Chapter 26
Despite the King’s murder and the96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡN2jvrf1NL6
man hunt taking over the city, the Orange Fox was still as popular as ever, if96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi6brgOl8Lr
not more so. With all that was going on in their lives, more and more people96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQdUXM3zUVv
needed an outlet for their angst and despair. Some of the people Vander had96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpC5M2Lqufy
noticed, who had never been here before, were now here every night gambling or96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrCKJNgk5iJ
drinking their problems away. It made Ross happier than he had been in a long96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhBUbVtclUX
time, which made him thirst for even more riches.
Vander and Shea stopped at the96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1h6luVHg9v
door that led into the man’s suite. Left was nowhere to be found, probably back96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgFCsS89fLF
outside with Right. Everyone knew you didn’t mess with the proprietor of this96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt7WzogKGgx
establishment if you didn’t want your darkest secrets to come to light.96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyvOILORF9f
However, there would probably come a time when he would meet someone who had96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFmqMParUFV
nothing left to lose and would come knocking so he hoped Ross knew how to96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡScn4BRj8Ae
fight.
There were noises coming from96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1KvUsNv6gG
behind the door. Based on the sweaty smell and the grunting sounds coming from96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBUepTGtIBX
within, the two of them decided to wait until it was done before entering.
“I can feel you hovering!” Ross96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqsJIOoC5xm
called out. “Come on in, don’t worry, I’m decent.” Vander and Shea exchanged96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAuHDR3MZB5
glances, but they pushed the door open anyway to head inside.
True to Ross’s word, he was96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzsKzVPMMm0
decent. He was sitting behind his desk with his robe open showing off his96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPE3mOmVnVW
heavily muscled frame. In his hand was a glass of amber colored liquid that96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpvHYV8qhcB
smelled heavily like whiskey. However, the show was happening on the couch that96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCUu5vjaaDp
Vander would have to walk past to talk to his patron. Two people, a man and a96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsAP65i3x9V
woman, were in the middle of some passionate sex. He was inside her, while96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJJ2VOE1FzA
playing with her breast, and thrusting like he would die tonight. Vander could96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡALme4Z2PTm
feel his lust start to creep out, but he closed his eyes to center himself.
“Interesting, isn’t it?” Ross’s96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTAShQ8eE44
voice brought him out of his stupor. “How much you can learn by watching.”
“I wouldn’t know.” Vander took the96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkpgQdpGBGl
chair across from him making sure he could block the sight from his vision, but96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIhY5bGGzra
he could still hear them going at it. “Why have you called me here? Certainly,96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqpjtJdECax
it wasn’t to watch two of your workers fuck each other.”
“No, that’s for me.” Ross96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ95VKH6jiyB
chuckled. “I called you here to see if you remember the terms of our96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcaIcn6n934
arrangement.” He wondered when the day would come Ross would ask about that. It96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaROIB2kT3t
meant that he had something in mind, something he wouldn’t enjoy.
“I do.” Vander nodded. Ross96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2iDtXeupmw
prompted him to continue. Sighing, he said: “In exchange for your protection96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFLA6pUYT0g
and anything I need, you wanted me to fight down in the cage for the guest’s96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUz4fosP1Kk
entertainment.”
“Correct.” Ross put down his96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡokuFiBjd00
glass. “I have given you three months, generous of me, I know.” Vander rolled96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡierK6Ln11u
his eyes. “But I’m calling in debt tonight. I can’t treat you as a champion,96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjOZ2LKdDEm
you must work your way up the ranks before fighting the bear.”
“I will not kill anyone.” Vander96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnwpEYNLHh4
warned. “That was part of our deal, remember?”
“Of course,” Ross dismissed it96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHmi7fmgR3K
with a wave of his hand. “It’s not often our duels end in deaths, just against96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2J6nIghsK9
the bear.” He got up from the desk while removing his robe. Vander averted his96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSRjgshlRd6
gaze as the naked man walked past him to join the two on the couch. “Your first96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1lEhP8QFGr
fight is tomorrow night. I have sent some things to your room to help you96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6AhIONDbFQ
relax. Right will come get you when it’s time.” Vander waited for the96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnEbDLzJ92a
dismissal, but it never came. When he left Ross was biting the other man’s neck96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9E2Bhi2tgM
while stroking him.
