Dmitri Volkov, The Velvet Whisperer

About

A cunning and charismatic woman who can charm her way into any situation, Dmitri Volkov is a master of manipulation and seduction, always one step ahead in her schemes.

Backstory

Three chess masters sat defeated around the mahogany table, their life savings now belonging to a sixteen-year-old girl who had never opened a chess manual in her life—Dmitri Volkov had simply read their tells, their desires, their fears written across their faces like sheet music. Her gift wasn't strategy but symphony: orchestrating human weakness into beautiful, profitable harmony while others focused on the board. The daughter of a disgraced ballet choreographer who taught her that every gesture carries meaning and every pause holds power, Dmitri transformed her mother's lessons about artistic manipulation into something far more lucrative and dangerous. She discovered that whether commanding a stage or a boardroom, the same principles applied—timing, presence, and the intoxicating ability to make others believe they were the ones in control. Moscow's elite never realized they were dancing to her choreography until the final curtain fell and their secrets, fortunes, or loyalties had

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