Chapter 5
Bree was a very attractive woman.139Please respect copyright.PENANA9TWzt4i7pq
She had long blonde hair, blue eyes, and a toned figure from her time as a139Please respect copyright.PENANAzejUHDdrd6
Blade and now serving as a Captain in the Eluvian military. Instead of her139Please respect copyright.PENANAz1uXXEFVz0
regular soldier attire, she decided to wear tight brown pants, brown booties,139Please respect copyright.PENANAFw92OdJxad
and a white sleeveless blouse. It looked as though she took a lot of care in139Please respect copyright.PENANA12D9ne1R1i
her choice of attire as he had to try hard to ignore the feeling welling up in139Please respect copyright.PENANA2y1ZPL9ppD
his chest. They weren’t together anymore.
“Oh Vander, I’ve missed you.” She139Please respect copyright.PENANARvyaJdlVMK
reached up to touch his face, but he grabbed her hand as he pulled back.
“You don’t get to do that139Please respect copyright.PENANAdfotq3HDCz
anymore.” Vander took a step back into his room. “You made your choice six139Please respect copyright.PENANAwbblrTRhZD
months ago and I’m not one to play second fiddle to someone else.”
“Come on.” She scoffed. “You know139Please respect copyright.PENANABgxn6TB7ey
I had no choice. My father forced me into this, I couldn’t disobey him.”
“Not even for someone you139Please respect copyright.PENANAUCHHX9FWU0
professed to love?” he snorted. “I’d have left the Blades if you asked, but you139Please respect copyright.PENANApTbXBpzeHU
dropped me as soon as your father snapped his fingers. You never loved me Bree,139Please respect copyright.PENANALYXqK9enwx
not really.”
“Vander, that’s not fair.” He139Please respect copyright.PENANAQ9sB6Lbiy1
voice was starting to rise. “I spent a lot of time this past six months139Please respect copyright.PENANAYxAiNL3wpc
thinking about us. I will tell my father to end my engagement to Leon, so we139Please respect copyright.PENANAAgDCYXEszd
could be together.” Vander’s heart pounded at the thought, but he wouldn’t allow139Please respect copyright.PENANABcZ5q3A4fX
himself to be ruled by his emotions.
“I’m sorry, but you made your139Please respect copyright.PENANAkIkDL8alFU
choice and now we both have to live with it.” He walked towards the door and139Please respect copyright.PENANAh0UoHaQRDz
held it open. “It’s time for you to leave.” She sat there in the middle of the139Please respect copyright.PENANA74BVYXREGf
floor her face flushed with rage. She clenched her fist and for a second he139Please respect copyright.PENANAJ4IZdUGzM6
thought she was going to swing at him. She thought better of it but made sure139Please respect copyright.PENANARiB538nQgE
to slam her shoulder into his arm as she left. She didn’t even say goodbye.
“Give me the word and I’ll rip139Please respect copyright.PENANA6c0T1UI80u
her throat out.” Shea snarled. Vander walked over to rub her head.
“I don’t want to give you139Please respect copyright.PENANAVjs3G8Mva5
indigestion.” He teased.
He had known Bree since their time139Please respect copyright.PENANAaz5ybxjWGN
as recruits roughly eight years ago when they were both sixteen. They had139Please respect copyright.PENANAwoV6J2BFuu
gotten close, along with the other members of their squad, but after an139Please respect copyright.PENANAkeoAmdFtQQ
incident during their first mission cost the lives of their training officer as139Please respect copyright.PENANAD787VA5OAU
well as two of their comrades, they hadn’t been the same. They had clung to139Please respect copyright.PENANAE5nCY8uauU
each other during the rougher times and grew close. They had been each other’s139Please respect copyright.PENANAYdZW2P7vEh
first, a bond he thought would cement them together for the rest of their139Please respect copyright.PENANAF00DuM30T2
lives. But six months ago, that had fallen to pieces. He had done a lot of soul139Please respect copyright.PENANAFg3dEJ8hs1
searching while he was in isolation with his new recruits and decided that he139Please respect copyright.PENANAhS6KHUVhvP
would keep things professional between them, nothing more, nothing less. She139Please respect copyright.PENANAvoimn9b09T
had ended things with him for her father’s favorite and got engaged to Leon139Please respect copyright.PENANAZDDexNRXph
instead. That was something he wouldn’t readily forgive or forget.
