Lucius’s eyes fluttered open once more to voices but this time it wasn’t just his father’s and Zara’s. Several male voices were thrown into the mix. He kept his eyes shut because of the bright light in the room and instead listened to what they had to say about his situation. “You say that he remem
“This will wipe that smile of your face. I had an inkling that something like this would happen when Lucius went unconscious and I decided to have an incentive with me just in case. Here.” Lucius turned as the last word Ben had said was directed at him. He took the paper his uncle handed over to hi
After Valeire was dragged away and thrown out of the house, Zara and the rest of the family could finally rest easy. The retched woman was now out of their lives. They all turned away from the door and looked at Lucius who still had a faraway look in his eyes since he basically finalized the order t
•••• Lucius and Zara had been speaking for some time and by the time that the sun had set Lucius was already caught up on most of what had happened in his past with little blowback. Zara had told him as much as she could. Everything apart from his last accident and Alexandra obsession with trying t
“Maybe a bullet in your brain will make you remember.” No one said a word. No one was even quick enough as a bullet tore through the air and a deafening gunshot was heard. A small wisp of smoke rose up from the ground where the bullet had come in contact with. Lucius who ducked his head in an attem
“Even without the sanctions, I wouldn’t have done a thing. I know it’s hard to lose a child but your child deserved what was coming to him. You live by the sword; you die by the sword or in his case a gun.” “Dad, don’t.” James and Ben uttered at the same time in a cautionary tone. Alexandra scoffe
Alexandra pulled her hair and screamed out, fed up with Mathias. “I said, shut the hell up.” She turned to him abruptly and shot. Everyone in the room were shocked by the initial shot but no one was as shocked as Mathias was when he noticed that there was blood dripping onto the floor. The blood w
After the invasion on the Steele mansion and the police had arrested all the culprits, the minds of the staff and the owners of the house had calmed down a bit. The earlier ruckus had subsided and now there was only peace and quiet on the mansion grounds. The only thing that could be heard now was t
••••• After Zara spoke up about what she went through in Estelle and Jack’s hands, it didn’t take much to sway the court on who was the real villain in this story. A ghost had come back and given them their verdict from beyond the grave and that was enough for the jury and the awed people in and o
The day everyone was waiting for had arrived. The court case between the Cabots and the Steele’s. The courtroom was packed with reporters, spectators, and lawyers. Everyone who was interested in this case either showed up at the court room, camped outside or even watched it closely on their televisi
“Like you said. Former members. Those men heard of my job opening and showed up. They wanted to redeem themselves. Turn a new leaf for the good of society and there you came in guns blazing and killing them.” Callum gave her a mocking face of understanding. “Oh, so when we rushed into the buildi
The car ride back to the precinct was one of quiet and self-fulfillment for some but for those who were stuck with Estelle Cabot in the back of their vehicle, the ride was akin to being thrown into the pit of darkness with a banshee as she would not stop screaming and whining all the way to where sh
“I did everything for you, and this is how you repay me? By recording me and doing God knows what with it.” Lucius opened his mouth, but nothing came out. “Did you go to the police? Did you show anyone these recordings?” Lucius froze. Speaking of the police, where the hell were they when he ne
Lucius couldn’t utter a word as his hands were raised to the sky and he was being pushed along with a gun to the back of his head. He frowned as Estelle’s shocked and confused fac came into view and the man with the haggard voice he caught on his phone glared at him. “Look what I found.” The man b
“It wouldn't concern me either if not for the fact that men with tattoos that I've clearly seen on the news as Black Serpent defectives are walking in with her at this moment.”Lucius shot up from the bed. The Black Serpents again. He thought he had gotten rid of them once and for all when he had Al
It had been a few days before Lucius had gotten consecutive calls on his phone that Callim brought back to him, from both Estelle and Gregory but each on different topics.Gregory's call had a lopsided effect on Lucius as he had sounded different over the phone, no doubt because of what he had found
"That's wonderful, Gregory. I'm happy for you," Lucius lied. "You two make a perfect couple." Gregory smiled and thanked him. He ordered a glass of wine and asked Lucius what he wanted. "I'll have water, thank you. I'm not here to drink, Gregory. I'm here to talk." Lucius spoke, his demeanor bec