Lahat ng Kabanata ng The Price Of Us: Kabanata 81 - Kabanata 84

ELIAS"Run that by me again," I said, my voice coming out low and threatening.Cathan's jaw was set, and he held the phone to me. "Louis was ambushed on the docks."Luciano's eyes didn't leave the floor. "Elaine came just in time to save him."I tightened my fist around the desk. "Ambushed. In my city. And I'm only hearing about it now?""We just got the report," Cathan said warily.I slammed my fist on the wood, causing the desk to shake. "Minutes too fucking late,” I seethed. “Where were you when he was being attacked?"Luciano flinched. "I should have stopped him.""You should have chained him to the floor if you had to," I growled. "Instead, he walked into a goddamn trap."Cathan leaned forward, tense but alert. "He went there because you pushed him away,” he said, a hardened look on his face. “Don't blame us for this."I glared at him. "Don't start.""No, Elias," he snapped, voice burning. "You hold your secrets, you shut him out, and you're shocked when he goes hunting for them

LOUIS"Tell me this a fucking joke."Elaine tensed where she stood, her hand still on the doorknob. "What?"I shoved the tablet across the desk to her. "This. Tell me it's not true."Cathan leaned over my shoulder, his face impassive. "Where did you get it?""It's everywhere," I growled. My throat ached, and it felt like my heart was about to rip out of my chest. "Twitter, blogs, Insta, you fucking name it. The journalist, Davis, he's back. Somebody leaked the bloody footage."The screen ran again. Elias's hand around an Elder's head, the bullet ringing out in the room, and blood splattering across the highly polished wood.And Elias didn't even flinch.Elaine swore under her breath. "Christ.""Fucking tell me something!" I growled.She finally tore her eyes away from the video. "It's bad.""No shit."Cathan took out his phone, already hitting speed dial. "We have to take this down—""How? By shutting down the internet?" I snarled, hitting my fist on the desk. "Listen to me? It's done