I could sense the atmosphere in the room had shifted. It had become awkward. Darker. Uncomfrotable. And, I did not like it. I nudged Niko gently with my elbow. "It is what it is, right?" I suggested, offering him a smile. "We are working on a way out of it."
His eyes searched mine, and his face softened before he smiled and nodded. "We are."
"So, let us do that then." I told him, my mind wandering to the list of betrayals that sat upon his phone. The list that needed to be completed to ensure we did this job properly. If I was going to piss Brayden off, I wanted to do it to the best of my ability. I wanted to make him think he had me in every which way that he could. And, only when he did would I prove to him that he didn't. I was ready for this...
"You have that look in your eyes, R
