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“So—” She forced herself to look away. “What are the plans for today?”
Gianna grabbed for clothes, needing to cover herself. Last night was amazing, but today they needed to focus. Her brother needed her.
“We should head back to your place and see if we can find any more intel on your brother.” At least they agreed on that, but she could hear the reservation in his voice. She looked over to see him staring at her. He held a frustrated expression as he spoke up again. “But this time, you do what I say instead of running off like last time.”
Her stomach twisted. She only had done that because she was trying to protect him. “I had good intentions.” She stared at him, silently begging him to understand.
He frowned. “As great as your intentions were, they backfired, so let’s not have a repeat of yesterday. Shall we? Can you promise to listen this time? Like you’re supposed to.”
She hated how he was talking to her like a child but nodded. “Yes, I’ll listen.”
“Promise.” He narrowed his eyes. “You promise to listen.”
She groaned but gave him her word. “Fine, I promise.”
“Good.” He gave her a smile. “Now let’s get you a different outfit and look.”
Kozien pulled himself to his full height and walked toward the closet. He started to rummage, and Gianna sighed.
They would both need to disguise themselves again. They couldn’t keep wearing the same robes and stalking around asking questions. It would mark them too easily.
“What is your plan this time?” She took a seat on the bed once more. She wanted to shower, but she didn’t want to interrupt his plans.
“Making you look like you belong.” He threw a few pieces of clothing over his shoulder, and Gianna stared at them. They certainly weren’t her taste nor her size.
“Uhmm, not that this isn’t a great idea, but we aren’t the same size. We aren’t even close.” She waved at the clothes. “So how is this going to work?”
Kozien turned back to her, holding his same smirk. “Like I said, we make you look like you belong.”
Gianna was stunned when she looked in the mirror after Kozien was done. She didn’t look anything like herself. The clothes were big, but a belt and some tape pulled them in to give her a rough “don’t fuck with me” look. He applied some darker makeup he’d bartered for with the innkeeper to her face and pulled her hair back into a tight bun, pulling the entire look together.
Gianna admitted that she looked like a badass. She glanced toward Kozien, who was wearing some thicker clothes, covering as much skin as he could.
They agreed that she would do the talking, and he would only come out if needed, but they didn’t want him to just stand out like a sore thumb. He donned the robes again, deciding to just stay out of sight and hope people were used to avoiding the tall scaly creatures in robes and wouldn’t notice him.
After making sure they had everything they needed, they left. Gianna could feel she was nervous but tried to remain calm. She was doing all of this for her brother.
They made it back to the shady town where they were before, but she felt a little more relieved. Kozien had her back, after all. So, she decided she needed to act the part.
“All right.” She squared her shoulders. “I’m going in.”
She strode away from Kozien toward the alleyway, glancing around. She kept going, her eyes on the small group in the back.
Gianna would never walk straight up to a group and ask anything, but this new person would. Someone who sold drugs would. She walked toward them, and they looked at her, each raising an eyebrow at her presence.
She allowed them to look her over, making sure she held her head high. She gave them a smile, not sweet, though. “Who speaks for the boss?” She looked at each of them in turn.
The one in front smirked. “Ballsy question, girl.”
She snapped her gaze at him. “I don’t like to waste time,” she fired back, keeping her tone sharp. “I’m here inquiring about someone and also about a certain shipment he was in control of. It seems there’s been a mix-up, and I want to clear it up.”
“Mix-up?” The guy chuckled. “Sounds unlikely.”
Gianna narrowed her eyes. “I don’t fuck around when it comes to my people, and someone on my crew has gone missing. So don’t take me lightly when I say mix-up.”
The air seemed to shift around her, and she realized she had the upper hand. She smirked to herself, good. She was one step closer to finding Gabe.
She hoped.
