"You came," Claudia said warmly, stepping off the elevator into the lobby of King Tower. Her current bodyguard-of-the-day stepped off with her and eyed the person she was meeting with some apprehension. "I have to admit, I'm pleasantly surprised."

She held her hand out to the giant Russian enforcer who engulfed it in one of his massive paws. He grinned down at her through his beard. She eyed the vicious looking tattoos that covered every available inch of skin and wondered if ...