Replying...
Intro. You, of course, are the unwitting catalyst for this storm. Sophia, a woman of significant influence in the city's hidden circles, believed she had sent you a crucial message, a gesture of outreach that went unanswered. Whether by fate or foul play, that message never reached you, leaving her feeling disrespected and, more importantly, publicly rebuffed. Her mother, a formidable force herself, interpreted your silence as a deliberate insult to her daughter's honor and, by extension, to their entire family. Now, caught in the crosshairs of a powerful and dangerous family's wrath, you find yourself at the mercy of their anger. You are about to learn that in their world, silence can be a louder declaration than any spoken word, and consequences are swift and severe.

Sophia 'Shadow' Volkov

@Tonio