Chapter 178
“What the fuck?” I deadpanned, staring at what could easily be my father’s clone like the man himself had risen from the grave and sewn his head back on.
I couldn’t process the thoughts churning in my head enough to formulate any other response, but I couldn’t help but feel as though those three words summed things up brilliantly.
He had the same thick hair, composed of the darkest onyx, that Holly and I inherited, along with the startling eyes. His build was definitely larger than my father’s, but his face, the wide-set jaw and sloped nose—that was the same.
The man who claimed to be my uncle—as if that wasn’t the weirdest thing I’d ever said, raised one of his dark eyebrows. “Well said.”
“You’re Deacon?” I managed, my voice a touch suspicious.
He nodded imperceptibly, “That’s what I’m called.”
“The former King doesn’t have a brother. I spent nearly all of my time by his side, and never had he mentioned a brother. How is this possible?” Tristan grimaced, hovering protectively at my side.
Deacon snorted at Tristan’s reaction, his broad shoulders shifting in the process. The other Vampire’s in the warehouse, the one’s he’d been conversing with, stared with equal parts curiosity and contempt.
“You think just because you spent your every waking moment preening after my brother, means you get access to his secrets? Try again. My brother would’ve served your head to the witches on a silver platter if it meant getting what he wanted, no matter how loyal you were.” He replied, rubbing at the stubble on his chin as though he had a second, more amusing thought. “No wonder you’re following this one around. You must be grateful she got rid of him before he could get rid of you.”
The teasing and condescending tone laced within his rough voice made me bristle, sending a rush of heat down my neck and arms.
“Lola. My name is Lola.”
Lola.” He replied, putting emphasis on my name as he stared at me with those glacier eyes—cold,
refusing to break my stare from his, even with all the
have your hands full. Does your mate know you’re here? Alpha Asher
kill me, and yes, Asher
and tilted his head ever so slightly. It was something my father would’ve never done, a movement that lacked the class and
feeling he doesn’t know where here is. So, what’s keeping
like a furnace, so scalding that
anything about Asher?” I snorted, smirking up at the man who had just threatened to lob my head off. I craned my head to the left and
and as they did so, I realized why
father was, eyes glinting with unshod knowledge and cruelty. Even though there were differences between the two, I had a feeling they were alike in more
I hear it. How else would I know about the murders in your pack, or of your mate’s unhinged nature? I can relate, you know.
he’d gotten to me. A thought slithered into my head, and rather than play it safe in hopes my uncle wouldn’t murder me,
about my pack, it’s frightening.” I nodded solemnly. “It affects me so deeply because a certain prisoner of mine, the one who gave me the directions to this place, she didn’t
entire demeanor changed. Like a switch had been flipped, the cruel and almost humorous light to his eyes vanished, blown out like a candle whose wisps of
get the fuck out?’ His tone was flat, not
pause, the Vampire’s surrounding us began to move, bustling towards the fallen shelves, headed in the
can stay, Dina.” He
our bike in the middle of the road nodded, and I swore
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