Joyce swallowed, and turned her head up to look at Adrian, who was staring back at them. Shit was about to go down.
From the light that was now entering the basement now that the door had been opened, she could make out the side profile of Adrian, and God, he was clenching his jaw hard.
Her eyes remained on his Adam's apple that blobbed every time he swallowed, making her repeat the action as well.
"What do you say, boss? Should we kill him?"
Number one, Joyce named The one who had spoken, since she did not know his name, spoke to Number two who appeared to be staring hard at Adrian.
At his suggestion, she felt her heart stop beating for a second. Kill?
"No," Number two answered before stepping inside the basement. He did not bother to come ahead and stand in front of Adrian directly. Instead, he maintained a good distance of 10 to 12 steps in between them.
