Chapter 10

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He was tied to a chair, injected with a serum that would rob him of his supernatural strength and ability to turn. Normally the restraints would not have been a problem but with him incapacitated, he was helpless against a rope. A fucking rope! If this was not irony he did not know what was

But the rope was least of his concerns. Drake knew something for certain, we would not survive the night. The decision was, how would he go?

"So" a voice interrupted his thought "America? Huh?" the voice said "I knew that you would have run far, with tail tucked between your legs but America is a stretch" he paused "that's why it took some time to find you, you didn't doubt that did you? That we would give up? Let go? I know you know us better than that, more than you wish. So we are here, facing the inevitable. So question remains, how would you like to go? With a bang or a whimper?"

Finally Drake looked up in to the eyes of the monster, a monster he would never forget, the monster sat opposite to him in a chair, but in a safe distance from him, just in case he got any ideas, not that they would help.

He could never beat him.

"Go to hell!" he muttered through his teeth, every word laced with venom and hatred he felt for the guy in front of him.

"Drakey! Drakey!" the monster nodded his head as if admonishing a child "Where do you think I am coming from?"

"Now, I don't have all day you see. Schedule to follow and people to kill" he said "Let's start shall we, the rules of the game are simple. You are a defeated Alpha of the rogues, rogues I can kill and no one would lift a finger at me, of course it would all be in self-defense you see. He said putting up his hands in defensive position. So here is your choice, you give me what I want and I let your band of pathetic misfits live, they don't die, simple right? I always like games with simple rules"

He got up from his chair and he extended his hand out and someone put a gun in his hand "Special bullets, with love from Roma" he said patting the gun affectionately and with his left hand he beckoned someone out of Drakes peripheral vision and one of his men entered dragging along with him one of his pack members. He roughly pushed his pack member in front of Adrian in kneeling position his hands tied and his mouth gagged. No doubt drugged as well so he couldn't turn or break free from the rags that bound him.

"Now where were we?" Adrian tapped his head with the butt of the gun.

"Ah! Yes!" he said and came forward to the rogue kneeling at his feet. Put the gun on his head and fired.

"You fucker! You Motherfucking asshole, you bastard, you are a fucking monster!" Drake yelled and vigorously fought against his restraints.

Adrian walked closer and whispered "Drake! You seemed to have forgotten what I was, so I wanted to refresh your memory a little, now that it is refreshed, we can start off"

He walked back to the dead body lying there in a pool of its own blood and said "Next"

One more pack member of Drakes was brought and unceremoniously dumped on the ground, gagged and bound he was shaking with fear and crying, if he had any doubts of his fate, seeing the body of his pack mate erased it, he closed his eyes and was sobbing, partially with shame of showing weakness and partially with fear.

"Now" Adrian said, as he put the gun on the rogues head "Shall we start?"

"No, no, Adrian don't do this, they are innocent, they had nothing to do with what I did, they are in no way..."

His plea was cut with a gun shot and the body crumbled to the ground.

"Not what I wanted to hear Drake" Adrian said.

Drake just looked shocked at the second body of his pack member.

"Let me make it easy for you, I have a lot of bullets, more that the rogues here, but that's not what it is about. After I have killed all the male members I will have the woman brought in, and my men who have worked hard will have some fun, you know how adrenal will be after a fight, they would enjoy a vigorous fuck! Don't you agree, they will have their way with them repeatedly, here in front of you, think of it like 3D porn, should be entertaining, don't you agree?

At the pure horror and terror on Drakes face Adrian added

"What?" have someone special in that group, he smiled "Great, we will start with her!" he rubbed his hands excitedly "Lets skip the killing part and directly get to the loving part!"

He turned to the men and said "there is a woman out there who is our leaders special friend, get her here, if they don't give her up, kill the children in front of them until they do" a few men stepped out.

"No, no, Adrian don't, please, no"

"You can stop this Drake" Adrian said "Trust me, the power is in your hands, you are the one who is directing all this, all you have to do is tell me what I want and all this will go away"

"What do you want?" Drake asked defeated.

"You know what I want Drake" Adrian admonished disappointed "But, since you had a pretty rough night, I will let it pass, let me give you a hint

"Maxim Roma"

Drake shook at the name, the name of a man whom he once adored, respected, a man whom he had helped murdered, unwittingly but nevertheless helped.

"Yes, shiver at his name you filthy dog" Adrian showed emotion for the first time in the night "A man who treated you like a son and yet you helped murder, do you think Roma would forget? Would not avenge? Who do you think I am? Her vengeance...I am the bite of Roma"

Drake shook at the emotion in the words, yes, like him Adrian loved Maxim like a father and he would avenge him no matter what

Drake sighed "I will tell you everything" He said looking in to Adrian's eyes for the first time in the night "Every single thing you ever wanted to know about who is responsible for his death" he couldn't get to say his name, he did not have the right.

"But" he paused, still looking in to his eyes, eyes of his executioner "I will tell her"

"Like hell you will!" Adrian exploded "If you think, you will even get to see her shadow you are mistaken you bastard!"

"I will tell her, everything you ever wanted to know, and trust me I know it. I am not going to make any demands, any requests or any plea bargains, I simply want to tell her everything and do what you want with me as you will"

"And your little mate?" Adrian asked.

Drake's eyes widened.

"Yes, your mate, beat that, you have a mate, how quaint, imagine my surprise when my men sent me a message in my earpiece that your mate gave herself up to save the woman and her children...how very brave of her. I wonder what else she is willing to give up to save her mate, shall we find out?"

At the exact same moment two of his men entered with a woman in to the room.

"This must be Mrs. Drake" Adrian looked at her.

"Adrian" Drake's voice boomed, and first time with so much authority that even Adrian paused and looked back at Drake, he was calm, composed and determined.

"Listen to me and listen to me very carefully, you knew me once and because of that you know I am not lying when I say this. I will tell everything you ever wanted, all the answers you have been seeking since his death and all the treachery under your very nose. But understand this Adrian, if you lay one finger on her, I will kill you or will die trying but everything I know will die with me. My condition remains, I will tell her. That is my only condition"

Adrian looked at Drake and his unwavering gaze he held with him, Yes he did know Drake once, they had been brothers not of blood but of circumstances and he knew that he meant every single word he said.

"And what if she does not want to meet with you?"

"Then I die with this information" Drake calmly responded.

Adrian paused, thinking, contemplating, weighing out his options and finally said "I will tell her you demand" he said and walked out of the room.

He walked out in to the open of the building, faraway from prying ears and pulled out a phone from his pocket and hit the number on speed dial.

It was promptly picked up "Commander Adrian! How can I help you?"

"Is she around, can she talk?"

"Let me check, one moment please"

He waited a minute or two.

"Thank you for being on hold Commander, yes she will talk to you" and he heard a click of connections.

"Hello?" A voice answered.

"I found him, he is ready to tell everything but he want to talk to you only"

He simply was nodding at the response from the other end.

"Yes, Ma'am, I understand, I will do it"

He nodded again as more instructions poured in.

"Am I clear?" the voice on the other end said.

"Yes Roma" He responded.

"Good" and the line went dead.

Roma was coming to America.

Shit!