Shea asked him what the meeting96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuQeIh4Yz4f
was about, so Vander explained it to her. She voiced her anger the entire walk96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOQ3NTTQrcw
back to their bedroom. She wasn’t happy with the deal they had made with Ross96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ67uX50fslq
in the first place, but she didn’t think he would force Vander to fight like he96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmCD15zVCI7
said he would. He was just glad Ross gave him as much time as he did to get96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYSKIFClGyN
over what had happened.
When two of them arrived back at96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmRecCnjsZ3
the room, both were on instant alert. They could hear giggling of two women96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡayiBqpXdUG
behind the door, so they relaxed. He knew the scent of one of them as the96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfyXVpQN8oP
bartender he had met the last time he was here. The second woman was new. He96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfM5PcPwxgs
heard that Ross had hired a new server just this morning, so it might have been96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡubdle7vxiI
her. He wouldn’t know until he opened the door.
“I’m going to stay out here and96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJvExjQDrUz
guard the door.” He could feel Shea’s judgement through their bond. It96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHd8AySf0UF
embarrassed him, but both knew that he wouldn’t be able to relax until the96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9iwp7g7nlL
demon was satisfied in all ways. It was the animalistic urge that filled him.96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVkXEmOoB1L
This was one of the few ways to sate that thirst. Ross knew what he was doing96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcPvSs9jkkI
when he invited Vander to witness the display in his office. It had made him96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡntG3HQGapY
hungry.
He stepped into the room to see96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmSR6blPCHe
two beautiful women sitting on his bed. The blonde bartender waved at him96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5JK0juQF4F
before giving him a coy wink. The second he didn’t recognize, however she96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡd7BuOOvr7e
seemed familiar. He must have seen her around the warehouse the past couple of96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHy2xqHV7vS
days but didn’t think much of it. The two women got up from the bed, pulling96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDKY5A4MnC6
him over to them. The blonde placed her mouth on his while the brunet started96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdzgREFJPsy
pulling off his shirt. For once he and the demon were of mind. They didn’t want96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqToxe7I0Vf
to leave here until it was time for the fight.
…
Vander snoozed in his bed96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3qNMuaGkrJ
completely drained. Despite what he wanted, he was only able to for an hour or96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2X1O21KbZj
so before the events from the night before caught up to him. Hopefully he left96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkv0Hy8xL5j
the two women feeling satisfied, but he knew it had more to do with what they96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5yY2vIC3ne
did for each other than he did, but it was still fun, so he had no complaints.96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa2HuyN6Hia
Shea refused to sleep on the bed until it was cleaned and the stench from his96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBRtr2QSAfc
two visitors was completely wiped away. So, she slept on the floor by his side96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡygIORe2ixM
of the bed as he rested.
Ever since the night of Malcolm’s96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaVuEsbyESf
murder, the gods had been quiet. He no longer received strange dreams from96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq13HvdIa9M
either Veyar or Unna, which concerned him greatly. He couldn’t remember the96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ21R1cCUwuC
last time he hadn’t had a visit, but he knew that he should enjoy it while it96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNvpX6LwBOC
lasted.
He rested until about midmorning96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU5dtz84OsW
when the sun was up, and he could hear the cleaners tidying up after the events96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ18MrItxBR1
from last night. He walked over to the bathroom to take a quick shower. He made96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfdfye0UqVF
sure that his hair dye hadn’t slipped while it was wet before getting dressed.96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdEqxOI0pcm
He chose a pair of brown trousers, a white shirt, and his boots. As far as96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCGzbkBu3GC
disguises went, it wasn’t much, but that was exactly the point. He would be96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkWLXcHj7Fs
able to blend in with the crowds.
“Where are you going?” Shea96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMHAyxIutSC
asked. He could tell that she was tired because her eyes were drooping.
