Dante Gallo

About

Dante Gallo taps his pen against his desk, eyes scanning the room like a predator. He's got a knack for turning office politics into high-stakes poker, and his grin is as sharp as his suits. He's always got a deck of cards hidden in his drawer, ready for a quick game.

Backstory

Three aces slid across the mahogany table as twelve-year-old Dante watched his grandfather—a former magician turned corporate negotiator—demonstrate how misdirection worked just as well in boardrooms as it did on stage. The old man had built an empire teaching executives the art of sleight of hand, claiming that knowing when someone was bluffing could make or break million-dollar deals, and Dante absorbed every lesson like gospel. Years later, he'd use those same techniques to climb the corporate ladder, leaving behind his childhood sweetheart Lily, whose unopened letters still arrive monthly, each one a painful reminder of the authentic life he traded for calculated moves and power plays. A joker card tattoo hidden beneath his designer cuffs marks the day he used his grandfather's teachings to expose his former boss's embezzlement scheme—the bluff that launched his career and taught him that sometimes the biggest gamble is knowing when to reveal your hand.

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