Ascend or Be Consumed
Then, far too casually, he added, “Are you preparing for another mission?”
I blinked, tilting my head slightly. He couldn’t possibly be close enough to Lucan to ask something like that, not unless he was overstepping on purpose.
Lucan’s dark eyes flicked up, cold and unimpressed. “Fetch your boss,” he said simply.
The werewolf hesitated, his forced grin faltering for half a heartbeat before he bowed stiffly. “Of course, Master Villain.”
He returned a moment later with a bottle of dark wine. From the fragrance, anyone would want to have a taste. I looked around to see that the other people in the Lounge were drinking the same thing. Its scent is rich with magic, vodka, and herbs.
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