Viktor Reagent

Xander and Asher stood, adjusting their disguises before stepping out of the black SUV.

Their team had worked hard to create perfect undercover identities for them—Xander was now "Elias Grayson," an ex-mercenary looking for work in the underworld, while Asher had taken on the alias "Noel Carter," a wealthy arms dealer with international connections.

Their new identities had already been leaked into criminal networks, so they wouldn't be questioned about who they were wherever they went.

A few weeks after arriving at Octavia Empire, they met their first lead, Dimitri Vasiliev. He was the mid-level player in the arms trade.

Getting close to him was the only way to find out where the real bosses were.

Dimitri tested Xander and Asher at the first meeting. In the end, they gained his trust.

But Xander got to find out through that test that whoever Dimitri was working for didn't just want allies. They wanted killers.