walked by them on the street, he’d have disregarded them as just average folk. “Come closer,” the first man said. He was a stocky individual dressed in an expensive suit. With his gray hair and fashionable glasses, he looked more like an elderly business man than an evil genius bent on destroying lives and nations.
The second man reminded Sebastian of a fitness program host. He had those perfect good looks and amused demeanor, as if they weren’t in a dank, horrible prison, but on a Hollywood set. Sebastian immediately labeled him as hired muscle.
Sebastian couldn’t see much of them, but at this point he felt more confused than ever. If they’d wanted to kill him, they’d have done so already. In fact, they could get rid of him by abandoning him here.
Even if he did manage to find a way out, he suspected this place was 84
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underground, and everything would be specifically engineered to keep him from escaping.
For this reason, he complied with the request and took a step forward. “Ah, there’s a good lad,” the old man said. “Now, I’d be much obliged if you’ll be just as obedient and remain in your appointed cell.”
Sebastian couldn’t help but laugh. “You have got to be kidding me. Is this some sort of joke? What in the world do you even want with us?”
The man smiled enigmatically. “You don’t need to know.”
The grating sound of rock moving drew Sebastian’s attention. He glanced behind him and realized a hidden door lay somewhere beyond the rock. Of course, he couldn’t take advantage of this discovery. Guards flooded his little cell.
Weakened by the silver and his efforts to escape the manacles, Sebastian was no match for the overwhelming number. They didn’t even fight fairly. Instead, they shot odd lassoes at him, trapping him in thick nets of silver thread.
Sebastian tried to struggle, but he couldn’t do anything about it.
The guards dragged him off, tied up and helpless, while the two enigmatic men followed. Convinced of their superiority of strength, Sebastian temporarily yielded and waited to see where they’d take him.
They half-dragged, half-carried him up some stairs, until at last Sebastian glimpsed light. His eyes hurt after being so long in the darkness, but he got used to it with a fair amount of ease. At the same time, he sensed Marcus’s presence growing closer. The humans must’ve brought Marcus to wherever they were taking Sebastian.
Finally, raised voices reached his hearing. “You’re mad. I’m not doing it,” a man said. Sebastian recognized him as Andrew Blunt.
“Oh, I think you will,” a woman answered. “After all, you don’t want us to harm your precious mates.”
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Sebastian didn’t know who she was, so he put her in the uncategorized human section, along with the older man.
The guards carrying him at last reached their destination, the area the voices came from. Judging by all the equipment, it seemed to be a lab of sorts. They dumped Sebastian on the floor. In an instant, Sebastian’s eyes fixed on Marcus, similarly bound at the other side of the room. Valerius and Trent were also there, unconscious, but breathing.
Andrew Blunt seemed unharmed and was the only one standing, facing an elderly human woman. “You wouldn’t dare,” he snarled at her.
She arched a brow at him. “Why not? Isn’t it only fair?”
“Besides,” the older man said from behind Sebastian, “didn’t you take someone even more valuable from us?”
It seemed obvious Andrew knew these people. When he looked closer, Sebastian thought he detected something familiar about them, but he couldn’t quite put his finger on it.
The answer came from the next exchange. “Do you think Paula would appreciate this?” Andrew asked. “What do you even expect to gain?”
“Our daughter is dead,” the man replied blandly. “But we still have our nephew. You’re going to give Paulie back, or else.”
Sebastian had
The second man reminded Sebastian of a fitness program host. He had those perfect good looks and amused demeanor, as if they weren’t in a dank, horrible prison, but on a Hollywood set. Sebastian immediately labeled him as hired muscle.
Sebastian couldn’t see much of them, but at this point he felt more confused than ever. If they’d wanted to kill him, they’d have done so already. In fact, they could get rid of him by abandoning him here.
Even if he did manage to find a way out, he suspected this place was 84
Scarlet Hyacinth
underground, and everything would be specifically engineered to keep him from escaping.
For this reason, he complied with the request and took a step forward. “Ah, there’s a good lad,” the old man said. “Now, I’d be much obliged if you’ll be just as obedient and remain in your appointed cell.”
Sebastian couldn’t help but laugh. “You have got to be kidding me. Is this some sort of joke? What in the world do you even want with us?”
The man smiled enigmatically. “You don’t need to know.”
The grating sound of rock moving drew Sebastian’s attention. He glanced behind him and realized a hidden door lay somewhere beyond the rock. Of course, he couldn’t take advantage of this discovery. Guards flooded his little cell.
Weakened by the silver and his efforts to escape the manacles, Sebastian was no match for the overwhelming number. They didn’t even fight fairly. Instead, they shot odd lassoes at him, trapping him in thick nets of silver thread.
Sebastian tried to struggle, but he couldn’t do anything about it.
The guards dragged him off, tied up and helpless, while the two enigmatic men followed. Convinced of their superiority of strength, Sebastian temporarily yielded and waited to see where they’d take him.
They half-dragged, half-carried him up some stairs, until at last Sebastian glimpsed light. His eyes hurt after being so long in the darkness, but he got used to it with a fair amount of ease. At the same time, he sensed Marcus’s presence growing closer. The humans must’ve brought Marcus to wherever they were taking Sebastian.
Finally, raised voices reached his hearing. “You’re mad. I’m not doing it,” a man said. Sebastian recognized him as Andrew Blunt.
“Oh, I think you will,” a woman answered. “After all, you don’t want us to harm your precious mates.”
Three Mates, One Destiny
85
Sebastian didn’t know who she was, so he put her in the uncategorized human section, along with the older man.
The guards carrying him at last reached their destination, the area the voices came from. Judging by all the equipment, it seemed to be a lab of sorts. They dumped Sebastian on the floor. In an instant, Sebastian’s eyes fixed on Marcus, similarly bound at the other side of the room. Valerius and Trent were also there, unconscious, but breathing.
Andrew Blunt seemed unharmed and was the only one standing, facing an elderly human woman. “You wouldn’t dare,” he snarled at her.
She arched a brow at him. “Why not? Isn’t it only fair?”
“Besides,” the older man said from behind Sebastian, “didn’t you take someone even more valuable from us?”
It seemed obvious Andrew knew these people. When he looked closer, Sebastian thought he detected something familiar about them, but he couldn’t quite put his finger on it.
The answer came from the next exchange. “Do you think Paula would appreciate this?” Andrew asked. “What do you even expect to gain?”
“Our daughter is dead,” the man replied blandly. “But we still have our nephew. You’re going to give Paulie back, or else.”
Sebastian had
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