Chapter 101 It‘s Been A While, My Dear Brother
**Soren‘s POV
It had been a long time since I‘d had a knife held to my throat, but this wasn‘t the first time.
I didn‘t move, but chuckled, “It‘s been a while, my dear brother.”
He didn‘t speak. I glanced around my surroundings. In the darkness, it looked to be an underground tunnel.
“I was wondering when you will show up. I have to say, I‘m impressed with how patient you are.” I tried to wiggle and make myself comfortable. “Dear brother, have you missed me?”
I almost laughed. My sight had adjusted to the darkness.
I stared up into my half–brother‘s narrowed gaze as he grimaced at me, the emotion in his eyes mirroring the way! felt about him deep into my bones. “You haven‘t changed a bit.”
“Do you know what the f*ck you‘ve been doing?” He growled as he inserted the blade of the knife into the soft tissue of my neck, the dagger sinking just far enough that a ripple of pain passed through me, and I felt a trickle of blood slide down my throat.
I didn‘t move a muscle, holding my breath, not because I thought he would kill me, but because I didn‘t want to make the wrong move and have him accidentally jab the knife in too far.
This was a bluff–and we both knew it.
I smirked, “Of course I do, big brother!”
“Then get the hill out of this war. It has nothing to do with you.”
I stared at him for a second. “What do you mean it has nothing to do with me? Can‘t you see? They need me.”
“They? Kal? Soren, you and I both know he‘s just using you.”
I sneered, “So what? I’ve gotten what I wanted. At least he values me.” I clearly irritated him. “You are committing atrocities against your own people. Do you f*cking understand that?” he roared.
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This was exactly what I couldn‘t stand. He killed my parents, he ruined everything I had, he caused me so many years of pain and suffering, and now, he thought he could stand there and just scold me?
Who the f*ck did he think he was?!
“Surprise! I bet you didn‘t anticipate this day when you abandoned me.”
He didn‘t move, and he didn‘t speak.
Of course he didn‘t. What would he have to say?
Why didn‘t you just kill me in my sleep, you cowardly b*stard?” I asked him, doing my best to provoke him.
“Shut up, Soren!” His tone was a bit rushed.
“Why do I have to listen to you?” I hated how he treated me. After, this many years, he still thought of me as his eleven–year–old tag–along?
He seemed calm, but I could hear his breathing getting a little faster. Just a little.
waiting for, Ethan? Just kill me then! All of
towards his
the blade and stood across from me, glaring at
finally could move around and reassess
concrete floor of a tunnel that had to be under the house I‘d just
you down here in this pit,
“You dragged me, sleeping, off of your sweetheart‘s nice, warm couch to this
really solve your problem, right? My men would still do what I had arranged,
didn‘t deny it, and only said, “Shut up
with was covered in sticky scarlet at the
brother. If you want
in an even tone, “Soren,
What the h*ll was he
you can lock me up for the rest of my life?” |
do whatever you want?!” I was furious. I thought I could control my emotion, but he clearly had the ability to rile
Georgia and me, you did that to
are?!”
was just as deep and thunderous as it
everything I‘d said tonight, Rosalie was the one thing that
pregnant breeder away? That is all she ever
roared, “You have no idea what you‘re
knife pointed at me,
her as anything more than a tool to get what you wanted, something you
“Soren!!” he shouted.
then why is she here? Why has she been living with me for the
me, playing piano
made him mad. So I continued, “And who has
know it was her
a couple of deep inhales and said, “Lying won‘t get
surprised at how quickly he regained control of his temper. Then I realized he had been trying to keep himself calm the entire time… ah,
course, he wouldn‘t want to wake her.
couldn‘t stop laughing
you know, you would never win this
of course, he would remain silent. My plan would go
“Soren, I‘ll give you
“A duel?” I smirked.
if I win, you need to pull your men both from the islands and from
out
a smile spread across my face as I accepted. “All
tossed the knife aside since I
go out there where our wolves can see the sky above us and the victor can howl at the
He didn‘t even bother to check if I could sneak attack him from
way. I didn‘t need to
him down the
I liked the dramatic effect of leaping into the air and transforming into my wolf mid–air, I knew I‘d be needing my clothing later. I wasn‘t
took my clothes off
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