Chapter99: Chapter 99

Chapter 99 XENOIS The car ride to the Obsidian Club was unlike any business meeting I'd attended since the accident. Dmitri and Sloane sat across from me in the back of the armored SUV, tablets and files spread between us, their expressions serious and focused. "We need to brief you on who  going to encounter," Dmitri said, pulling up a series of photographs on his tablet. "These are the major players who will likely be at the club tonight. People you've dealt with before, people who are watching to see if you're still the same Xenois Kingston they remember." The first photo showed a man in his fifties with silver hair and a sharp suit. "Viktor Kozlov," Dmitri continued. "Russian arms dealer, specializes in Eastern European military surplus. You've had business dealings with him for years—mostly information trading. He respects power and despises weakness. When you see him, you need to be confident, almost aggressive. He responds to dominance." "Got it," I said, studying the face and t