He rubbed Shea’s head then139Please respect copyright.PENANA4aZVhp64hE
promised to bring her back some beef from the kitchen when he returned later.139Please respect copyright.PENANAjqPdJR7Y1n
He didn’t want to be late for his recruits first night out since joining. He139Please respect copyright.PENANAIsCk9OMzI2
left his sword behind because he doubted he would need it, then left the room.
If there was a lot of people139Please respect copyright.PENANATxlHna1WaJ
before, there was even more now. People were crammed against the walls and the139Please respect copyright.PENANAUXj2duk6eq
servers were having issues making their way through everyone. A larger square139Please respect copyright.PENANAVpkZm8iYB7
was opened up between the booths and musicians for more people to dance the139Please respect copyright.PENANAENS7q1XWFi
night away. Upon stepping into the floor, he saw Alexander’s head poking up139Please respect copyright.PENANAq7u9R7GFjG
above the crowd. It was one of the perks of being friends with a giant. His139Please respect copyright.PENANAxHovICLvRS
voice thundered out to order some food and drinks for his table sending a139Please respect copyright.PENANASxIxg3JQBY
couple of the servers scrambling to fulfill his wishes. Vander snaked his way139Please respect copyright.PENANAFVZA89vLiG
through the crowd dodging flying elbows and kicking feet to get to the table. Alex139Please respect copyright.PENANAwVzB9efaJ9
was still wearing the clothing he had on earlier, but he left his uniform top139Please respect copyright.PENANAwrB5vnuuZX
at home and instead opted to wear a black leather jacket.
“About time you got here.” Alex139Please respect copyright.PENANAJP9TxCgGV7
grumbled. This man did not like large crowds, but he came out to spend time139Please respect copyright.PENANAT8pMEGffXt
with his friend. A sacrifice that wouldn’t go unrewarded tonight. “Would me139Please respect copyright.PENANAiHYsqW3H0k
seeing Bree storming out of here have anything to do with it?”
“Some.” He motioned for the bigger139Please respect copyright.PENANAauhO67PjbY
man to slide over so he could sit down. “She told me she would end the139Please respect copyright.PENANAsshD8IsBiq
engagement with Leon to have me back, but I told her that I wouldn’t get back139Please respect copyright.PENANA8vy3HRZSAZ
with her. She made her choice six months ago and I won’t be played for a fool139Please respect copyright.PENANA2atmjSJMT3
again.”
“You turned that down?” Forest139Please respect copyright.PENANA8Ywdlj2QCA
gasped. “I would have thrown myself at her if she asked me to be with her.”
“You’d throw yourself at a bear if139Please respect copyright.PENANAHPZ7EWshQ9
you think you’d get lucky.” Briar snorted. Forest shoved her then she shoved139Please respect copyright.PENANAnl5E4wvek2
him back. It would have devolved into a fight if Rooster hadn’t pulled them139Please respect copyright.PENANAEC0iQqoPXj
apart.
“We’re here to have fun.” He139Please respect copyright.PENANAhkX8eZvTCG
snapped. “Not get thrown out of here before we even had a drink.”
Each of them had dressed in their139Please respect copyright.PENANANeKjSCJCZ0
best clothes for tonight. Most of their clothing was now a little too small139Please respect copyright.PENANAmblFqaRnHH
since they had each packed on a ton of muscle since they left the city. He139Please respect copyright.PENANA2NMNHGH8GX
guessed that he would have to make a request to his grandfather to give them139Please respect copyright.PENANA7QtZ186Xjq
some money for new clothing. The only one that seemed to have gotten clothing139Please respect copyright.PENANAThgw6Gq1f4
that still fit was Eve. Unlike the others who wore pants and a shirt, she had139Please respect copyright.PENANAgHsJo400VA
decided to wear a long white dress and shoes. Even Chicken had decided to dress139Please respect copyright.PENANAeJ6Z5pz0q4
for the occasion and leave her oversized clothing at home. She wore a brown139Please respect copyright.PENANApXknYr7YnI
buttoned shirt and a pair of tan pants. He wondered if Eve had lent the outfit139Please respect copyright.PENANAMvLayJn4Vg
to her.
“Each of look very nice.” Vander139Please respect copyright.PENANAozmzkL0uLk
nodded his approval. “Remember, tonight feel free to eat and drink as you139Please respect copyright.PENANAUuyTRYMbCd
please, but there will still be training tomorrow as usual, and I will not go139Please respect copyright.PENANATnuZA82Eb3
easy on you just because you are hung over.”
