Shackled (The Lord Series) by Amy T

256. Tyson - Truths VIII

By that point, my head was pounding.

*"But are we sure Olivia killed Camila? Is there any proof apart from what Jason and her father said to us when they called?"* Ansel tried to make sense of the entire mess.

I didn't have the energy to do so. *"Tomorrow we'll find out what really happened. But tonight, I need to drink."*

The three of us went to a special club known in the area for letting people do drugs and other shit, and all I can remember about the time we spent there are bits and pieces. We might have stayed there for days, as they never kick clients out. Not until they run out of money, at least. We drank, fucked bitches, and got high while losing track of time. Money wasn't a problem at that time since Rueben, Ansel, and I took part in secret missions for the Elders, and the rewards were more than generous. With my share, I had planned to buy a real engagement ring for Olivia.

After that night in which I drank and fucked more throats than I could remember, since in my head Olivia had completely destroyed what we had together, I crashed on one of the couches in the VIP area in the club. Ansel and Rueben did the same. Not long after we passed out, a group of seven men, led by one of the staff members, came to where we were and started searching our pockets. Most people would think they wanted to rob us, but Cirro did a great job with the videos, clearing the footage enough for me to notice the tattoo of a snake on one of the guys' arms. The two wings on either side of its head let me know the guy is a Duke. No doubt, the others as well.

After they inject us with something, they take us away.

"We acted just like Jason wanted us to, making us vulnerable and an easy target for the Dukes," Ansel comments at the end of the video.

I don't totally agree with Ansel. What happened back then clearly fucked us up really good, otherwise I don't understand our erratic behavior that night. I'm ashamed of what I did and of using women to feel vindicated for Olivia's 'cheating.' Rueben lets out a loud breath. "I don't remember anything about this."

"Neither do I," I say, but the dreams I keep having pop up in my head. What if it's related? It would explain why I keep having the sensation that someone has tampered with my memories. Another video loads. "Azael used drugs that made us forget the days we spent in the facility. When he was done with us, he had his men take us back to the club," Ansel reveals even more. How the fuck did I let my guard down back then? It could have gotten me killed. All that I remember from the club is wild nights. *Nights.* Could it be an effect of the drugs?

Rueben, Ansel, and me in different rooms, tied to chairs, while videos of Olivia sucking cocks or riding men-which now I can see were fakes, Olivia's face poorly edited and warped over the original to make it look like she was the one in them or images of Camila dead or from our mother's funeral, are displayed on big screens

cold blood. Your mother killed herself

why the woman who saw you as

doctors kept entering the rooms we were in, injecting us with more drugs. Or at least that's what I suspect was in

Not long after, Rueben and Ansel are also brought in. The

did you stop the

more drugs and are taken back to the club where we would wake up with massive headaches," Ansel chuckles, but he sounds off. Is he hiding something? I don't have time to ask, as he keeps talking in a more serious tone, "It might have been Azael's clinic, but Jason and the Senator clearly had a free hand in what they did to us. And us being set free with no memory of being brainwashed into hating Olivia to the point of destroying us." Ansel might say that, but he

way out of the facility. He was lucky he got away. But the three of you," he shakes his

video. "Olivia made a pact

other way around. *Me* protecting her.

and a nightstand next to it. Olivia sits in the bed, the blanket covering her legs. Bruises are around her neck, her left eye swollen. Another beating. How many did she have to endure for those damn daggers? Ansel

to the

for you consumes every thought they have. Azael wants to experiment on them with even more drugs."* Olivia fights back tears. *"Please, Jason, you need to get them out of

deserve what's happening to them. Besides, I'm having fun seeing you suffer. And this

like yesterday. It's killing me. I'll do whatever you ask

on Jason's face. *"Then tell me where the daggers are, and I'll convince Father to let them go. And I might consider being more

I'll tell you where Camila hid the

arms across his chest. *"This is not how it works. You