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Fair enough I’m a man who keeps my word “Let him loose,” I order My security detail does as I say, but every gun in the place remains trained on the brute

He rubs his thick forearms when they’re finally free Deep red rope burns are tattooed into his skin

“Why did you call the Gazette?” I probe, glaring down the oddity with barely withheld rage

Brutus wipes some crusty dried blood from the corner of his lip His half-alive eyes wander the dark warehouse before landing on Juan The two men have their own little stare down before Brutus rips his eyes back onto me

“I’ll tell you why” His voice is deep and coarse There’s a tinge of rage lining his words, but there’s also so else Hopelessness? Helplessness? I can’t quite put er on it

I coldly study the goon, desperately trying to keep er out of the equation I’ve learned ala A leader doesn’t let his frustration boil over if it can hurt his tea invaluable: the reason why he betrayedthat information, then I don’t deserve to be on top

Brutus coughs, his gazearound my face, as if he’s not quite sure if he can look me fully in the eyes or not “I don’t want to work for sohter, always have been alill be”

The glass bottle I’ the sides, but I keep the cork in “So, you decided to sabotageinto aze focused There’s more There has to be more

Brutus doesn’t respond I step forward, vengeful fury seething out of my pores “Why now?” I de o? Why not three? Why now!?” My voice echoes through the dark warehouse, shaking the loose alules on the roof

Brutus finally looks me dead in the eyes “Because I’m not afraid of you anymore”

The glass holding back erpart of otten the information I came for

Still, I’m a man of my word

I take off my jacket and toss it aside I don’t need the pistol in et my hands dirty

I gesture towards the two men still tied up on their knees behind Brutus “Kill those two,” I tell uards, “then put down your weapons”

They do as I say The thunderous roars of the gunshots are still echoing through the warehouse when Brutus and I collide together in an explosion of unfettered violence