B0136QO6EK by London Miller

Author:London Miller [Miller, London]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2015-07-31T05:00:00+00:00

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10

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Fatos was waiting for him in the kitchen a few days later, smirking when he noticed Valon’s entry. He’d been around far more often now that he was working his way into the Organization. When he’d first shown up, Valon thought he would be glad for his company, but now he had grown tired of his former friend.

Not because he did anything in particular, but it was just the smaller acts that annoyed Valon now that he was around Fatos far more than when they’d been children.

One trait about Fatos was becoming abundantly clear. He hated to lose. Whether it was a mere game being played between friends, or if he lost a bet, he did not handle it well, and Valon was seeing a side of him that he never thought he would. But more curious was that he never lost his temper with Valon, not once.

Even when Bastian asked something of Valon that Fatos wanted, he took it in stride. But let it be anyone else, and Fatos made them pay.

But because Valon was loyal to those he considered his friends, he turned his back on Fatos’ actions. After all, he had someone to look after.

Since the night of her waking him up, things hadn’t changed much between them, but she did, at least, make eye contact with him, and spoke to him, even if it was to only say ‘thanks’ for the food he brought her.

“What are you doing, brother?” Fatos asked as he watched Valon pull a plate down from the cabinets, pulling the contents out of the refrigerator to make a sandwich.

Valon just glanced at him, letting his actions do all the speaking.

“Is that for the girl?”

“If it is?”

He frowned. “Since when did you start caring about the girl?”

Valon, still focused on his task, said, “I never said I cared.”

Fatos held his hands up. “I merely ask…if you are too busy, I won’t bother you.”

Irritated, he finally gave in, knowing that Fatos would keep bothering him until he had a conversation with him. Sometimes he forgot how needy he could be. “What’s doing, Fatos?”

“Xavien is gone.”

Valon racked his brain, trying to remember where he had heard that name, and then it clicked. Since he had grown so used to think of Xavien as Gjarper, he had actually forgotten the man’s real name.

“Oh? Where is he? For a moment, he feared the worst, thinking his mentor had been killed for a transgression that he didn’t know about.

“On assignment with my father. It’s doubtful he’ll be coming back for a while.”

At least one of them could get out of this shithole, Valon thought. While he wasn’t sure what the assignment was exactly, it had to be better than waiting on Bastian hand and foot. Good for him.

“Okay.”

Slapping some meat between the bread, Valon took it and a bottle of water, leaving Fatos staring after him. He didn’t notice the way Fatos’ eyes lit with a dangerous fire.

Elena was just exiting the bathroom as Valon reentered. She hesitated a moment, and then gave him a small smile that made him look away.

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