"I first met Alastaire Mocchus at a high-stakes craps table in one of the largest casinos on Earth." Chloe Belladonna popped a bottle of wine and began pouring them into large goblets.
"He was betting huge amounts of chips as if they were just fake play money."
She walked over to the men who were seated in the garden seating area and handed each of them a goblet of wine.
"That was when I knew he was a mage."
"Mages play at craps tables?" Erick raised an eyebrow.
"No, silly. They use human money like it's fake play money. It is, after all, very easy to come by for us. In fact, that was why I was there…to sniff him out."
She laughed and sat down on a cushioned bamboo chair next to them. "I knew he was a mage the moment I set eyes on him."
Her lips sneered. "He had these beady little blue eyes that shifted everywhere as if he was constantly checking out everyone. His lips were too fat and his nose was too horsey."
