Chapter 26
Despite the King’s murder and the82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjVB1FM6kCk
man hunt taking over the city, the Orange Fox was still as popular as ever, if82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZJpe6JWy71
not more so. With all that was going on in their lives, more and more people82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfQuoXXcZyd
needed an outlet for their angst and despair. Some of the people Vander had82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRi0BWw7jRI
noticed, who had never been here before, were now here every night gambling or82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG5XkfsD2rC
drinking their problems away. It made Ross happier than he had been in a long82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw7M6mZ34sM
time, which made him thirst for even more riches.
Vander and Shea stopped at the82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbWdfpbW7wM
door that led into the man’s suite. Left was nowhere to be found, probably back82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcfFSZvN1nC
outside with Right. Everyone knew you didn’t mess with the proprietor of this82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA0ooYr7FtS
establishment if you didn’t want your darkest secrets to come to light.82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnPy1Sury94
However, there would probably come a time when he would meet someone who had82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcxaw46oCv1
nothing left to lose and would come knocking so he hoped Ross knew how to82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsudnze3jMJ
fight.
There were noises coming from82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzmCqga3GxF
behind the door. Based on the sweaty smell and the grunting sounds coming from82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡru9vKnp8eW
within, the two of them decided to wait until it was done before entering.
“I can feel you hovering!” Ross82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY7uY240E9O
called out. “Come on in, don’t worry, I’m decent.” Vander and Shea exchanged82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRrHQzrCWoj
glances, but they pushed the door open anyway to head inside.
True to Ross’s word, he was82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaA8DQAUYdh
decent. He was sitting behind his desk with his robe open showing off his82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv7lwCr7uiT
heavily muscled frame. In his hand was a glass of amber colored liquid that82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6jHAN48ZGG
smelled heavily like whiskey. However, the show was happening on the couch that82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXfyV45JJ5c
Vander would have to walk past to talk to his patron. Two people, a man and a82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBx17g4aVlP
woman, were in the middle of some passionate sex. He was inside her, while82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMbNKuqfPYI
playing with her breast, and thrusting like he would die tonight. Vander could82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡokc2YAMdFM
feel his lust start to creep out, but he closed his eyes to center himself.
“Interesting, isn’t it?” Ross’s82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPyqSfcgzgz
voice brought him out of his stupor. “How much you can learn by watching.”
“I wouldn’t know.” Vander took the82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz6JL8KrHhh
chair across from him making sure he could block the sight from his vision, but82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWjPWA51U0g
he could still hear them going at it. “Why have you called me here? Certainly,82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj9TCQg0cV9
it wasn’t to watch two of your workers fuck each other.”
“No, that’s for me.” Ross82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd7jhseSFxH
chuckled. “I called you here to see if you remember the terms of our82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAujJ6GnI9S
arrangement.” He wondered when the day would come Ross would ask about that. It82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEHePq6OVsv
meant that he had something in mind, something he wouldn’t enjoy.
“I do.” Vander nodded. Ross82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmdvfOBvQrr
prompted him to continue. Sighing, he said: “In exchange for your protection82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW1tFAuZLTQ
and anything I need, you wanted me to fight down in the cage for the guest’s82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNWSySrrXKh
entertainment.”
“Correct.” Ross put down his82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3WuxruOs0k
glass. “I have given you three months, generous of me, I know.” Vander rolled82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX1x0XTGmVC
his eyes. “But I’m calling in debt tonight. I can’t treat you as a champion,82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwRy72uL2o7
you must work your way up the ranks before fighting the bear.”
“I will not kill anyone.” Vander82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh1T0Sg4pOa
warned. “That was part of our deal, remember?”
“Of course,” Ross dismissed it82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCg99yQUrpR
with a wave of his hand. “It’s not often our duels end in deaths, just against82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡysLTNo527v
the bear.” He got up from the desk while removing his robe. Vander averted his82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8bS7OvPDOI
gaze as the naked man walked past him to join the two on the couch. “Your first82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZtnFbJW3SQ
fight is tomorrow night. I have sent some things to your room to help you82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYtUC71Smbf
relax. Right will come get you when it’s time.” Vander waited for the82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRskDQt1p9A
dismissal, but it never came. When he left Ross was biting the other man’s neck82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlYNWbIMAFs
while stroking him.
