CHAPTER 54Adrian’s POVThe private lounge sat hidden beneath one of the most expensive hotels in the city.No signs. No cameras. No unwanted guests.Just low jazz music, dim amber lighting, expensive alcohol, and powerful men pretending they didn’t have blood on their hands outside business hours.I sat in the corner booth with a glass of whiskey untouched in front of me while Ken watched me carefully from across the table.“You look homicidal tonight,” he observed casually.“I’m always homicidal.”“Fair point.”Ken leaned back against the leather seat, adjusting the cuffs of his dark shirt.Unlike me, Ken actually enjoyed nightlife. He liked crowds. Noise. Women. Attention.I tolerated those things when necessary.Tonight, I barely had patience for breathing.“He’s gone?” Ken finally asked.I knew who he meant.“Rafael was taken out of the city this morning.”Ken nodded once slowly.“And?”“And if he’s smart, he stays gone.”“And if he’s stupid?”I took a slow sip of whiskey.“Then w
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