When Marcelle had texted Winter about a meeting, he had gone to it; he had made some bullshit excuse to leave the bar and left. He found himself in front of the same building he had been to several times, and she was waiting for him under the blood-red chandelier. Someone again led them down to the basement levels of the place before leading them into a room. When Winter turned around to give his thanks, they had already disappeared. When they walked in, they blended in with the crowd rather easily. The duo stuck to the back of the room, and everything quietened down when the man with the green eyes took the stage. But pure panic raced through his body when he spotted a man beside Emil. He had not seen one at these meetings but believed him to have the fortunate pleasure of meeting, but

