A NEW COURSE
Author: Bunny bear
last update Last Updated: 2024-10-29 19:42:56

Elijah raised a brow at the sudden change in Bishop Leo’s tone. It had to be something juicy, “What is it?”

Bishop Leo heaved a mixed sigh of confusion and relief at the same time. “Your brother…” he said, then paused as if he was trying to process what was coming out next like a low-processor computer. “…he is not dead.”

Elijah’s eyes widened with a bulge his face etched with worry. He leaned back into his chair and rubbed his forehead with his palm, “do you mean what you say?” he queried Bishop Leo.

“Positive. Some of my men saw him in California two days ago, together with your uncle.”

The light on his cigar was starting to run out, Elijah squeezed the cigar with his bare hand, not minding the hotness of the little flame on it.

“Since when have you been on this?”

“Right from the very day you showed up in my house, alive and well,” Bishop Leo stated, “I was not ready to take my chances with him, so I had my men track him. I was told he went missing barel
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  • WRATH OF ELIJAH WEST    MEETING ROWAN

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    THE WRATH OF ELIJAH WEST

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    ELIJAH WEST IS DEAD 1

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    TIME FOR BATTLE IS NOW! 2

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  • WRATH OF ELIJAH WEST    

    THE TIME FOR BATTLE IS NOW! 1

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    DEATH OF ROSE RAMOS

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