Shea asked him what the meeting82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlQEtFFpN2F
was about, so Vander explained it to her. She voiced her anger the entire walk82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDTaVWD2zpj
back to their bedroom. She wasn’t happy with the deal they had made with Ross82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrMN3J3A7F3
in the first place, but she didn’t think he would force Vander to fight like he82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUA603mAfyC
said he would. He was just glad Ross gave him as much time as he did to get82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdXUwGEGFWQ
over what had happened.
When two of them arrived back at82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxGrgCoRvZp
the room, both were on instant alert. They could hear giggling of two women82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ87RSJmray2
behind the door, so they relaxed. He knew the scent of one of them as the82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd78y5pxi1K
bartender he had met the last time he was here. The second woman was new. He82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrNUiOAec0a
heard that Ross had hired a new server just this morning, so it might have been82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzrwzs3dcr6
her. He wouldn’t know until he opened the door.
“I’m going to stay out here and82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡohFlegfxPI
guard the door.” He could feel Shea’s judgement through their bond. It82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡex7xGWY5d5
embarrassed him, but both knew that he wouldn’t be able to relax until the82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQWlNqwLsOT
demon was satisfied in all ways. It was the animalistic urge that filled him.82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8QitXpuGCG
This was one of the few ways to sate that thirst. Ross knew what he was doing82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRhCUQ1Ovb1
when he invited Vander to witness the display in his office. It had made him82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3NvFZhSQ2u
hungry.
He stepped into the room to see82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWPCdnLxoLH
two beautiful women sitting on his bed. The blonde bartender waved at him82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlIFy3VZMJ0
before giving him a coy wink. The second he didn’t recognize, however she82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8gwOoMKn2R
seemed familiar. He must have seen her around the warehouse the past couple of82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ72UjfOPX5N
days but didn’t think much of it. The two women got up from the bed, pulling82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUXOdCfapfq
him over to them. The blonde placed her mouth on his while the brunet started82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvY6QoPiZMQ
pulling off his shirt. For once he and the demon were of mind. They didn’t want82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOffmSDAdOY
to leave here until it was time for the fight.
…
Vander snoozed in his bed82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS7zznJUUTO
completely drained. Despite what he wanted, he was only able to for an hour or82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQy4MOzdoAp
so before the events from the night before caught up to him. Hopefully he left82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNDtTRc3c5C
the two women feeling satisfied, but he knew it had more to do with what they82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7Iuek9gevl
did for each other than he did, but it was still fun, so he had no complaints.82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqUvP5vGN27
Shea refused to sleep on the bed until it was cleaned and the stench from his82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTiW2rM0iSI
two visitors was completely wiped away. So, she slept on the floor by his side82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9YH3JHSbDt
of the bed as he rested.
Ever since the night of Malcolm’s82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUib8gRgkp8
murder, the gods had been quiet. He no longer received strange dreams from82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlx0PzkGwTG
either Veyar or Unna, which concerned him greatly. He couldn’t remember the82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHGu0h8Dv1F
last time he hadn’t had a visit, but he knew that he should enjoy it while it82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlFynZzOydf
lasted.
He rested until about midmorning82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxjnVNDynRq
when the sun was up, and he could hear the cleaners tidying up after the events82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy2PSn8wwvN
from last night. He walked over to the bathroom to take a quick shower. He made82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUq3D7hBpvK
sure that his hair dye hadn’t slipped while it was wet before getting dressed.82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡowZUVxlfUX
He chose a pair of brown trousers, a white shirt, and his boots. As far as82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJNILvPQNjB
disguises went, it wasn’t much, but that was exactly the point. He would be82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRNpSkHG60o
able to blend in with the crowds.
“Where are you going?” Shea82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ41OMacvlGv
asked. He could tell that she was tired because her eyes were drooping.
