Chapter 26
Despite the King’s murder and the102Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6L4pNFEfpz
man hunt taking over the city, the Orange Fox was still as popular as ever, if102Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAeOH7gFCxN
not more so. With all that was going on in their lives, more and more people102Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlveUGyJT3e
needed an outlet for their angst and despair. Some of the people Vander had102Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGb5Ocp1oFS
noticed, who had never been here before, were now here every night gambling or102Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU5L7WgX0TA
drinking their problems away. It made Ross happier than he had been in a long102Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfNeQemKza9
time, which made him thirst for even more riches.
Vander and Shea stopped at the102Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2E41XaRsdM
door that led into the man’s suite. Left was nowhere to be found, probably back102Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcTV6z383X4
outside with Right. Everyone knew you didn’t mess with the proprietor of this102Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYjd9in6pI0
establishment if you didn’t want your darkest secrets to come to light.102Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPiAjrbYsoU
However, there would probably come a time when he would meet someone who had102Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoXcSFLICZp
nothing left to lose and would come knocking so he hoped Ross knew how to102Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXO3xarhqfg
fight.
There were noises coming from102Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIzUMxYrtSv
behind the door. Based on the sweaty smell and the grunting sounds coming from102Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhDSSWK8zuw
within, the two of them decided to wait until it was done before entering.
“I can feel you hovering!” Ross102Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHmfaGWVtTR
called out. “Come on in, don’t worry, I’m decent.” Vander and Shea exchanged102Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8uwmylFKJE
glances, but they pushed the door open anyway to head inside.
True to Ross’s word, he was102Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKvBSwIPE7K
decent. He was sitting behind his desk with his robe open showing off his102Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnmKFmtscwG
heavily muscled frame. In his hand was a glass of amber colored liquid that102Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9Fdumvr8cQ
smelled heavily like whiskey. However, the show was happening on the couch that102Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1qeANVMFmj
Vander would have to walk past to talk to his patron. Two people, a man and a102Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCHHX4UtO9l
woman, were in the middle of some passionate sex. He was inside her, while102Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2xm72euOW0
playing with her breast, and thrusting like he would die tonight. Vander could102Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWNGfOzmoTa
feel his lust start to creep out, but he closed his eyes to center himself.
“Interesting, isn’t it?” Ross’s102Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPi34flGsOf
voice brought him out of his stupor. “How much you can learn by watching.”
“I wouldn’t know.” Vander took the102Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2kT3qscVjM
chair across from him making sure he could block the sight from his vision, but102Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKyNJbv2EIU
he could still hear them going at it. “Why have you called me here? Certainly,102Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTpcZhDN3rp
it wasn’t to watch two of your workers fuck each other.”
“No, that’s for me.” Ross102Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiKNumSg6lT
chuckled. “I called you here to see if you remember the terms of our102Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5abgUpRTxM
arrangement.” He wondered when the day would come Ross would ask about that. It102Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwpNmHU0xvg
meant that he had something in mind, something he wouldn’t enjoy.
“I do.” Vander nodded. Ross102Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgSYaTvnQIa
prompted him to continue. Sighing, he said: “In exchange for your protection102Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKdjbdD3gsW
and anything I need, you wanted me to fight down in the cage for the guest’s102Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzJyHHp14sJ
entertainment.”
“Correct.” Ross put down his102Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmtpuYZfbRk
glass. “I have given you three months, generous of me, I know.” Vander rolled102Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgyjhToYq10
his eyes. “But I’m calling in debt tonight. I can’t treat you as a champion,102Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKEWUvKq7cz
you must work your way up the ranks before fighting the bear.”
“I will not kill anyone.” Vander102Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡELbyVfYhld
warned. “That was part of our deal, remember?”
“Of course,” Ross dismissed it102Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlZ1zvRR00L
with a wave of his hand. “It’s not often our duels end in deaths, just against102Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWsHNUNVCPK
the bear.” He got up from the desk while removing his robe. Vander averted his102Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ42rxK0NPmi
gaze as the naked man walked past him to join the two on the couch. “Your first102Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ05zEinAc3m
fight is tomorrow night. I have sent some things to your room to help you102Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWuj3EZQCz5
relax. Right will come get you when it’s time.” Vander waited for the102Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3jCMUbOADG
dismissal, but it never came. When he left Ross was biting the other man’s neck102Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOWYoz5VWGX
while stroking him.
