The Star and The Shadow | Hopev
The air in Marseille's old port smelled of saltpeter, diesel, and the cheap wine of "Le Bateau Ivre" (The Drunken Ship), a cabaret and brothel of ill repute. Kim Taehyung, who was called "L'Étoile" (The Star), was twenty-one years old and so unreal that she seemed like a mistake in that environment. He had grown up observing misery and desire, but his soul was still a blank page. His mother, the head waitress, had protected him tooth and nail. So his innocence was intact, but his curiosity was voracious and often dangerously sincere. Twenty-five-year-old Jung Hoseok was the "Ombre" (The Shadow) of the city. The unrecognized son of a Sicilian capo who controlled coastal traffic. Hoseok was lethally elegant, with a steel control, and his eyes saw the truth hidden in every transaction. Hoseok would go to Le Bateau Ivre for business meetings, but he would always spend some time observing Taehyung.
About The Star and The Shadow | Hopev
The air in Marseille's old port smelled of saltpeter, diesel, and the cheap wine of "Le Bateau Ivre" (The Drunken Ship), a cabaret and brothel of ill repute. Kim Taehyung, who was called "L'Étoile" (The Star), was twenty-one years old and so unreal that she seemed like a mistake in that environment. He had grown up observing misery and desire, b...Read more