“I want to go to the safe house82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3tVBV3mM2X
and see if anything happened while I was here.” Vander explained. He strapped a82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNaF157wA3I
sword, a different sword than his Blade weapon, to his back before throwing a82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW33UAoIqR1
messenger bag strap over his shoulder. “If the guards were paying attention82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgacKsda6xS
they would notice the carnage. I want to see who else shows up.”
“Are you sure that’s wise?” Shea82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmqlumheDnK
asked. “What if someone recognizes you?”
“In the unlikely event of that82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmw5ICWIyrS
happening, I can lose them.” Vander promised. She wasn’t entirely convinced it82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFZyl8u0Bsn
was safe, especially if she couldn’t go with him. However, they both knew that82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj0jag5szee
was the only choice they could make. If they wanted to get back to their home,82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPPQdstLwkf
they would have to take risks. Vander kissed her on the top of her head82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKfc6fMihQX
promising to return soon before slipping out the door.
He greeted all the workers as he82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJLwXr4bv2I
left, blowing a quick kiss to the blonde as she cleaned up the bar. Right and82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNlaKFeE2lW
Left rolled their eyes but let him leave without stopping him. If he wanted to82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd35xB400HT
get caught that was his problem, not the bouncers.
The southern district looked a lot82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwePx3IPEsa
different in the light of day than the dark of night. The homeless scrounged82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZkuW8URzuK
around for food that was left behind during the night or robbing the drunks who82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgFZVkwqUNF
hadn’t been able to make it home before passing out in the alleys. Vander kept82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb62QvuOTzJ
his nose to the ground unwilling to look any of them in the eye. Sometimes they82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5WbSHB4lUd
saw it as a challenge and on multiple occasions he had been attacked. It was82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7IxZE86bH3
over quickly, but it drew too much attention so he did what he could to not82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxiUEpaPovt
appear threatening.
Once he got to the gate separating82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQGMwepD1ad
the districts, the two guards on duty stopped him. They told him about a house82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhEiz9AArO1
that had been broken into and the occupants had all been killed. They were82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAY2Hckiq02
given orders to question everybody coming in or out of the district. They asked82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMEO1tjPc0R
for his name, of which he gave a fake one, then asked why he was coming into82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuPAgSnkBuH
the eastern district that day. He explained that he was on his way to picking82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpOzwenkbzz
up some packages from the market then delivering them to several different82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTm1kt8pl2c
people. Runners were quite common in the city, so the guards didn’t seem phased82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡixSGlvrwSd
by his explanation. When questioned about the sword, Vander laughed. He told82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQS3kzSo85N
them that they would also have a weapon on them if they knew where he was82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGURhE6j0es
going. Once they patted him down, they sent him on his way.
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traffic due to what he did the previous night, but he didn’t expect so many82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd0fPbQcWD7
guards. He even caught a couple of teal uniforms talking to some of them. So,82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr61TTNJKCT
the Blades were aware of what was going on, but the fact that the guards didn’t82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF4xMueMweE
know meant that they were keeping the identities of the dead a secret. That82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5IfnH9qrOJ
didn’t bode too well for him, he had to make sure that his disguise was perfect82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ83QyG11DaX
to avoid suspicion.
He kept to the edge of the crowd,82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjejOBAbzvc
carefully making sure not to bump the people in front of him. However, the82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAJHefI571f
crowd was so thick that he couldn’t see over anyone. Annoyed with himself, he82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwC21A5RcEM
did the only thing he could do. He snuck off to a dark alley, positioned some82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGDFb7JfmF8
stuff in front of him so he couldn’t be seen, then bent down.
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He reached deep inside of him,82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEKSX8OmYtW
touching the shard that was embedded into his body. It buckled in fought him,82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡupK9x7vNfm
but he twisted the powers to suit his own needs. He could feel many different82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgV93nfK8Ya
creatures around him, but the one he homed in on was the raven on the roof top82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCxUotZmFwB
above him. He pushed his consciousness inside and when he opened his eyes once again,82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSbippAW0r2
he could see above the crowd and his own unconscious form down below. With a82Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6DNBdLeixa
loud cry he beat his wings and flew.
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