“Come on Forest, let’s go dance.”139Please respect copyright.PENANA53yKHOML6h
Briar pulled on his arm, removing him from the booth. He protested fully but139Please respect copyright.PENANALdGTLK3u5r
allowed himself to be led away by her. She grabbed his arm, placed the other139Please respect copyright.PENANARouYD7CagS
one around her waist and started leading him around the dance floor making sure139Please respect copyright.PENANAM72sDxXoJp
not to bump into anyone along the way. Within moments the two of them were lost139Please respect copyright.PENANATvooFbtHzv
from sight.
“Will you dance with me Vander?”139Please respect copyright.PENANAwEwGU9mwcT
Eve looked down at her lap. It took him a moment to register that she had been139Please respect copyright.PENANABIhKLu1ubF
the one to ask him and not Chicken.
“He has two left feet.” Alex139Please respect copyright.PENANAts65f1mvqO
slapped him on the back. “I’m you’ll find someone to dance with you out on the139Please respect copyright.PENANAIINFLiKvFj
floor. Look,” they turned to where he was pointing and saw two young men139Please respect copyright.PENANA2IU2rc3gZf
smiling at her from the other side of the Inn.
“But I want to dance with-“
“I’m sorry, Eve.” Vander forced a139Please respect copyright.PENANA3AtC9Jxzjz
smile. “I’m a bit worn out from our travels today, so I think I’ll sit tonight139Please respect copyright.PENANAE3oL5qpUXJ
out. Shall I call you over once our food is here?” Nodding angrily, she walked139Please respect copyright.PENANAwSskrazSWl
from the booth, grabbed both young men by their arms and pulled them onto the139Please respect copyright.PENANAQVbaBrcbNN
dance floor.
“What about the two of you?” Alex139Please respect copyright.PENANASFNcWgodAH
asked Rooster and Chicken.
“I think I’m just going to read.”139Please respect copyright.PENANAhkYd6qPgxF
Chicken removed a thick leather-bound book from her bag from under the table.139Please respect copyright.PENANAsEcBUjBEJi
The title was called: The Life of Boris Britebyrd, The First Blade. He139Please respect copyright.PENANAezP16OroHd
didn’t know that she was into history, seemed as though the two of them had139Please respect copyright.PENANAgBTw9J6nOe
quite a bit in common.
“I’m okay just sitting here.” He139Please respect copyright.PENANAKHo6baszm5
looked wistfully out towards the dance floor. Tracing his gaze Vander saw that139Please respect copyright.PENANAhEdf5KPoO5
he was watching Eve dance with the two men. It looked as though she was139Please respect copyright.PENANAtOPrN9O7Bq
enjoying herself, but that might also have been for his benefit.
“Why don’t you ask her to dance?”139Please respect copyright.PENANA00zrmX1Q5M
Vander asked.
“Because I see the way she looks139Please respect copyright.PENANAwJSeSZUBGm
at you.” Rooster grumbled. “And I can’t ever hope to compete.”
“It’s just a crush.” Vander139Please respect copyright.PENANAmImKOB5DwP
reached over to place his hand on Rooster’s shoulder. “She will get over it.139Please respect copyright.PENANAmFeemNxcAo
Besides, no one could say no to you. You’re a wonderful kid and you won’t know139Please respect copyright.PENANAKC3xRp4m8U
unless you try.”
“Alright, but later.” He sighed.139Please respect copyright.PENANA51PmXpNzJW
He became quiet up then proceeded to stare out the window until the food139Please respect copyright.PENANA5NcWTdIOMx
arrived. The server placed down a basket full of bread, a bowl of hearty stew139Please respect copyright.PENANAHjEhKqU4yE
for each of them along with a tankard of beer and many glasses. Vander asked139Please respect copyright.PENANAKxqjU47P8t
her to bring him some Dwarven Whiskey as well. She came back a couple of139Please respect copyright.PENANAsbJ3cYgm1c
minutes later with several shot glasses and the bottle.
