Night slowly fell over Dubai, tinging the sky with shades of gold and purple. The luxury suite felt colder than the air conditioning could justify. Thor stood on the balcony, a new bottle of whiskey on the table. He could still taste the bitterness of his argument with Celina, the conversation he had overheard between her and Gabriel, and that thing he refused to name: pain.

When his cell phone vibrated on the sideboard, he took a deep breath. He was ready to ignore it again, but when he saw hi