53 Fortunately,JacewasfreewhenIaskedhimtocomeover.Inlessthanthreehours,hewasatDarkspireandmetKaelandIinthelittleoutdoorrestaurantwithinthePack.
Jacestoppedinhistrackswhenhe foundKaelsittingatthetablewithme.Ialreadytold himhewastomeetupwithsomeone,buthedidntknowitwasKael.
Thefuckishedoinghere?Heaskedwithacrumpledlook.Isheholdingyouhostageor something,Lyric?Orhesjustheretotrytopissmeoffagain? InoticedKaelfisthishandunderthetable,obviouslyfightingdownhisretort.
Jace,please.Sit.Iurged,tappingtheemptyseat.
HeglaredreallyhardatKaelbeforesittingdown.
Twosecondslater,itsankinbeforeIcouldspeak.
Heraisedhishands.Nah,holdon.DonttellmethesomeoneImsupposedtomeetisthisfucker? CallmefuckeronemoretimeandIllfuckyouup.Kaelgritted.
Whydontyousaveit,man,forsomeonewhocanbefuckedover byyou.
Holy smokes.
Couldyoutwostop?Please!Islightlyhitthetable,butitdidntseemtohavemucheffecton thetwomen.
Well,Iamtrying,Lyric.ButlikeIsaid,heistoohotheadedandillmanneredtolisten!Kaelargued.
Wow.Jaceletoutaslowclap.Lookwhostalking.Mr.IPunchFirstThinkNeverissuddenlytheetiquettepolice.
Itookadeepbreath.Kael,ifyou needthistowork,youllhavetoactuallycalmdown.
Thankgoodness,theybothkeepquiet.ButKaellookedreallypissed.Iguesshed bedoingalotworseifhedidntneedJaceshelprightnow.
Whydidyoucallme,Ly?Youshouldtalkfastcausetheatmospherehereisntsoappealing,Jacesaidashepickedupmyglassofwineanddrankfromit.

Actually,IglancedatKael.Heneedsyourhelp.
Jacechoked.Winesprayedontothetableas hecoughedviolently,shakinghishead.
Holdupdidyoujustsayheneedsmyhelp?Withwhat?Digginghisowngrave?Withwhat?Digginghisgrave? Jace,comeon.Thisisserious.
Fine.Herolledhiseyes.HeshiftedhiseyestoKael.Whatthehelldoyouneedmyhelpfor? Kaelseemedtostrugglewithhiswords.Poorthing.Itmustbereallyhardonhisego.
TheMountainRetreatintheEast.Yourfathertoldmeyou haverightstoitnow.Ineedaccess.
Jacewasnumbforamoment,likehedidntquiteunderstandKaelswords.Then,heburstintolaughter.
Oh,thisisrich!Heclappedhishandstogetherlikethiswasthebestjokehedheardallyear.So,Mr.Almightyfinallyneedsme.Ishouldcallthenews.KaelSwallowsHisPrideheadlineswould be insane.Shockingtoknowyourehuman,afterall.
Iamnotbegging,Jace.If youdontwannahelp,spititoutalready.
Geez!Such areallybadtemperforsomeoneinneedofhelp.
Fine.LetssayIdontwannahelpyou,then.
To mysurprise,Jacestooduptoleave.
Goodness! Please,justsit.Igrabbedhishand.
No,Lyric.Ifthisguyreallyneedsmyhelp,hesgoingtohavetoask nicely.Withtherightattitude.
IglancedatKael.Notsurethatsevergoingtohappen.But… Kael,comeon.Justtrytobethebiggerman.mademyav Ineededtogetthisdoneandfocusonmycelebr pleadingstheycould.Successfullyunlocked! AreyoutryingtosayImthesmallerpersonhere,Lyric?Jacehuffed.
No… Fine!Please,justsitandletstalk,Kaelsaid,surprisingthehelloutofme.IthinkevenJacewasshocked.

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1/2 53 Wow.He didhavesomepridetodrop.
Jacestillgavehimthatunsatisfiedlookbeforeplonkingbackintohisseat.
Pickinguphisglassofwine,hegrumped.Makeitquick.
JARIS Todaywasstressfulbutproductive.Igottoclosesomereallynicedeals,whichmeantmoremoneyandvisibility.NotthatIneededmoremoney,actually.
NerionwasdrivingmebacktothePackhousewhenIgotacallfromLucaoneoftherepresentativefromtheCentralPack.
Jaris.Yousaidyouwantedtoknowifanythingcameupinthecourseoftheinvestigation,concerningtheKingsdeath.
Yes?Haveyoufoundsomething?Myinterestwasalreadypiqued.
SinceIshowedinterestintheAlphaKingsThrone,theydbeentreatingmewithmorerespect.
WetookourtimecrosscheckingtheCCTVfootage,andjustthismorning,wediscoveredsomethingnew.Forbetterclarification,Ijustforwardedthefootagetoyou.
Ieagerlycheckedmyemailonmylaptopandplayedthevideo.LucaexplainedwhatIwaswatching.
OnthedayKingThaddeusdied,wehadsome menbringinsuppliestothestorageroom.Wedothistwiceamonth.Now,ifyoulookclosely,amongthemenoffloadingthetruck,theresonewiththeblackfacecap.
Icouldseehim.Hewasnttheonlyonewearingafacecap,buthewastheonlyonewhoconsciouslyavoidedthecameras.
Hekeepsavoidingthecameras,sowecantgetaviewofhisface,Lunaconfirmedmythoughts.Andeveninthehouse,whentheytookthegoodstothestorage,hedidwelltohidehisface.
Itwas asifheknewwhereeachcamerawasbecausehesuccessfullyavoidedeveryoneofthem.
Now,whenthepeopleweredoneandleaving,thisverymanwasnotwiththem.

Iwatchedthemengetintothetruckandleave.
Lucawasright.Thecreepdidntgetin with them.
So,hestayedbacksomewhere?Ifrowned.
Lookslikehedid.Andonthatvery night,theKingendedupdead.
Fucker.
Haveyoucheckedthecameras surroundingtheother exits?Doweknowwhenandhowheleft? No.Andwefind itabitstrangethatthecameras didntcapturehimleavingthatdayorthenext.Initially,wethoughthemightbeheresomewhere.Soweturned everyroomupsidedown,buttherewasnothing.Hesnothere.
Then,howdidheleave? Ithinkheknowssomething,Itappedthescreen.
Hesuredoes.Wevealreadycapturedthedeliveryagency.Everyoneofthe menthathadbeen hereonthatdayarehereinourdungeon.Butnoneofthemseemtoknowanything aboutthisguy.Accordingtothem,heshowedup,askingforaquickjobformoney.Theyclaimthey didntknowhehadulteriormotives.
I thoughtaboutitforamoment.Keepthemthere.Illcomeovertomorrowandquestionthemmyself.Seeifwecangetanythingoutofthem.
Lucapaused.HeprobablyknowsitdbehellifIgettointerrogatethemmyself.Butitwasneeded.Ismelt somethingfishy.Somethingserioushadtobedonetouncoverthetruth.
Alright,Jaris.Wellbeexpectingyou.
Idropped thecallbut couldntgetmyeyesoffthemanonthescreen.Ilet myfingergrazeit.
Therewassomethingabouthim.Somethingfamiliar.
Ifeltthisunwelcomedchillrundownmyspineandforcedmyselftoshutthelaptop.
Wehaveto findhim.
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