5 years ago

NIKOLAI'S POV:

5 years ago....

I arrived at Emberfalls with my father's two best men before dusk, and stayed at the local hotel.

My instructions were simple; eliminate the Flamecrest family.

Having a lot of time on my hands, I scouted the small town and interacted with the old men at the pubs.

I learnt quite a lot about the Flamecrest family. There was a revolution about revoking the monarchy system in Emberfalls.

Everyone wanted a fresh start with their mysterious ruler out of the way.

Initially, I thought eliminating the Flamecrest family would be doing the people a big favour, and the client, whoever he may be, would benefit from their demise.

Little did I know the client who wanted the Flamecrest family dead was none other than Arthur Benjamin Flamecrest.

Just before sunset, I received a cryptic text message from the client to meet him at the forest.

Following his directions, I met him after dark in the forest.

There was a heavy rainfall but that didn't stop our meeting f