h Sinclair," Sam called as he walked up the driveway,

looking around but findi

ill be here momentarily." Sam said with a nod, walking with me up the driveway and into the house, look

nfusion as I inspected his face, the complete lack

they could do to dethrone you, and I don't know how we didn't hear about it before, but Bartholomew w

es for any signs of... well, anything, but I found not

unately

k towards the basement where I tested the cage strength, as I did

re, actually." Sam responded, then left the basement, coming back a few minutes later carrying a couple of files. He browsed through them f

king my head with a scoff, trying and failing to believe what I

Morris in New Orleans and the Gerald's in Venice, a family of three. I

rown into the cage. The second he was no longer being held, Sinclair lunged towards the cage door, trying everything he could to b

owed as he watched me, the corners of his lips twisting into a distorted version o

rying to blink away his surpris

ng Sinclair as I walked closer to his cage, eyeing him suspiciously. "Are you the o

e an explosion, shaking out his dirty blonde hair with a chuckle as he

myself from walking closer, as I wanted nothing more than to reach in through the cage and bludgeon him to death, but

er you were turned recreant. How long will you keep me in this cage?" Sinclair responded, rolling his ey

predicament you're in." Sam said as he came to stand next to me, cross

icament you thin

only seconds from opening the door, but I grabbed him by the back of the collar and h

is golden orbs locked onto Sam with a hatred that made a chill run through my spine. "I am not quite as

I didn't entirely trust his patience to release him, then pulled him back by my side. Much to my displeasure, Sinclair did nothin

straightened his suit, leading the way out of the basement and back to the surface,

d up the stairs and into my study, where I was still

my house, but it's weird. This will be the first time we haven't lived together since you

ling as I watched him. "You have proven time and time again why I

me into a hug, sighing softly with a shake of his head. "I never asked you this, as I did not want

searching his light blue eyes for a few moments before nodding. "There are

∞

rs ago.

she ran after me, trying to grab my arm, but to

erent wings in the hospital. I wasn't sure what I was looking for, but I assumed I would know when I found it, though I didn't

s he gasped out for breath, and though I could hear strength in his

familiar in the slightest. I walked towards the source of the voice, trying to locate the man it belonged to.

, his left eye bandaged with gauze, as was the majority of his body. It l

ldn't have been able to survive whatever had caused this much suffering. After giving his body a once over, I looked back up at the man's face and felt a shiver running through my spine w

he man responded, his light blue eyes clouding over with sadness as he spoke, stopping to clear h

wife and child?" I asked him, crossing my arms over my ches

e last man was down, I

your na

s stomach, gasping out in pain as he struggled to catch his bre

before sitting on the bed next to him. I reached over to remove the gauze from his left eye, but t

not a sight fit for

or half a century now, and I'm finding that I rather enjoy your company. I cannot very well enjoy the company of a dead man, can I?" I asked him before looking d

," Sam responded, removing his hand from my forearm, setting his hands d

. If you accept my help, they will never see y

aling that you s

orta

thank

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in shock as he watched me, interrupting my story.

door, without giving you a miraculous recovery that you'd be sentenced to death for." I responded w

s there too. I was asking why you turned me

you sca