Shea asked him what the meeting102Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRA9BV4DGqO
was about, so Vander explained it to her. She voiced her anger the entire walk102Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6VrOwIHDdh
back to their bedroom. She wasn’t happy with the deal they had made with Ross102Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ62QmEpySZu
in the first place, but she didn’t think he would force Vander to fight like he102Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ32NZq1XGr8
said he would. He was just glad Ross gave him as much time as he did to get102Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzvz9HWLjUL
over what had happened.
When two of them arrived back at102Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXRayLpjQ1x
the room, both were on instant alert. They could hear giggling of two women102Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUTIke3evtj
behind the door, so they relaxed. He knew the scent of one of them as the102Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWzD9zBpFHl
bartender he had met the last time he was here. The second woman was new. He102Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoKtztqOur4
heard that Ross had hired a new server just this morning, so it might have been102Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcGhV8eKMCR
her. He wouldn’t know until he opened the door.
“I’m going to stay out here and102Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKRhJtNSqsr
guard the door.” He could feel Shea’s judgement through their bond. It102Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtXr2Rg7sRj
embarrassed him, but both knew that he wouldn’t be able to relax until the102Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQdclspO6in
demon was satisfied in all ways. It was the animalistic urge that filled him.102Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhUc9oO2p1V
This was one of the few ways to sate that thirst. Ross knew what he was doing102Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEq4A7PxhKS
when he invited Vander to witness the display in his office. It had made him102Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcoapwtutCx
hungry.
He stepped into the room to see102Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxZeMTOvpQQ
two beautiful women sitting on his bed. The blonde bartender waved at him102Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhTpZZscsM3
before giving him a coy wink. The second he didn’t recognize, however she102Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0raF973cRA
seemed familiar. He must have seen her around the warehouse the past couple of102Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFGTe61YMAB
days but didn’t think much of it. The two women got up from the bed, pulling102Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrYSMp6a8XL
him over to them. The blonde placed her mouth on his while the brunet started102Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEz8X6fOBhZ
pulling off his shirt. For once he and the demon were of mind. They didn’t want102Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF7Xi6G5Dev
to leave here until it was time for the fight.
…
Vander snoozed in his bed102Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVzFyeJc7xQ
completely drained. Despite what he wanted, he was only able to for an hour or102Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL0EwGI813o
so before the events from the night before caught up to him. Hopefully he left102Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOd3BkY3Sqy
the two women feeling satisfied, but he knew it had more to do with what they102Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR6HFV8CRcD
did for each other than he did, but it was still fun, so he had no complaints.102Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRfhQPe9NXP
Shea refused to sleep on the bed until it was cleaned and the stench from his102Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwYE2FsgUf0
two visitors was completely wiped away. So, she slept on the floor by his side102Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW02IU2Qc3J
of the bed as he rested.
Ever since the night of Malcolm’s102Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkgBfn1edqK
murder, the gods had been quiet. He no longer received strange dreams from102Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMOzrYK1F53
either Veyar or Unna, which concerned him greatly. He couldn’t remember the102Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSaKCtYcpHO
last time he hadn’t had a visit, but he knew that he should enjoy it while it102Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ96Vedu5md3
lasted.
He rested until about midmorning102Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHZp22Ia8Le
when the sun was up, and he could hear the cleaners tidying up after the events102Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNn6wxiWCql
from last night. He walked over to the bathroom to take a quick shower. He made102Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx4YJ3OPhZS
sure that his hair dye hadn’t slipped while it was wet before getting dressed.102Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiJVxnliGcq
He chose a pair of brown trousers, a white shirt, and his boots. As far as102Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4BYLlv9BpQ
disguises went, it wasn’t much, but that was exactly the point. He would be102Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3uw9OLFIE5
able to blend in with the crowds.
“Where are you going?” Shea102Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡztvzZaeSIc
asked. He could tell that she was tired because her eyes were drooping.
