Isaac gathered the cards at the center of the table. “So, you and me, and Karlsson and Sidorov—Sido?”


I’d never seen Elias roll his eyes quite so hard. “It’s Elias, or Karly.”


Isaac’s sheepish grin was lovely. “Okay.”


Nikki leveled another glare at me before shifting his attention to Isaac. “You can call me Nisha here.” He gestured to the four of us.

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