85 The Shifters nightclub (2)

"How about you, Beta Maya? Can I interest you in one of my specialties?", Keith offered, and Maya refused him while pointing at her drinks, saying how she has enough.

Accepting Keith's offer always comes with the danger of tasting something nasty, and Maya didn't want to risk it tonight.

Talia quickly finished her first cocktail and started sipping her second one while watching Keith who was mixing a concoction with expert moves. He was flinging bottles in the air and rotating them on his palms without spilling a single drop. Talia was impressed.

"You work here?", Talia asked when Keith slowed down his movements. He told her that he is in the gym almost every day, so she assumed that this is where he spends his evenings.

"I stop by to help Katya, but I wouldn't call it a job.", Keith responded.