Chapter 149 Ghosts That Don't Stay Buried

• They returned to the safehouse just after sunset, the echo of their laughter from the con still lingering. The rush of adrenaline hadn’t fully worn off, but the easy rhythm they’d settled into was something they all quietly appreciated. That feeling of being a unit again. Of knowing each other’s moves, each other’s tells.
• Ellerei gave Knox a quick kiss as they stepped inside. “Gonna shower. I smell like overpriced cigars and fake royalty.”
• He smirked, brushing a hand down her back before she disappeared into their room. “You still smell like trouble.”