Rooster and Chicken wasted no time139Please respect copyright.PENANAGWYruZtiDC
and started digging into their food. They never let food grow cold or go to139Please respect copyright.PENANARfwa8Z4KRi
waste. A pair of bottomless pits which stemmed from their time homeless and139Please respect copyright.PENANAJE1Fx5pDFF
never getting enough to eat. Forest and Briar came after a few minutes. Briar139Please respect copyright.PENANAb2V2Lm4C1I
was grinning ear to ear while Forest slumped into the booth breathing heavily139Please respect copyright.PENANAxvBblSwg1v
and sweating profusely from his brow. Briar helped prop him up before starting139Please respect copyright.PENANApraKzC54en
to eat. Eve was the last one to make it back to the table. She was out of139Please respect copyright.PENANAwoMa0P1g1b
breath, her face flushed with exhaustion. She sat down next to Chicken not139Please respect copyright.PENANApJDCmxEPAR
looking up at Vander as she started to eat.
As the music thrummed into his139Please respect copyright.PENANAJkdxCVxunK
head, he started feeling ill. Loud noises and people sitting so close to him139Please respect copyright.PENANAtygGBWrK4Z
wasn’t something he enjoyed. His senses were being assaulted and he needed some139Please respect copyright.PENANAGtqpoOZnIn
air, but first he wanted to make sure the recruits were taken care of.
“Congratulations on making it139Please respect copyright.PENANAEn5G4EZBM9
through your first six months of training.” Vander said. “Alex and I couldn’t139Please respect copyright.PENANArRcIpN70pW
be prouder of all the progress you made since we started and while things might139Please respect copyright.PENANAh9Zd8JDX4T
not get easier from here on out, I know you all make fantastic Blades. So, eat,139Please respect copyright.PENANAmHgLz55pQQ
drink, and party to your hearts content.” Four of the five of them cheered.139Please respect copyright.PENANAixniLvx0Z8
Vander poured them each a shot and they all tossed it back at once. “Will you139Please respect copyright.PENANAYLQAChp5j1
make sure they get home alright?”
“Of course,” Alex looked139Please respect copyright.PENANAHGrbrWsEM8
concerned. “Is everything alright with you?”
“Too much noise for me to handle.”139Please respect copyright.PENANA1PEgdxFX9c
Vander explained. “I just need to step outside for a few minutes okay?”
“Alright, just take it easy.” Alex139Please respect copyright.PENANAcIYmSM7O10
said with a slight frown. Vander excused himself from the table. He went139Please respect copyright.PENANAAuM2oIsPBo
through the kitchen then out the back door into the cool night beyond.
Nighttime in the city was139Please respect copyright.PENANA362Zs8dRuB
different from the forest. Out there the sky was clear you could count the139Please respect copyright.PENANAO6NKwgSRgs
stars or try too at least. Humjir’s light shone everywhere even in the darkest139Please respect copyright.PENANAx6pqtqEKv1
corner. The animals made sounds of course as the night hunters prowled the139Please respect copyright.PENANAZ6MaId82fc
ground and sky, but there was a rhythm to it. There were times he and Shea139Please respect copyright.PENANAeJabHEeEGj
would stay out under a large tree listening to the animals as they relaxed from139Please respect copyright.PENANAuj2Tk5IXNE
the day’s activities. Often enough Alex would come out to wake them out because139Please respect copyright.PENANAhTSyHy3nBZ
they had fallen asleep in the grass. Here, there was nothing soothing about it.
Humjir couldn’t be seen from the139Please respect copyright.PENANAdcPmjiGKNW
city aside from the highest tower in the King’s estate. You could only see a139Please respect copyright.PENANAb0YpJBEhOW
couple of stars, but even then their lights were muted. Then came the sounds139Please respect copyright.PENANAVZOfi3q4Rm
from humans, not animals, that showed how rotten the city truly was. The sick139Please respect copyright.PENANAbt9kQM8LX5
could be heard coughing all night long as the homeless shuffled along looking139Please respect copyright.PENANApUfYU2hByo
for a place to stay, any place that would take them. The hungry wails of139Please respect copyright.PENANAI0clLzJgPN
children often fell on deaf ears because everyone else was too busy partying139Please respect copyright.PENANA3b3Rdg8eEO
the night away. He couldn’t help but wonder how many people inside the inn139Please respect copyright.PENANAXRBdzluwTw
right now children at home starving had while they were drinking the night139Please respect copyright.PENANA93YP3z6fVD
away. Both he and Shea were of one mind that they would be happier living in the woods away from all these people, but139Please respect copyright.PENANAG0vu5L4yEh
duty called and neither of them wanted to turn their backs on their friends.139Please respect copyright.PENANAygUk4KbaxB
Perhaps, one day, they would be able to retire somewhere far from here.
