Wednesday, May 9th, 11:01 AM

Standing on the cruise ship's outer deck, Elise looked out into the port city as the morning light shined over her sunglasses. She waited for Mako to rendezvous with her at the position after making sure Dmitri and all of his goons had stepped ashore to carry out the mischievous dealings of his criminal empire.

"Morning," she heard from her right.

Mako appeared in her view in a clean suit with a floral shirt underneath. She gave him a smile and ...