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"We had our issues, but he was still my brother" Stefan downed the bourbon like it ater in a drought "You all have no right to keep that kind of infore since you no," Dev pointed out

"You should’ve notifiedback the curtain Athe older arden below The eet a chance to"

Lucian waited for his uncle to finish, and when Stefan didn’t, he glanced over at Dev His brother was focused in on the senator, eyeing hilass The senator dropped the curtain Light reflected off the gold watch as thrust his hand through hair that was still as black as onyx with the exception of the faint silver creeping along the temples Lucian’s father wore a watch just like that The only difference was that they had their initials engraved under the center piece It was like Lawrence and Stefan had to have their na

"I want to knohat really happened" Stefan turned, folding his arms over his chest "Because I knohat I was told was not correct"

"And ere you told?" Dev asked

Stefan ravated sound as he scowled "You knohat I was told Thathi over the other "I found him"

"Let me repeat myself, Devlin I want to knohat really happened"

Lucian sighed as he placed his glass on the desk "What Dev just told you is what happened He found hi else to tell"

"And that’s absolute bullshit!" Anger flushed Stefan’s cheeks to a deep crimson color "Lawrence would not have--"

"Our father was very unhappy with the latest development in your situation with Ms Andrea Joan," Dev cut in, effectively silencing the senator "He was verydistraught over the updates he was given"

Stefan’s jaw hardened "And who exactly was giving hiht smile appeared on Dev’s face "Now, you kno our father liked to ferret out information"

Their uncle was silent for ato fall for this? My brother ends up dead a handful of days after that--that girl returns? You think--"

"Don’t bring Maddie up," Lucian warned softly "She has nothing to do with this"

"And you’re a blind idiot if you think that’s true," Stefano spat back "I knoent on here before--"

"You don’t know shit" Lucian pulled his feet off the desk and slowly rose "You have enough of your own proble around here if I were you"

"I support that statehed harshly "Fucking thick as thieves when you’re not at each other’s throats"

Lucian smiled thinly "Aren’t you lucky that Gabe isn’t here"

"I think if all three of us were here" Dev lowered his glass "Someone else would’ve pissed their pants"

Lucian smirked

"Look here, you little fuck-brats You all have another thing co to find out what really happened to et to the botto with dismissiveness

Stefan slammed his fist onto the table "You think I’m scared of you all? You just wait You all have skeletons in your closet Re Stefan’s hand, Lucian rose swiftly "Are you actually that fuck-duh to threaten us?"