Lucian spat blood from his mouth before continuing, “You’re nothing but a coward. You couldn’t face Sam and his family, so you hide in the shadows and harm them… Why won’t you confront them directly? Why…?” His bloodshot eyes welled up with hot tears. Mr. Samuel clapped his hands together with a smirk. “That’s exactly why I’m here, to make you my accomplice again. But this time…” He paused, his smile widening, “…you know exactly what I’m capable of, don’t you? Lucian, I know you have a thousand questions you want answers to. But betray me like you did before, and not only will you never get those answers, nothing in your life will ever be right again. And don’t forget… I have eyes everywhere. I’ll be watching you.” Lucian exhaled heavily, lost in thoughts of how Samuel had destroyed his

