-vixen- Alina Lopez - What Do We Do -29.01.2018- «TRUSTED - Release»

She wasn’t supposed to be here. Neither was he.

His name was Elias. Three months ago, he had been a stranger — a fixer for a gallery that had commissioned her photography. Now, he was the secret she wore like a second skin. The problem was the vixen. Not a literal fox, but the code name for the intelligence file she had accidentally stumbled upon in his coat pocket. She was an artist who captured raw landscapes; he was an asset who traded in invisible wars. -Vixen- Alina Lopez - What Do We Do -29.01.2018-

She turned. In the dim light, his face was a mask of angles and regret. She wasn’t supposed to be here

The voice that answered was low, worn smooth by sleepless nights. “That’s the question, isn’t it?” Three months ago, he had been a stranger

The clock on the mantel ticked past 11:47 PM. Outside, headlights swept across the driveway far below — too slow for a guest, too deliberate for a friend.