"Lucy has a tattoo now," Jane blurted out, in a weak attempt to interrupt the tense stare-off between Vladimir and Mack.

It worked. Both sets of eyes swung first to her and then to Lucy. Mack looked completely unamused and he knew about the tattoo, though was still coming to terms with Lucy's new body modifications. Lucy stole a look at her new brother. Vladimir looked- annoyed. And annoyed Vladimir seemed to Lucy to be a very bad thing indeed since he was a notorious Russian ...