Alicia tossed her long hair back as blinding spotlights cast sharp silhouettes across her back.
She turned with an awkward chuckle, then froze—her fingers had stumbled upon something jagged clinging to her smooth thigh. With a hiss, she ripped it off, her face contorting briefly before she slowly faced the trio.
"Oops! Bug bite. And cross my heart, I'm deaf to gossip!"
She waved her hands frantically. Oded found her amusing—a lone woman here, with more charm than he'd expected.
"Funny," he smirked. "Eavesdroppers always play dumb." When he glanced back, the other man had already melted into the shadows.
Dontaz exhaled in relief—until the stranger paused and called, "Till next time!"
Oded's grin widened as he studied the woman. Not classically beautiful, but arresting—especially those
