The roar of the Ferrari's engine was a pathetic attempt to fill the silence. Leo gripped the leather steering wheel, the cityscape of Edinburgh blurred beyond the windscreen as he accelerated along Princes Street. The late-night shoppers and tourists were just smudges of color, irrelevant to his carefully constructed world. He was hurtling towards his new life, the penthouse overlooking the castle, a life built on secrets and lies, on the edge of a vision no one else could share.