All Chapters of Velvet and vengeance: stripped by the enemy : Chapter 121 - Chapter 130

Jace's POV To be honest, I've never seen people so damned like them. We end this now? How?! Going all out on the widow now? At this critical point?! We barely have men! We barely escaped her last hit and despite the fact that we've hit her hard, to be honest, I really don't think we stand a chance against what's coming.A flash of that card that night flickered in my eyes and I saw it's ugly face, hiding beneath the shadows, growling in the background and it's painful hunger made me shiver—death! It calls me. That's why I really don't want to go to battle, I feel it everyday, every time, it haunts me. Bloody hell!Funny part is I really don't how to tell them. They don't even notice I'm not following anything they're saying. They're blinded by revenge and shrouded by stupidity. One thing is certain, this deep feeling burning inside me, it's not unreal. Someone, definitely someone among this circle is going to die.As for Matteo, I'm very sure he's gone at this point and it pricks my

The New OrderJace's POV “We've lost a soldier, we've lost a comrade, a good man…” a tear drop escaped Lucian's eyes as he sniffled.My heart raced as we gathered together around his coffin, watching the once agile and tough man lay helpless and lifeless in a wooden coffin, ready to be burned.My soul ached as I remembered his words, please bury in the snow, how he looked so innocent when he said those words and how brutal he was when he dealt with the widow. Indeed, he was a strong man, strong enough to face his own mother, eyeball to eyeball and end her menace.He was the only man with the balls to stop this war and today, we stand before him, with honor, dressed in black and in pain, watching an old friend pass on.The initial ritual had been carried out and his last wish to be buried in the snow was done for 5 weeks, according to the tradition. Today, we were all gathered to say a final good bye to an old friend and gather his ashes. So the future generations will always remember

Lucian's POV Poisoned RosesI must say, trust is a word I still don't understand to this moment. One moment, I feel it, the next, I feel the pricking feeling of betrayal.I hate myself, I hate my paranoia, but I can't help it. I trust Jace, but with the way things are going, I don't know what I'm holding on to any more. It kinda feels I'm clinging to a drowning ship…Yes, the shipment was ordered by me, but he changed the transportation procedures and the warehouse. That's not all, he also didn't tell me about the rumours about Matteo's code resurfaced.Hmmm…I really don't know if he's forgotten that I'm still Lucian Moreau. But it breaks me anytime I see him hide things from me. I haven't been able to confront him about anything, but we're slowly drifting apart. We barely talk to each other, he just sees me and I see him and that's all.We don't fuck! We don't! I'm stuck with my blue balls…One thing I've learned from my experience is when the seeds of betrayal are planted, they st

Jace's POV The Garden of GlassBy now, Lucian must be drunk and definitely out. Damn it man. I'm sick and tired of this fucking life. The weight of responsibility for the Vanguard is crushing down hard on me and to be honest, I really don't know what to do anymore.The cyber attack was just a warning and a test, I'm sure whoever was behind was only messing around with me and testing my abilities. I still can't forget how shaken I was before Lucian, how I thought I'd lose, how I thought I'd fail him. Shit man!I kicked my legs into the air, the frustration crawling beneath my skin and anger biting my heart.My soul bled with rage like lava and the heat simmering inside my skin left me trembling.Suddenly, my phone screamed only to add to my anger. Who the fuck is that?! I moved swiftly, my feets thumping hard against the ground and I snatched the phone from the table, my sweaty face folding into a scary scowl.My expression softened, just a little bit when I saw the caller.Seraphina

The Calm Before the New StormJace's POV I must say, there's beauty when you feel this inward elevation, this peace that takes you to the next phase of your fucked up life, that's the overwhelming joy that floods my soul now. After the whole drama with finding Dimitri’s prodigy and the whole framework stuff, it turned out that the cyber attack was just a mere virus Dimitri had prepared and I mistakenly allowed the program to run.As for the child, there's no child, none that we know of. Dimitri never had a child, we've made lots of research and even got into that monastery. The walls were made of dark secrets, the type that could destroy lives in just a simple blink. And from the information we got from there, we control the underworld, I mean every corner listens to us, except you want to end up getting your hands dirty with us.The warm grasp of the morning breath was overwhelming and my mind was clear and clean of any worries. The overwhelming energy consumed my essence and fixed