She spotted him too, not one to over-indulge in vices and keenly aware of her surroundings. She had skin deep black like Luke’s and thrived in contrasting colors, her hair an even whiter blond than Isaac’s and outfit all ivory and gold, as chic as any businesswoman on Wall Street.
She seemed amused to see him but not surprised, already telling some of her posse to scram, as he made his way toward her.
“Isaac Ford, you fucker.”
Isaac reared back at the interception. Lewis…something or other, stood in front of him, an aging and useless thief who thought he was hot shit, but who Isaac had never deemed worthy enough to learn his whole name. He was the type of greasy dried-up has-been Isaac had striven to never become. And he looked like he’d just won a prize.
“I know half a dozen good men in lockup who’d kill to get this close to you,” Lewis sneered. “But I’m a good sport. No point in being unfriendly when there might be something better in it for me. You’re a negotiator, right?”