17 Alice expected Chilikov’s vehicle of choice to be either a black SLK with tinted windows or a black Hummer also with tinted windows; basically, she expected something big and black with tinted windows, the typical overcompensation for small d**k syndrome. She was surprised when he opened the passenger side door of a silver Audi TT with the top down and gestured for her to get in. His men, on the other hand, pushed Andre into the backseat of a black Jeep SRT8 with tinted windows, so she wasn’t too far off. As they drove up Silver Lakes Road, dodging potholes, Chilikov turned on the radio. His choice of music was also a surprise. She’d expected classical music, like Wagner or Bach or opera. Instead, he was listening to a mix of Arctic Monkey, classic U2, Guns ’n Roses, and Annie Lennox.