He was so lost in thought that he139Please respect copyright.PENANARDG3heiIfM
failed to notice the door opening behind him. “You should really be more139Please respect copyright.PENANA3QL4NNQ9yw
careful out here.” Julianna said. He wasn’t one to startle easily, but he leapt139Please respect copyright.PENANAbNCmzzN1z7
from his boots once she spoke.
“Don’t scare me like that.” He139Please respect copyright.PENANAGi5Ej6EnJS
growled. She wrapped her arm through his and pulled him to his side.
“Don’t be a pansy.” She giggled.139Please respect copyright.PENANADAEVPArkzV
He could smell the slight tang of booze on her breath. Her face was flushed139Please respect copyright.PENANA0b3fzjf6wE
bright red, and she was breathing heavily. The strap of her dress hung loosely139Please respect copyright.PENANAMp4f9bLpGc
on her shoulder, so he reached over to pull it back up for her.
“You needed a drink to come out139Please respect copyright.PENANA9nC1VyTsR9
here and greet me?” he teased. “I thought you were braver than that.”
“Oh please.” She rolled her eyes.139Please respect copyright.PENANAYuiebwTz4S
“This wasn’t for you. Some of my patrons like me enough to buy me something to139Please respect copyright.PENANAB6uvxRO1Fh
drink and dance with me. I just came out here for a breather.” The two of them139Please respect copyright.PENANAj1Hj46sutg
stood there in silence leaning up against the side of the building. Julianna139Please respect copyright.PENANA0Gz07xgoPL
placed her head on his shoulder, but she remained stony faced and still.139Please respect copyright.PENANAybzUJy1vtQ
“Vander.” She said after a few minutes.
“Yes?” he asked.
“Did you get the closure you139Please respect copyright.PENANABVSmVBEZ3T
needed with Bree tonight?” He looked down at her. There was a wistful look on139Please respect copyright.PENANAwKI9P4OOTq
her face as she looked straight ahead.
“Heh.” He laughed. “I was139Please respect copyright.PENANAw57Y3lAceQ
wondering how she made it past you. You let her in didn’t you?”
“Guilty.” She spoke softly. “If139Please respect copyright.PENANA1ytYhLYvoI
you were going to take her back, I was going to throw you out of the Inn. Once139Please respect copyright.PENANAgX8tbxJ9kB
she stormed off pissed as hell, I knew you made the right choice.”
“You’re always looking out for me,139Please respect copyright.PENANA2628WwZbnM
thank you.” he bumped her shoulder lightly with his. She smiled up at him with139Please respect copyright.PENANAWOZFKo6AdU
a slight blush on her face. The two of them sat out there for a little bit139Please respect copyright.PENANA50fAHchiNl
without speaking. The quiet night air helped him soothe any aches he may have139Please respect copyright.PENANAfuv3kYSRpu
had plus her company was a welcome boon. He knew that she didn’t harbor any139Please respect copyright.PENANA6AZVzB428M
feelings for him, neither him for her, but their friendship would stretch for139Please respect copyright.PENANAOXULxtrebe
years to come, he could feel.
A sudden shout along with the139Please respect copyright.PENANAkWU4b5kqgT
breaking of glass broke the serene quiet air. Julianna turned too him with a139Please respect copyright.PENANAzhq6XS9Cnx
concerned look. “What the hell was that?” she asked.
“I don’t know.” He frowned. “But139Please respect copyright.PENANA5Ymy2oqYzs
stay here, let me go look.”
“It’s my Inn.” She snorted. “I139Please respect copyright.PENANAGMMOqM63ae
won’t be waiting outside like some helpless damsel. Let’s go.” Shaking his head139Please respect copyright.PENANAz5zOPLzKmy
as she rushed past him, he hurried behind.
As soon as she walked through the139Please respect copyright.PENANAIutMoSyQfR
door, he pushed her head down as a glass mug hit the wall next to them139Please respect copyright.PENANAcMmvmsW0Zp
shattering upon impact. Shards of glass rained down over them, but they slid139Please respect copyright.PENANAfxwcyamA75
right off his sleeve. Thankfully there was no liquid inside.
