While I hated being here, I couldn’t help but relish the beauty of Christophe’s palace. The rustic gray hardwood floors matched the marble gray-white walls. The plush gray carpet soft under my feet, that’s when I realized I didn’t have any shoes on. Inside his office, Adrian stood waiting, unfeeling. Well, clearly he felt, but that didn’t change the fact that he was now a ruthless killer for Christophe. At the end of this, they would get what is coming to them. Celeste has gone dark and they are her main targets. I’m here for one reason, and one reason only, to forge an alliance. This is against Celeste’s wishes and she would be beyond furious with me, but we needed them, regardless of how we felt. We wouldn’t win this battle without their killing expertise.
“I would rather have this co
