Isaak’s eyes darken. His finger tightens around his cutlery. “You need to be careful what you say to me, kiska.” “You’re not going to tell me, are you?” I demand. He arches a surprised eyebrow. “Tell you what?” I push back my chair and it scrapes the floor, making an ear-piercing screech. “About the message Maxim sent for me.” I’ve never wanted to kill Maxim so much in my life. No matter how we start, it always ends up here—in a fight. With that f*****g blowhard in the middle of every argument. It’s hard to concentrate on my arguments, though, because she looks like a f*****g Amazonian princess tonight. The dress she’s wearing is feminine in color and composition. But the silhouette and the bodice are strong. Powerful. She looks like every f*****g fantasy I’ve had since I was a boy

