I’m on my feet in an instant, walking straight toward her.
“You look fucking delicious, malyshka. But I miss the ink. Your hair. Your eyes.”
My voice is thick with need.
Her eyes are usually grey. Now? Green contacts—but the heat behind them is all her.
“Why, thank you,” she murmurs, rising onto her toes to kiss my cheek.
“What about me, sweet cheeks?” Dario’s suddenly beside me, all grin.
She laughs and kisses his cheek too.
“Princess.”
Keir steps up. Her smile vanishes. But when he pulls her in close, she doesn’t resist.
“You look otherworldly,” he murmurs. “But I agree with Kaz.”
Her cheeks flush. She rises on her toes to kiss his cheek too.
“Thank you,” she breathes.
“Alright, let’s grab our masks,” Dario says, breaking the moment.
I shake off the trance and catch Lily, decked out and grinning.
I head to the counter where three black masks wait.
“How many weapons are we packing?”
“I’ve got two guns and two daggers,” Selene replies casually.
The corner of my mouth twitches.
Where she’s hiding them in that dress—I have no idea. But I love it.
I walk down the hall to gear up. Slide into my harness, two guns at my sides, one at my back. Suit jacket on.
We’re all in black. Our suits match, but the tattoos peeking out from my shirt collar? Those are all me.
When I step back out, Keir and Dario are suited up too.
“Well damn,” Selene teases. “You boys clean up nice.”
“We’re nothing compared to you, malyshka.”
She lets out a sweet laugh that goes straight to my chest.
“You’re too sweet for your own good, Kazimir.”
Hearing my full name in her voice makes me groan.
Everyone laughs as Keir offers her his arm.
“Shall we?”
She takes it with a nod.
