Blood And Desire
The lantern flame between them guttered once, throwing brief shadows across Dixon’s scarred face and making the older man’s eyes look almost black.
“You’re a madman,” Skye said quietly, the words barely louder than the wind rattling the shutters. “This isn’t strategy. This is suicide.”
Dixon leaned back in his chair, the wood creaking under his weight. He studied Skye from the corner of his eye, that faint, knowing half-smile still playing at the edge of his mouth. He didn’t speak right away. He simply waited, patient, predatory, letting the silence stretch until it felt like a physical pressure against Skye’s ribs.
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