“Bring that white-haired bastard139Please respect copyright.PENANAFBr22A9hDw
out here this instant.” Someone shouted. Vander recognized the voice as Leon’s,139Please respect copyright.PENANAGFlzD8BVED
so he must have been talking about him.
“Fucking Bree.” Vander pushed past139Please respect copyright.PENANA4uPU1S8HNS
Julianna through the kitchen and into the main Inn. Right in front of the door,139Please respect copyright.PENANAs92JWfMJx3
flanking both sides keeping anyone from either entering or leaving were four139Please respect copyright.PENANAs9RjYnjMdQ
Blades, in uniform, with their hands on the hilts of their swords. Standing in139Please respect copyright.PENANAx2NzNX6H62
front of them was Leon with his sword out pointing to the ground. Vander met139Please respect copyright.PENANA5SrACzZL0q
Alex’s eye. He was standing in front of the table blocking the recruits from139Please respect copyright.PENANADUy6ODKmhB
being spotted by the pissed off Captain. Their eyes met. Alex shook his head139Please respect copyright.PENANAjkFkNdIT5m
and motioned for Vander to leave out the back, but he was going to leave these139Please respect copyright.PENANAyKyEdOKzt5
people here to take Leon’s wrath. As a captain he had a duty to uphold the139Please respect copyright.PENANAfnZDzFddta
standard of the Blades, so he pushed his way through the crowd to stand in139Please respect copyright.PENANAcFkBZx3on5
front of Leon.
“What are you doing?” His voice139Please respect copyright.PENANAAejgzwJujL
boomed. He made no attempt to hide the annoyance in his voice. “Is this how a139Please respect copyright.PENANApbMiu5KlBR
captain of the Blades is supposed to act? Drawing your weapon in a business and139Please respect copyright.PENANArKEmpkmFkw
trying to intimidate everyone here? What’s the matter with you?”
“There you are you bastard!” Leon139Please respect copyright.PENANAPQ72iHiPH4
raised his sword pointing it at his chest. “Why was Bree here? What did the two139Please respect copyright.PENANAmLehUbZDmz
of you do?”
“Is that what this is about?”139Please respect copyright.PENANAnX630F3MOO
Vander scoffed. “Nothing happened, I sent her home, end of discussion. Now it’s139Please respect copyright.PENANAkPo0uJexRU
your turn to get going before I report this to the Commander.”
“And you expect me to believe139Please respect copyright.PENANAhrQNxdj1Eu
that?” Leon laughed. “You were gone for six months and the day you come back139Please respect copyright.PENANA3uNrnQC4ss
she comes to visit you? You’re full of shit.”
“It’s true.” Julianna pushed her139Please respect copyright.PENANAmhZG6RA4UT
way through to stand by Vander. “I let her in, and she left five minutes later139Please respect copyright.PENANA8c4Zkjpopx
crying. I suggest you take it up with her and get out of my inn.”
“Now you have your new bitch139Please respect copyright.PENANA4fj2jUfZw2
covering for you?” Leon snapped. “Take this punk outside, we will settle this139Please respect copyright.PENANAPxF8kCoWEo
like men.” The four Blades guarding the door moved forward towards the crowd.139Please respect copyright.PENANAv6HqAQZuOK
Alex pushed past to stand by Vander causing the four of them to pause mid-step.139Please respect copyright.PENANAVgwdugsIrA
“Alex, stay out of this, this doesn’t concern you.”
“It concerns us all when you use139Please respect copyright.PENANA8x8iBJXwaR
your power for your own ends.” Alex snapped back. “You came to a private139Please respect copyright.PENANAckNx8YEejx
establishment, threatened citizens, and are threatening a comrade, one that,139Please respect copyright.PENANAWhjW9zveiU
until recently, outranked you. This is an abuse of power especially settling a139Please respect copyright.PENANA00Kg5cqPyY
private affair.”
“You think that matters to me?”139Please respect copyright.PENANAdOYg3YoAGW
Leon asked. “When my honor is on the line? Do what I ask or I swear I will use139Please respect copyright.PENANAnNdCf7djx1
everything in my power to crush you.” Vander stepped out until they were face139Please respect copyright.PENANAG4VKz40mg3
to face.
“Is that a threat Leon?” Leon139Please respect copyright.PENANAB6Et8Z86wm
responded by pushing Vander backwards then bringing his sword up underneath his139Please respect copyright.PENANAvmrPdqXyY6
chin.
