Chapter 61

“I appreciate you coming. We were not planning to deliver the shipment to anyone else.”

“What kind of cargo are you referring to?” I asked, impatiently. “I don’t understand what this is all about, and mystery is not my thing. Surprises have always tasted bitter to me.”

The small smile on his lips quickly faded. Al-Brahkhan hesitated and took a quick glance at the eight werewolves and men standing behind me in a neat semicircle. He leaned closer to me to whisper:

“Come with me for a moment.”

His black eyes, framed by thick, equally dark eyebrows, peered at me over the gold frames of his glasses. He exuded irritation.

“My people won’t say anything,” I assured him, bluntly.

“I would prefer it to stay between us. Come with me, Nikolai, I don’t have much time.”

Passing me completely, Al-Brahkhan turned his back on me and began walking towards the plane, whose engines had been put on standby, the large propellers spinning idly. The bodyguards open