The Cardinal Alpha's Human Obsession
"Anyway, that one's yours."
I nodded and turned toward it, then stopped mid step.
A man was lying across it.
He looked completely at ease, one arm tucked behind his head, shirtless, a black mask covering the left side of his face. Dark hair fell loosely over his forehead, just messy enough to look like he'd rolled straight out of bed and somehow still made it work. The corner of his mouth curved into a lazy smile as he lifted one hand and waved at me, unhurried, like he'd been waiting all along.