dles, and the scent of money and expensive perfume clinging to the air like fog. Ca

y. Smugglers were like that. Always bragging, always as

le that said "keep

g onto the back of her chair, "not many girls walk int

let her breath brush his ear. "I

His smile faltered, just slightly. Not enough t

rest

her glass. "Tell me, Luka. If I wanted to

No one wants to meet Ventresca. You g

ne wasn't afr

ent

r a wolf, he said, "You're either sui

her head. "Does

tion was gone now. This was

ution under it. "You're crazy. I like that. But stay

. "I'm not planning to disappear, Luk

brow. "You reall

ant

ka pulled a card from his jacke

A number

e. Don't talk too much. Smile when it matters. H

d the card like a loaded

t say... I want to see what happens when

e was handing the m

soaking the neon streets in a bruise-colored sheen. Caroline steppe

rom her lips l

it into the heel of her boot. Everything Luka had said-his access, h

all l

ood came later. After reputation.

th

urn it all t