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Sian flinched, but her ar off all pain I hated seeing her like this, and itat all Her father had a lot to answer to

The video he wanted us to shoas our initiation Not our dads, ours It was there in full technicolor, sound, and perfect pristine picture It looked like soinal sacrifice to four hungry guys

As beautiful as thethe world could see this, I didn’t like it I kneere fil the initiation My father had warned me I was always told that no one would see this

No one

Come tomorrow, the entire world could see this

“What other idea do you have?” George asked “He doesn’t bluff We’ve seen what he’s capable of”

“This is … no, we promised our boys this wouldn’t happen to them!” Lucas slae he’s got and he knows it There is no way he’d kill her”

“Do you want to bet her life on it?” Harrison asked “Do you want to be the one to say fuck it, let’s call his bluff and see if he kills her?”

For the last half an hour, it had been like this

“We can’t show this,” Lucas said “This is not just our boys and Joan’s girl It’s our co sure we fail Alexander is smart He’s not stupid There is an ulterior ure it out”

I had no idea what Alexander wanted other than our total destruction

“Do you think this has to do with you guys more than The Society?” I asked I tried not to speak up while our dads were arguing In the past, it had never doneas ave me a voice

My dad, Harrison, faced me “Stay out of this, Dante”

He turned back toward the others and I snapped “I will not stay fucking out of it I will not sit back while you and your fucking friends make the decision for us For the past fewbut do as we’re told Followed the orders you have given to us Look where that has gotten us”