Chapter 203 - 203

"Well hello, good to see you friend. What brings you here? Was it the upcoming riot?" Mikael joked and Luke rolled his eyes as he tried to untie himself. The toxic liquid though burned his skin, melting the flesh and making him bleed. It hurt so much he couldn't attempt to do it a second time. He sighed, feeling cornered like a little mouse and looked at everyone in the room. All of his allies had been caught and all of them would probably die today. 

"Adam is dead." Daniel mumbled, his empty stare focusing on the ground. "They threw his body…Markus! Adam…" Daniel cried and the scarred man looked at him with pity. 

"Daniel try to calm down okay? I am sure Adam knew what he was doing, he decided this so we need to make sure that Luke is safe, you know that right? This is what we were assigned to do from the start." Markus said and the man with the hazel eyes looked at him, still distressed. He nodded hastily trying to control himself. 

Watching the two men talk Luke wanted to ask so many questions. He had never known about his father's past, it was something he never talked about and Luke was never interested in it either. Seeing the loyalty of those two men he had never wondered why the followed such an arrogant and self-centered leader. He had assumed it was because they were forced to but now things seemed different.

"We need to find a way to get out of here, ask for help." Mikael said.

"I already sent a magical letter. I addressed it as you though. I even wrote that Adam was dead to make it more convincing but I never thought that…" Markus said and stared at the dirty ground. The man was usually expressional, always buried in a nook but now he seemed to be at a loss of words, unable to think or do anything. "So he really…that idiot." He mumbled with a sad smile. 

"To whom did you sent it?" Luke asked.

"The elf King. I hope they decide to help us soon because I don't think we will see the light of day. At least not soon, or ever again." 

"It's fine." Daniel said. "It's fine if we died. Then I would be able to…then I…" 

"Don't even dare say it!" Markus shouted. "Do you know what shit Adam would make me go through in our next life if I let you die? Get your shit together, he is gone! Dead!" he told him and Daniel stared at him filled with rage.

"Then what should I do!" Daniel screamed, tears once more in his eyes. "What would you do if you had to leave your mate to die? He told me to just go and let him die Markus! I didn't want to see his body, I really didn't but now…what…what can I do without him?" 

"Well that's a plot twist." Mikael commended as Daniel revealed a secret only the three friends and Adam's father had known. A secret that was buried in their hearts for centuries, a painful past they couldn't escape from. 

"Daniel what did you just say?" Luke asked him confused. He had thought about it, believed it was a possibility but hearing it now was much more shocking than he thought it would be. The man stared at him realizing what he had just said and his lips turned into a thin line before he averted his gaze. 

"This is not the point now" Markus said gathering everyone's attention. "We need to find a way to get out of here. The elves might come, they might not come we should make a plan and…"

"I thought I told you to run away" Luke said, interrupting Markus as if he never began talking. Alexander seemed surprised that he was addressed, especially with the events that were taking place and he shrugged, watching Luke's judgmental stare.

"I wasn't fast enough." He said looking regretful. 

"If you had left when I told you to now we would at least be able to count on some kind of help. Now all we can do is sit and wait to be killed or saved." Luke said

"I am sorry. I know it's just that I couldn't leave you there. You were in danger." Alexander told him. He had messed up. He wanted to help but maybe his thinking wasn't that right after all. He looked at the wolf in front of him, apologetic but Luke didn't seem to bulge. 

"Help is not just throwing your fists around. You can help without fighting Alexander. You don't have to be…"

"I do not think this is the right time for your lover's quarrel please. Focus on the problem." Mikael interrupted him and Luke nodded while sighing. He was right, all they could do now was think of a way to solve this mess. 

Luke considered himself at fault too. He was caught of guard. Even though he knew that his cousin was spiteful towards him he never believed he could orchestrate something like this. He wasn't smart enough nor strong enough to do it. I guess this is where Lily comes in, he thought and he was already sure that the enchanting girl had him wrapped around her finger. So much for not wanting to stoop low anymore and having pride. He remembered her words and smiled. When this was all over he was going to kill her. Luke had given her many chances already but since she didn't seem to want to learn it would be about time she begged for mercy. Both of them, he would love to see their twisted grins turn into expressions filled with horror. Crying, snot on their faces, on their knees as they begged for him to show them mercy. Oh, he wasn't going to die there today, this would be a perfect chance for him to rise to his position and ensure it so nothing like this happened again. 

"So let's just brainstorm for now." Markus suggested.