Chapter 27

Wilbur observed lan carefully. He seemed to recall hearing his last name being mentioned by Lightning Hank earlier.

“Can we talk inside?” lan said politely.

Wilbur smiled and then turned to look behind him. Faye had sat up with the blanket on her legs.

He bowed slightly. “Come in.”

lan made his way to the living room slowly, sitting down on a corner of the couch. Wilbur sat down next to Faye and lit a cigarette. “How may I help you?”

lan looked at Wilbur and said, “Lightning Hank’s dead.”

“Oh well. He deserved it,” Wilbur said calmly.

lan frowned. “The Owens clan started out as a small escort business before switching to corporate when the new Dasha was formed. Nevertheless, we’ve always been good fighters in the past centuries.”

“What does that have to do with me?” Wilbur asked calmly.

ours place value on keeping our true strength hidden to the outside world, and we’ve built up enough of a name for ourselves to

seems you’re referring to Lightning Hank,” Wilbur said.

I have to speak up for him to some extent if something happened to him.

nurtured someone of Lightning

but what we do know is that

like Lightning Hank came

those words. “Anyone who dares insult a member of

Aren’t you afraid that I

first?”

killed me, the clan would just pick another runner to talk to you. You won’t affect

of

feet and spoke in a deep voice, “You’ll get an invitation letter in three days. The biggest clans of Seechertown will be there. I hope you’re brave enough to bear the consequences of

clans are all about, anyways,” Wilbur responded

He turned

at once. “The clan seems pretty

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They wouldn’t dare mess with me

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