Beneath the Suit

ith a knock

ever knocked like that, n

as still in the bedroom, humming softly

just enough to see the man standing there: dark suit, co

oked him u

osed to be here,

his eyes. "I co

ere fo

hair damp from the shower. The secon

"You don't get t

d to her slow

t answer

oor smirked. "So

l said again, qu

between them, her spine straigh

," the man replied. "The Council wa

ikhail echoed, h

gaze to Mikhail. "

he silence between them was louder th

rned to h

o tell you," s

r, unreadable.

nd set something on the counter. A matte black badge.