Sins of the Brother

the world felt eerily still. It was quiet kind of tension,

enged power and authority. Now, it felt foreign --- tainted by secrets and lie

ion serious. "The meeting's set. N

gaze still fixed on th

na confirmed it. E

tightened. "T

test every thread. He didn't know what he was walking into --- whether Elias would try to make an of

walk out wit

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ndustrial space, the scent of salt and metal lingering in the air. The sounds of the sea crashing against a dis

e men were on edge, eyes scanning every corner, every shadow. Adrain didn't speak. He did

n he sa

men. He was dressed in his usual black suit, his pale face a mask of

him back --- something darker than anger, something that had been buried deep within him fo

ike ice cutting through the silence. "I

his voice low and dangerous. "I didn't come h

o Luca before returning to Adrian. " What answers

ened, his fists clen

ower grab?" Elias continued, his tone almost mocking

o with it," Adrain growled, steppin

" He gestured to the men behind him, who moved asi

s heart

s Gab

uried. The one who has been l

moment, neither moved. Then Gabriel stepped into the

His voice was barely a whisper, his

n's blood run cold. "Oh, I've been alive, brother. Bu

alive this whole time, hiding in the shadows, pulling strings. And now, he w

dead," Adrian managed t

abriel replied smoothly. "And th

"You always were the perfect pawn, Adrian. A tool for your

al flooding his veins. "You think you can just come b

rstand, did you? This isn't about you, Adrian. It's about us.

d to a single, suffoca

el was faster. He has always been faster. In the same