Lucas' POV
"What the fuck did you say?" I walked out of the river, feeling much sober, but very lost.
A fucking little bat was peeing on my face and I had to dive in the lake to wash it off.
My hair still smelt like bat's pee.
Fuck.
"I'm not sure what's happening, Luke. The soldiers were mad," Lucian said in the mindlink.
"Is it fucking rabies? Plague? Curse?" I asked. "Is it contagious? Do we need to put them down? Come on, Lucian. You have to work with me."
"You can't put down all of your soldiers, Luke," Lucian said. "The only thing I can do is to keep them inside the camp. Leo's helping me to set up a fire around the camp. No wolves will get out. But I can't stop them from hurting one another."
"You've changed my camp into a fucking colosseum and I can't even watch the show." I wiped my body with a towel and asked.
"You're welcome to join us any time you like," Lucian said.
"I can't go back. That fucking gigolo is here with me. He took the she-wolf here. Akela was mopping the floor. Fuck, the whole world is on its last leg." I said.
"A double date. How romantic," Lucian said.
"He's here for a fucking reason. He wants to see my wolf. He found me, that fucker. I can't shift into a wolf, because that will tell him who I am. A fucking black wolf among white sheep. I can't remain in human form, because that also tells him who I am. A fucking Lycan. Checkmate. I'm fucked."
"He can tell you're a Lycan. That's all. Don't be paranoid." he said.
"Do you think that fucking she-wolf is going to tell him about Finn?" I asked.
"She's not stupid, Luke. We warned her about this. She wouldn't betray us. Not yet," he said.
"Lucian, someone is fucking with us," I said.
"Yes, they are," he said.
"Let me take a wild guess who this person is," I said.
"Luke, Zackery wouldn't hurt his own sister..."
"She's only his half-sister. And he's a Hawk, Lucian. They fuck and kill their family members for a living." I wrapped myself up with the towel and walked towards the house.
"Lycidas has been looking for his sister for years," Lucian said. "He has been looking for her ever since we met. Do you remember that?"
"Yes, but nobody knows why. Maybe the only reason he was looking for her was to kill her. Fuck. We just don't know what the fucker is thinking in his twisted mind, Lucian."
Lucian was silent.
"Lucian?!" I said impatiently, lying on the lawn, basking in the moonlight.
"Yes, I'm here," he said.
"You always see the best side of people, whereas I only see the fucking darker side," I stretched out my legs and said. "Dire is trying to create fucking chaos in my camp and profit from it. Zackery is behind all this. He wants to kill that she-wolf. I can see it in his fucking murderer's eyes. But that fucking she-wolf knows nothing about it. She literally thinks she has found someone that she could trust."
"Are you going to do anything about it?" Lucian asked.
"I'm going to fucking reject her. That's what I'm going to do. And she has to accept the rejection. My life is so fucking better off without her."
"But she will die."
"Yes, she will. She won't fucking last a day without me. What the fuck is wrong with you, Lucian? I thought we'd agreed on this. Are you feeling sentimental about her again? She's just a fucking piece on our chessboard. Now we're going to sacrifice her to get a better reward. Isn't that what we want?" I asked.
Lucian was silent.
"Fuck, Lucian. Talk to me! We have to be on the same page about this!"
"Gianna is crying now. I have to comfort her," Lucian said.
"Stop using Gianna as an excuse, Lucian! Are you fucking in love with that fucking she-wolf?!" I asked.
"I only love one woman in my life and she's weeping next to me," Lucian said. "But I can't comfort her because I'm talking to you."
"Try scratching her tummy or the back of her neck," I said.
"Luke, I can't do this anymore."
"What the fuck is that supposed to mean?" I asked.
"The baby's coming. I can't be like this anymore. I have to spend more time with my family," Lucian said.
"You can't fucking abandon the ship now! I've already lost Kylo and I can't afford to lose you! The wedding is coming and Lycidas will be here! We can get them all! We can get them once and for all! This is what we have been dreaming of! Once in a fucking blue moon, brother!" I squeezed my eyes to look at the full moon above my head.
Lucian sighed and said, "I have never wanted revenge, Luke. I don't want to see the world going to an end. I want to make it a better place for our children. More civilized and tolerant. Revenge doesn't give birth to a new nation. It destroys it while consuming everything within it."
"Let the world fucking burn. I don't fucking give a shit. If I don't get what I want, I'll make the fucking world a melting pot and everyone will suffer," I said. "Think about your parents. When you close your eyes, don't you see their faces?"
"Yes, always," Lucian replied.
"And what do they tell you? Don't they ask you to have revenge for their grievance?" I asked.
"No," Lucian said. "They ask me to be a decent man and live a decent life."
"And there isn't anything more decent than being the Prime Minister of my court. You'll get back your past title. Your parents' traitor names will be cleared. You can restore the family graveyard and put your parents' remains back into it. Think about it. I'll let people make a fucking 30-meter monument, so people will memorize their names. You'll be living in a fucking palace with Gianna and your son..."
"Luke, you know I don't care about any of the things that you mentioned," Lucian said.
"You can stay with me, brother! We'll be together! Does that matter to you?!" I shouted desperately.
Lucian was silent again.
"This isn't about you and me anymore, Lucian. This is about ending a fucking corrupted system and building a new one. I won't allow anyone to interfere with the process of evolution. Either stay with me or die. Your choice, brother."