“I want to go to the safe house102Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPfT88ROcmm
and see if anything happened while I was here.” Vander explained. He strapped a102Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDd6AFNdcfL
sword, a different sword than his Blade weapon, to his back before throwing a102Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzBEy5pD7Po
messenger bag strap over his shoulder. “If the guards were paying attention102Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzn34x75ot0
they would notice the carnage. I want to see who else shows up.”
“Are you sure that’s wise?” Shea102Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2iOTSRMl1a
asked. “What if someone recognizes you?”
“In the unlikely event of that102Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNHozBnJ3Ek
happening, I can lose them.” Vander promised. She wasn’t entirely convinced it102Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNz0wjXdFok
was safe, especially if she couldn’t go with him. However, they both knew that102Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2HN7IYxs44
was the only choice they could make. If they wanted to get back to their home,102Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyk2Oqxh0k4
they would have to take risks. Vander kissed her on the top of her head102Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyUdjEt9zLY
promising to return soon before slipping out the door.
He greeted all the workers as he102Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyht39zVw9T
left, blowing a quick kiss to the blonde as she cleaned up the bar. Right and102Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwpcCC52QsX
Left rolled their eyes but let him leave without stopping him. If he wanted to102Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS8TmJlRNc1
get caught that was his problem, not the bouncers.
The southern district looked a lot102Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk8dwadVZLg
different in the light of day than the dark of night. The homeless scrounged102Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPekOYqw7fg
around for food that was left behind during the night or robbing the drunks who102Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWEGkVG4sRS
hadn’t been able to make it home before passing out in the alleys. Vander kept102Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN1CQorqR3g
his nose to the ground unwilling to look any of them in the eye. Sometimes they102Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgNm4tIMjft
saw it as a challenge and on multiple occasions he had been attacked. It was102Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDT6LC4fclb
over quickly, but it drew too much attention so he did what he could to not102Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWPPQ4cW9mp
appear threatening.
Once he got to the gate separating102Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6hScwdpbIt
the districts, the two guards on duty stopped him. They told him about a house102Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0buSxwEbw9
that had been broken into and the occupants had all been killed. They were102Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFtcN48xaVA
given orders to question everybody coming in or out of the district. They asked102Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOw6EW2SUSX
for his name, of which he gave a fake one, then asked why he was coming into102Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKYrwUn1WmO
the eastern district that day. He explained that he was on his way to picking102Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6j8Swz0Xuo
up some packages from the market then delivering them to several different102Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxOMDZDZxsT
people. Runners were quite common in the city, so the guards didn’t seem phased102Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA7t5NpXenT
by his explanation. When questioned about the sword, Vander laughed. He told102Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAjrIqlcrT3
them that they would also have a weapon on them if they knew where he was102Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8n7eMmWULB
going. Once they patted him down, they sent him on his way.
Vander expected some manner of102Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZSj9hF4Zcf
traffic due to what he did the previous night, but he didn’t expect so many102Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7CXMENRkpm
guards. He even caught a couple of teal uniforms talking to some of them. So,102Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBexxjAu3fj
the Blades were aware of what was going on, but the fact that the guards didn’t102Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeFZpJa1TQA
know meant that they were keeping the identities of the dead a secret. That102Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3AA5BDy8w1
didn’t bode too well for him, he had to make sure that his disguise was perfect102Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7O5QmQEM3E
to avoid suspicion.
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carefully making sure not to bump the people in front of him. However, the102Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfllHtve5ab
crowd was so thick that he couldn’t see over anyone. Annoyed with himself, he102Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6j6T9QdoWc
did the only thing he could do. He snuck off to a dark alley, positioned some102Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1TmqaAcG9n
stuff in front of him so he couldn’t be seen, then bent down.
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He reached deep inside of him,102Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuTs1FQX8DN
touching the shard that was embedded into his body. It buckled in fought him,102Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlhYM5b5Efw
but he twisted the powers to suit his own needs. He could feel many different102Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu0BNgDHMkF
creatures around him, but the one he homed in on was the raven on the roof top102Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkQ2T6VP2rH
above him. He pushed his consciousness inside and when he opened his eyes once again,102Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkqywN8Ydkt
he could see above the crowd and his own unconscious form down below. With a102Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXtShIkAWrE
loud cry he beat his wings and flew.
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