“No this is a- ahhhhhh!” Shea139Please respect copyright.PENANAkS9CbZdYCX
leapt out from nowhere and bit down on Leon’s sword arm. Vander could hear the139Please respect copyright.PENANAR7uwyuMQ5O
bones crunching in his arm as she screamed out in pain. He dropped his sword139Please respect copyright.PENANAsRoZueYHOa
then tried to wrench her mouth off his arm. Blood sprayed as everyone started139Please respect copyright.PENANADv9GgwdwYC
screaming. Vander saw Leon’s goons rushing towards her, so he rushed forward blocking139Please respect copyright.PENANARBbE5JfgHF
their path.
“Shea, release him.”
“But-“ her voice echoed139Please respect copyright.PENANAiiqxDGm6D8
back.
“NOW!” She released him, but139Please respect copyright.PENANAjMdbVLLD1a
jumped out of reach and bared her teeth. With blood dripping down his arm, he139Please respect copyright.PENANABYANVqeCEW
slowly got to his feet. His face was red with rage.
“Your mutt will pay for that.” He139Please respect copyright.PENANAPeJ0s1FOf6
whispered. “You will all pay for standing in my way.” He grabbed his sword,139Please respect copyright.PENANAIEpeESrqMX
spun around, and thrust at Vander. Because he was facing away from Leon, Vander139Please respect copyright.PENANAeUomvci4Lz
couldn’t anticipate the move. However, in his rage, he missed anything vital,139Please respect copyright.PENANASAvbZs5b1L
but he still carved a deep gash into Vander’s side. He fell to the ground139Please respect copyright.PENANAMekEs1oPKG
holding the wound as blood seeped through his fingers.
“Damn it.” Vander groaned. “What139Please respect copyright.PENANAoY6q0i8fum
the hell is the matter with you?”
“You’ve looked down on me for too139Please respect copyright.PENANAJOD3ZkbIUg
long.” Leon spat. “Now it’s time you tasted defeat.” Leon lifted his sword139Please respect copyright.PENANAeTyteStUi5
again, but Alex got there first. His fist collided with Leon’s face sending him139Please respect copyright.PENANA7EyuGw6rqv
sprawling onto the ground.
“You crossed a line and not even139Please respect copyright.PENANAcehpbC1A77
your father will get you out of it.” He snapped. “You four, get him out of here139Please respect copyright.PENANA6p5Zjfc61l
before you find yourselves thrown onto the streets and not even Viggo Visc’s139Please respect copyright.PENANA9dNQvNTynM
influence will keep you safe.”
“This isn’t over.” Leon growled as139Please respect copyright.PENANAncdmxKX7Uy
his four lackies picked him up off the ground and dragged him out. “You better139Please respect copyright.PENANA3iwV4roV0N
find yourself a new job, Alex. I’m coming for your ass.” Vander heard rushed139Please respect copyright.PENANAPWWQ87wR2Y
footsteps coming towards him. Julianna placed a towel over his hand to help139Please respect copyright.PENANAnNmqnUEKLL
staunch the bleeding.
“Let me see.” She whispered. He139Please respect copyright.PENANAy4YttoLmPw
winced with pain as he carefully moved his hand. “It’s deep but didn’t hit139Please respect copyright.PENANADmXLzWhGVQ
anything vital. We are going to have to stitch you up.”
“Fine.” Vander allowed himself to139Please respect copyright.PENANAU2LTVxT7wS
be lifted to his feet. “Alex, will you make sure the kids get back safely?”
“We should get you to a doctor.”139Please respect copyright.PENANApMux7DSGfu
Alex said, but Vander shook his head.
“I’ll be fine.” He gasped. “Pay139Please respect copyright.PENANAuQXw2NFjs1
for everyone’s meal as an apology for Leon’s outburst. There should be enough139Please respect copyright.PENANA4vXJOq9XL3
money to cover it in my room. We will also pay for the damages here.”
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“I understand.” He said. Alex139Please respect copyright.PENANA2SRT5P7b7m
began to shout, but Vander’s eyes started to close. The blood loss was more139Please respect copyright.PENANAtqLwl0EqRW
than he thought as he had difficulty staying awake. The last thing he saw was139Please respect copyright.PENANAAglO9jCkN0
Shea leading the way upstairs towards the room.