To my surprise, Aimes smiled back at them. Maybe he couldn't see their hunger for what it was, rimming their eyes in sharp crimson edges, but I certainly could.

"Oh, it's you two," he said to them, then he turned to me. "This is Ronan and Cassius. We've met several times while they were working on an agreement with Stride."

"I see." I didn't see, but at least Aimes knew them.

Maybe that meant they wouldn't eat us.

"We're sorry if we frightened you." ...