“I want to go to the safe house96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqQho3Zhnjr
and see if anything happened while I was here.” Vander explained. He strapped a96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0cJ2dk8zFG
sword, a different sword than his Blade weapon, to his back before throwing a96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡziXxrkoBWR
messenger bag strap over his shoulder. “If the guards were paying attention96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW7r5kbTwgb
they would notice the carnage. I want to see who else shows up.”
“Are you sure that’s wise?” Shea96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1TNLeP5qfB
asked. “What if someone recognizes you?”
“In the unlikely event of that96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyllqvt3bcx
happening, I can lose them.” Vander promised. She wasn’t entirely convinced it96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkExZFRnVoI
was safe, especially if she couldn’t go with him. However, they both knew that96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfBFV4GrO2d
was the only choice they could make. If they wanted to get back to their home,96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPxoCFjGeIY
they would have to take risks. Vander kissed her on the top of her head96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ32i9HNgPiD
promising to return soon before slipping out the door.
He greeted all the workers as he96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQoddPJ6Sao
left, blowing a quick kiss to the blonde as she cleaned up the bar. Right and96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuuxkIIB4d9
Left rolled their eyes but let him leave without stopping him. If he wanted to96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFVJ5cwQdgU
get caught that was his problem, not the bouncers.
The southern district looked a lot96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsikhYUdjvI
different in the light of day than the dark of night. The homeless scrounged96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlH2T7Q1IKI
around for food that was left behind during the night or robbing the drunks who96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7AecTj0BHf
hadn’t been able to make it home before passing out in the alleys. Vander kept96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡymNJGcpLPo
his nose to the ground unwilling to look any of them in the eye. Sometimes they96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4hFyP9PolK
saw it as a challenge and on multiple occasions he had been attacked. It was96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbLzU1LYQ6u
over quickly, but it drew too much attention so he did what he could to not96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsVc81QWWjS
appear threatening.
Once he got to the gate separating96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaEUe2EnTnl
the districts, the two guards on duty stopped him. They told him about a house96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxgTAXNwi0b
that had been broken into and the occupants had all been killed. They were96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgjD5FSmYUp
given orders to question everybody coming in or out of the district. They asked96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKetEUdNXGt
for his name, of which he gave a fake one, then asked why he was coming into96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwKpw37Csno
the eastern district that day. He explained that he was on his way to picking96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNn97su29kY
up some packages from the market then delivering them to several different96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLogTyblWo0
people. Runners were quite common in the city, so the guards didn’t seem phased96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6hqaXyQETn
by his explanation. When questioned about the sword, Vander laughed. He told96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvPfik2z8Tz
them that they would also have a weapon on them if they knew where he was96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpcBxijnOCP
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 many96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡywMPjvbe0S
guards. He even caught a couple of teal uniforms talking to some of them. So,96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrzeK7IFOBS
the Blades were aware of what was going on, but the fact that the guards didn’t96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgmbgMtTorb
know meant that they were keeping the identities of the dead a secret. That96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnyDjFo7ub5
didn’t bode too well for him, he had to make sure that his disguise was perfect96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXx08gaOPF1
to avoid suspicion.
He kept to the edge of the crowd,96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLgn807MXHj
carefully making sure not to bump the people in front of him. However, the96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPy5zUaYXES
crowd was so thick that he couldn’t see over anyone. Annoyed with himself, he96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpUzfCcN5oc
did the only thing he could do. He snuck off to a dark alley, positioned some96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaJ9kdoiN4m
stuff in front of him so he couldn’t be seen, then bent down.
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He reached deep inside of him,96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8ERaxXXXGw
touching the shard that was embedded into his body. It buckled in fought him,96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX7r9RQQsFn
but he twisted the powers to suit his own needs. He could feel many different96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqmod60nIB8
creatures around him, but the one he homed in on was the raven on the roof top96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBefvMslYLc
above him. He pushed his consciousness inside and when he opened his eyes once again,96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡva6R9rtXrU
he could see above the crowd and his own unconscious form down below. With a96Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXxb5etEwRi
loud cry he beat his wings and flew.
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