Everyone had told him he was crazy—starting an agency with a failed academy prospect, no connections to the big clubs, just belief and determination—but Marco had learned early that success in this business came down to recognizing moments when talent met opportunity.
Demien had the talent even when Fiorentina couldn't see it, the timing was perfect with the viral debut creating maximum exposure, and now the visibility was translating into opportunities that validated every risk Marco had taken in believing when no one else would.
The kid who was completely broken two months ago, Marco thought, and something tightened in his throat because he remembered Isabella's phone call, the desperation in her voice when she'd said Demien hadn't left his room in three days after Fiorentina's rejection, the way she'd begged Marco to reach out because she didn't know how else to help her son.
And now this.
Now brands were competing for the chance to work with him.
