DANGEROUS LOVE
he said, tone almost conversational, "when I'm not the one walking."
Moras had begun *trembling* outright now, every ounce of the confidence he'd walked in with tonight already gone, replaced by the particular terror of a man realizing he had badly, fatally underestimated who he was dealing with.
Elison rose from the chair at last, unhurried, closing the distance between them with slow, deliberate steps until he was close enough that Moras had to fight not to flinch.
"So." He leaned forward, voice dropping into something almost gentle, which made it infinitely worse. "How much money did you make, Mr. Moras?" *He leans in, patient, waiting.*