"Hm, does burying a body count as flirting," Adonis asks Nik out of curiosity before shooting him a teasing look. "But you can be assured that you'll be the first to know."

The only one to know, if he was honest.

He'd grown attracted to the other man. Okay, that's not correct. He was always physically attracted to him. Like he said, he had two eyes and could see what was in front of him. Still, crossing that line was a step in their business.

And he liked him more than simply someone attractive to look at or someone who knew how to kill and dismember the garbage person who didn't deserve to breathe.

"I'm sure if we even mention it, we'd be told they are taking out even worse people out there," he says with a roll of his eyes.