Four or Dead by G O A

Four or Dead

Chapter 184

Alekos stares at my phone. "You better not be wasting my time." "T won't," I promise, and he lets go of me

After I place the phone on the charging pad, I take a quick shower, washing away the blood from my wounds and the filth from the days spent in the forest. My hands shake from the pain, but it is little I can do about it. I return to the living room wearing only a pair of shorts

Reyes-who has cleaned the blood from his forehead-and Alekos are waiting for me, sitting on the sofa

Reyes looks at the wounds on my torso. The pain inflicted by the acid is so intense I am ready to beg Reyes for the antidote, but I know it is part of my punishment, so I will endure it in silence. "I modified the acid since I last showed you how it works. It will leave scars on your body, so you will never forget what you did."

Reyes knows precisely where to strike. As a teen, I was very shallow and thought that beauty was all that mattered. Most girls from my hometown wanted to be with me, but I only used them for sex. I changed soon after I met Emily. She wasn't all bad, as she made me see things from another perspective

What a pair we made. She was using me to get to Alekos, and I fell in love with her because she was the most beautiful woman I had ever met. When I met Angel, I thought she was dull compared to Emily, and I didn't understand what Alekos saw in her, but now I finally see it

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"Alright," I say, grabbing my phone and turning it on

My work computer is always on, so accessing the pen drive is not a problem. I already told them about the pen drive, so I show them the folder with videos and report about Emily and wait until they go through all of them

Alekos is tense as he learns about what Emily did, and when he finds out she is responsible for Nikolas's death, his eyes run from the phone to me. "You let her get away with what she did," he says, knowing she was the one from the hospital. "You never showed the same grace to Angel."

"We all failed her," I remind them

"Don't you fucking compare what we did to her with you leaving her in the hands of the Dukes!" Reyes snarls

know. Who saved her?" I want to

be with her," Alekos snaps at me. I want to tell them

folders for many Lords

"Alec?" Reyes asks fast

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nod. "But the last video is from the day

take my phone from him and look for Alec's folder. "There is

from

open, and both he and Reyes watch the videos taken of her. When they reach the

died, but

always meant to be. She was never Alec's but mine." What is he talking about? His gaze

start, but I will find Angel. "I won't rest until she

show the Elders the pen drive

The Elders take punishments very seriously. They sent Alekos to the catacombs beneath the Blood Lodge for missing

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dressing, so we can leave," I

with Alekos in his car, and Reyes takes my car, as they don't trust I won't run away. It hurts to know my blood-brothers lost all respect for me. The acid in my veins burns, making my body feel like it is on fire, but what hurts the most is knowing that Reyes and Alekos will never see me as

to the Blood Lodge, Alekos calls Elder Uzziah and informs him of our arrival and to make sure all five Elders will be present when we arrive. Each Blood Lodge has at least three Elders, depending on its size. When the

Reyes don't waste any time and jump right into telling them everything that had happened from the moment Angel stepped into Alekos's office until they came for me at the cabin. After some questions, Elder Calum is the one to give me my

to the catacombs for three days. If you come out of

I don't even want to know what will happen to me if I am left there for three

Reyes how

184 "We are

to repair

your punishment will be lighter than that of your blood-brother," Elder