Shackled (The Lord Series) by Amy T

390. Tyson - The Meeting II

Before a future Lord receives his demon, he has to take an oath before the Elders and Cain, and he will never reveal anything from what he hears or sees in the Blood Lodge. Those who break the oath are no longer trusted and are often stripped of their position within the organization.

Zak Raptou is one of the few Lords who went rogue, betraying everything we stand for, and siding with Dukes in financial and political matters. Since he never crossed any serious line, the Elders never considered him a threat, but Alekos has been warning them about his uncle's shady business for years. The Elders never stopped turning a blind eye, probably because of Nikolas, Alekos' father and Zak's brother.

Nikolas was one of the best men I have ever known. My father respected him greatly. Nikolas was expected to become the Emissary, the only Lord allowed to set foot in Hell. Cain was the one training Nikolas. His death has been a great loss, destroying all the progress we made with Lucifer. This wasn't known by many.

I only found out when I started my training as a Priest. As an acolyte, I was to interact with Cain when my father wasn't around. I learned many things during that time. After my father's death, when I decided to become blood-brother to Rueben and Ansel, the Elders spent many days trying to convince me to continue with my training in another city. They even tried to tell me that they would take care of all my expenses.

The only reason I wanted to become a Priest was that I thought I couldn't share Olivia with others. Even now, I struggle with jealousy, but it's not as bad as back then. Now, Olivia's happiness is all that matters. I'm not the only one she loves or who makes her smile, and I learned to live with that.

It took a while to find a new Priest for the Blood Lodge. Alma's father, Juan, performs most of the rituals in Veross City.

If Dimitri and his blood-brothers are here to kill Zak on behalf of the Bratva, Alekos will do whatever it's in his power to help Dimitri. Zak turned the entire Raptou family against Alekos, thinking he would get his hands on Alanes Tech Company. The company was started by Nikolas and Zak's father, and from what I heard, Zak was furious the day Nikolas was made the new CEO and had a mental breakdown when Alekos took over after his father's death.

Alekos' fists clench. "Zak has been like a festering wound for many years. My father tried to make the Elders see it, but they always held on to the hope that Zak would one day return. I don't know what the fuck they expect." "Maybe they think Zak will return?" Stefan suggest.

Alekos' eyes flash red. "If he dares to set foot here, I won't hesitate to kill him. He kidnapped my secretary and did God knows what to her. Since he refuses to answer my questions, I'm inclined to believe he killed her." Reyes chimes in. "While I don't care about Sherry-"

"Cherry," Alekos corrects him.

Reyes keeps talking."-Angel was fond of her. Zak will pay for upsetting my wife."

Uri snorts softly. "The Elders in Russia would have never allowed this kind of bullshit. The last Lord who went rogue was sent to Siberia along the Road of the Bones."

"To protect it from polar bears," Ivan snickers.

especially in Lord's matters. "I have been saying this for years. The Elders

the past." His head jerks toward Olivia. "They couldn't believe your woman could be so disrespectful. They are still fuming about it. Women

"If Angel would have pulled that shit on

"How you treat your woman

other Lords from this Blood Lodge. Even so, he hates it when someone reminds him

lets us know that the Elders are

take care of, I still say to Alekos and Dimitri, "If

if

of sticking

me your phone number," I

personal information with Dimitri and his blood-brothers, we

are some friends from Russia. I met them while Rueben, Ansel, and I

Rueben to Ansel before returning to me, "I didn't know you

but because, in many cases, details of missions are not to be shared with anyone,

about it on the

Inferno Room and

of the Lords who were present at the gathering that Olivia came to throw us curious glances; some even mention how we still have our nails painted. It makes Olivia

and passionately. It's enough to close everyone's mouths. When the gossip centers around another topic, Olivia rests her head on Rueben's shoulder, her palm against his chest. Rueben snakes his arms around her

be sitting in my lap, her smiles only for me, as those of Jasper's, but for tonight, I'll let Rueben enjoy her

the Lords present tonight. The pornais are busier than ever, trying to

Lords-especially the single ones. I wonder if, with Olivia's help, we can get

Jasper and Rueben told them about the events in Malta and everything we had learned so far. Learning about Asa made

secrets regarding how humankind came to be or who made the Garden of Eden, among other things. But there are secrets that we are only starting to learn about." Elder Janoah makes a slight pause, and someone

Olivia straightens her back.