Chapter 62
XENOIS
I could feel the tension in the room shifting as Ramon's confusion deepened. Celeste was still positioned on my lap, her body warm against mine, and I knew we needed to sell this performance completely if we were going to walk out of here alive.
"What exactly is this interruption about?" I demanded, letting irritation creep into my voice as I adjusted my arms around Celeste. "My wife and I came here for some privacy, and now we're being subjected to armed men barging into our room?"
Celeste turned in my lap, facing Ramon with a pout that was so perfectly crafted it almost made me believe she really was just an annoyed socialite whose romantic evening had been disrupted.
"This is completely unacceptable," she said, her voice taking on the petulant tone of someone who'
