Phoenix Lair.
Mercury was wrapped in heavy chains, his body bruised and swollen. Seated on the chair, he looked exhausted from the beating.
“You made a big mistake betraying us,” Johnson, Adain’s second-in-command, said, glaring at him.
Mercury forced a laugh. “You… you don’t know… don’t know anything.”
Johnson frowned, then sat on the chair facing him “Then maybe you should tell me. Who knows, I might even help you.”
Mercury shook his head weakly. “I had no choice…”
“That’s a lie. He knew you never liked him from the beginning. It’s almost as if he foresaw this, because he had prepared everything in advance.”
Mercury’s brow furrowed. Johnson leaned in, chuckling in amusement. “You have no idea who you’re really messing with, Mercury. You’re lucky it was Adain you crossed. You don’t
