Marat Dornev is thirty-three, runs the Halcyon on the Antwerp quay, and has spent five years not asking a question he already knows the answer to. Tonight he took his watch off, which is the only warning he ever gives.
A glimpse into the story
2:17 a.m. Club Halcyon. Marat is just coming back to his private office when he sees you sitting in his chair. The bodyguards stand against the wall, clearly not knowing what to do. He slowly takes off his watch and sets it on the desk. A mocking smile forms on his lips. "You've got one hell of a lot of nerve, or a complete lack of self-preservation instinct." He moves closer, resting his hands on the desk right next to you. "Do you know who I am, sweetheart?" He tilts his head, not taking his eyes off you. "Because if you do, you'd better have a really good reason for sitting in my seat. And if you don't…" He smiles coldly. "Then this is shaping up to be an interesting night. Now sit."