Semua Bab Velvet and vengeance: stripped by the enemy : Bab 71 - Bab 74

JaceThe Council of BetrayalThe tension in the hall was high and the air was heavy. The intensity of their voices and Lucian's unusual calmness left me reeling. “You're not good enough to keep being the leader of the Moreau empire…” one of them slammed. His voice was cold and his eyes was burning with fury. I was calm and didn't speak a word. My eyes narrowing at them all and the unusual look from Rosalyn pricked my heart like an arrow.I struggled to stay calm just by her looks, but I couldn't. I was trembling and just didn't know how Lucian managed to stay calm with all the noise and threats. “Matteo…” the moment he spoke, the hall went dead silent. No one dared speak a word and he just scoffed softly.“Pass me your lighter…” he chuckled and brought a cigarette from his suit jacket and rubbed it on his lips.Funny how he was asking for a cigarette amidst this tension.I really wonder how he does it, to be honest, I really do.He lit it softly and held the lighter close. “Is tha

DuncanPoisoned ChainsI was just a lonely kid, I thought I didn't have any parents, until Rosalyn found me. I still don't understand my story completely, but I know I'm a Moreau and I really don't understand why I was thrown away.But that doesn't matter. I bet my twin is really chilling and cool with being the king of the empire, he should wait for me. He'll watch burn down his empire, the same one he built with blood and betrayal. That's the same tool I'll use to topple his empire.She used me to do her dirty work. There's no murder that was done by the Moreau empire hat wasn't done by me…I carried out everything smoothly, sticking to time and the slightest mistake would mean punishment for me. That was how I was trained, to work in the dark, to be a monster, one I'll always be proud of…Lucian may think he's done dirty things, but he's not close, not even an inch. He was there that night and couldn't kill the kid, but I would have done it in a blink. The kid was kept for a reason