The skull guy from earlier comes into the room, the door clanging as it opens. He's still wearing the skull mask and he stands there watching us. Everything about him makes my skin crawl. He's wearing all black with a lion print jacket, and his hand stays on the door for a moment before he strides in.
Thankfully he doesn't go behind me and instead half-sits on the table. "I got a reply so fast," he chuckles, his voice muffled behind the mask. "Apparently one of you is very important to Zver."
Zver. My heart skips. There are only two people who call Aleksei by that title: his men and his enemies. This guy is without a doubt looking to get something from Aleksei. Well duh, Claire, I want to smack myself. Of course it's all about him. I don't know what I was thinking, that they were just no
