The entire atmosphere was tense and silent as Luke and Adam engaged in a heated standoff. Luke said nothing for a moment, unable to believe his ears.“What did you say?”Adam folded his arms against his chest and turned away.“You heard me. I know what you are, my darling Luke. I could perceive your powers the very moment you walked into the room.”Luke felt his insides grow cold.“How’s that even possible? I have no idea what you’re talking about.”“Denying it only makes you look like a fool!” Adam retorted as he whirled in his direction. “And you’re not a fool, are you?”Luke remained completely mute for a few seconds. He held Adam’s gaze with a clenched jaw, willing his jumbled nerves to calm the fuck down.“Who are you? What are you?”“Are you sure you’re mentally ready for that information?” His opponent growled icily.Luke could swear that the temperature in the room suddenly dropped and the entire bathroom became freezing. He looked around, his nerves building in a mixture of a
Luke slowly backed away from Adam, keeping his reflexes on high alert in case of any unexpected attacks.Adam smirked.“There’s no need to be scared of me just yet, Rydling. Don’t worry, I’m not coming for you tonight. But I will… very, very soon.”A sudden thought occurred to Luke.“Did you send me that letter? Have you been stalking me all these while? What do you know about my grandfather?”Adam blinked at him for a second, his features twisted in confusion.“I have no idea what you’re talking aboutLuke wanted to argue but the look of pure surprise on Adam’s face stopped him. No matter how disappointing it was, Adam was not behind those letters and those threats. Which meant Luke still had an unidentified madman on his hands.Adam walked past him and lifted his hand to touch his shoulder. Luke ducked at the last minute, leaving the villain’s hand hanging in thin air.“Someone’s feisty.” Adam commented as he walked towards the door. He stopped at the doorway and threw one last jab
Luke was furious.He pushed past Nina and barged into her spacious apartment, already prepared to cause bloody murder.“Where’s the bastard hiding? Where is he?!”Nina ran after him and tried to grab his arm but Luke wasn’t having it.“Luke! What the hell do you think you’re doing? Luke!”“Adam!” Luke roared, his anger heightening with every passing second. “Come out, you coward. Adam!”Nina stepped in front of him, her eyes flashing with annoyance as she breathed heavily.“You have no right to come in here and do this, Luke. I want you to leave. Now.”Luke was way too furious to listen to reason. Something told him to just back away and leave lest he’d do or say something he would later regret, but the part of him that wanted to rip Adam to tiny shreds finally won.“And I’m asking you to step aside or produce him, Nina. Produce him or I’ll ransack this place and get him out myself.”Nina balled her small fingers.“And what right do you think you have to do any of that? If you don’t l
The next morning, Luke barely made it past the front door of his mansion when Fiona started screaming. She stomped down the stairs and got in his face.“You spent the night with her, didn’t you?” She snarled. “You slept with her, in her bed even after she came to the opera with her boyfriend. How could you, Luke! How could you leave your pregnant wife at him and choose to spend the night with that slut? Did you guys fuck? Is that it? She allowed you to sleep with her like the cheap slut that she is. I’m not surprised.”Luke had been trying so hard to just avoid her and go up to his room but all that flew out the window the moment she kept disrespecting Nina.His face hardened dangerously and he stepped forward.“Call her a slut again. I dare you.”Nina opened her mouth to speak but froze when she saw the devilish expression on his face.“I…”“Why exactly do you think you’re allowed to talk about her in that manner?” He growled. “You will refer to her with respect or keep her name out
Luke was thoughtful for a moment. “That explains the air of hostility I felt around them. They probably know I’m a Rydling and what’s worse? I’m the chosen one.”Mason nodded. “Yup. That’s a possibility. Anyways, we have no idea what they’re planning but be rest assured that their business is clean. They probably don’t mix revenge with business.”Luke took a deep breath.“And Adam? What’s his deal?”He was not surprised when Mason’s brow furrowed in thought. The man knew everything.“As far as I know, Adam’s parents were also indirectly killed by the Rydling war.”Luke froze.“Indirectly?”“Exactly. I don’t have all the details but I know that when they disappeared, they were recruited by Malcolm to fight the war. They returned with very severe injuries, almost at the cusp of death.”Luke had a feeling that he wouldn’t like where this was going. At all. “Then what happened?”“I honestly don't know, man. The elders keep that particular information very, very hidden. You’ll either ha
Three hours later, Luke was flipping through some papers on his desk when he felt a strange, sudden chill in the atmosphere.His amulet tingled strangely against his chest and his heartbeat accelerated with panic. His head snapped upwards just in time to watch Ryker appear out of thin air, looking spick and span in his expensive clothes as always.Shocked, Luke made to rise from his chair but Ryker raised a hand, indicating he should remain where he was.“Hello, chosen one. We meet again.”“My name is Luke. I’d prefer it if you called me that.”Ryker smirked and sank into the Emory visitor’s chair in front of him.“I’ll call you anything I damn well please, my boy.”Luke was not surprised.“I understand that you’re an elder and whatnot but this is my office, my territory… and you will speak to me with respect.”For the next few seconds, Ryker blinked at him with a stunned expression. The men were locked in a heated stare battle but Luke would rather be castrated before he looked away
Luke vowed that he wasn’t going to show any inkling of fear before his enemies. Even if panic burned a fiery path in his guts, he refused to back down or show any traces of being intimidated. He had to prove to Adam that he couldn’t intimidate him.“There’s really no need to resist to violence.” He said softly, holding both his hands before him. “I’m not resisting arrest. I know I’m innocent. You can take me in for questioning. I don’t mind.”Luke was mildly satisfied at the tiny evidence of shock that flared in Adam’s eyes. Rule number three in his invisible rule book; always take your enemies by surprise. “Come on, Detective Adam.” He urged, his tone slightly mocking. “Take me into custody, please. I’d love to see the look of embarrassment on your face when my innocence is proven.”Adam’s face reddened with rage. He stepped forward and grabbed Luke’s wrists, roughly clasping the cuffs around them.“Be careful with him!” Mirabel half screamed. “He’s not a criminal. Why are you bein
Luke and Mcgregor watched Adam saunter off with annoyed expressions on both their faces. Luke rubbed his throbbing shoulder and let out a small groan of pain.“Please accept my most sincere apology for this misunderstanding, your lordship. I’ll be sure to get to the root of this.”Luke shook his head.“Haven't you seen the news? Someone is trying to set me up for a crime I have absolutely no idea of. I didn’t plant those drugs, McGregor.”“I know that, your lordship. Which is why I’m going to work tirelessly to find the person who did. I have already deployed my most qualified men to check out the trucks. The truth will be revealed soon.”“And Adam?” Luke asked, his brows furrowed with annoyance. “What are we going to do about him?”“I have honestly never seen him act this hotheaded.” McGregor admitted. “He’s usually very calm so I don’t think there’s any problem.”Luke wished he could tell McGregor everything that was going on. Of course Adam was a good little boy at work… because n