"Who did you say is shameless?"
Bruce and Carla turned their heads at the sound of the voice. Mathias stood there, a cigarette pinched between his fingers, his face shrouded in the dim light. He seemed to be smiling, but a closer look revealed a coldness in his eyes.
The cigarette glowed scarlet, nearly burned out, but he didn't seem to notice. The other man mistook Mathias for another barfly trying to hit on Carla and threatened him, "Get lost, kid! This woman is mine. Scram if you don't want to die!"
"Oh, you think you have a claim..." Mathias's gaze turned sharp; the man was already dead in his eyes.
With a flick of his finger, the burning cigarette butt landed on the man's face.
Before the man could finish his sentence, a g*n was pointed between his eyebrows, instantly sobering h
