"I ask again, Kael... did you come with proof?" Ewan demanded, his voice caustic, ignoring Kael’s question as he bit down on the anger simmering at the surface.
His jaw flexed, nostrils flaring. How dare this idiot come here? How dare he come and terrify his family, their guests?
Who did he think he was? Has he forgotten the terror that came with Wolfsbane? Or was Kael thinking that that side of him was gone with the affairs that came with the corporate world?
Kael barked a laugh in response to Ewan’s question, a mocking laugh, looking at his men who carried their guns on their shoulders, and then at the entire hall riddled with bullets.
All the guests were safe, but they shook like leaves, pressed into corners, their eyes wide with fear.
"No. But that’s why—"
Before Kael could complete the statement, Ewan’s fist shot out like lightning. He threw a hard punch straight at Kael’s mouth. The crack echoed across the hall stopping everyone short, every thought short.
Kael staggered back, blood smearing the corner of his lip, shock flashing in his eyes.
The crowd gasped. Even Kael’s men froze in disbelief.
Before they could even think of shooting Ewan, of retaliating, he already had their leader in a chokehold, his arm tight against Kael’s throat.
Kael’s eyes bulged, hands clawing at Ewan’s grip, yet his finger gesture stopped his men from shooting. His lips twisted in pain.
"I told you to come with proof..." Ewan smiled, but it wasn’t warmth—it was coldness, contempt. His eyes gleamed with a darkness that made the guests around shiver even more, slithering deeper into their spots.
"Now, my friend, you will pay for this. Every drop of this disobedience will be accounted for. You wanted war? Congratulations—you have it."
Then he shoved Kael away, pushing him hard. The gang leader fell ungracefully onto the floor, coughing, but got up just as fast, dusting invisible particles off his white shirt and shorts, his pride bleeding as much as his lip.
"You should be grateful to me, Ewan. If not, you would have a hard time explaining the death of more than a hundred guests." His tone was laced with venom as he straightened, trying to regain composure.
Another pause, more dusting off. "It’s not too late though, to carry out the massacre. We just want the doctor. The good old doctor... or we leave with her kids."
"My kids, you mean..."
Kael had the grace to look nervous when Ewan stepped toward him again, slow, deliberate, like a predator stalking prey.
He was older than Ewan, yes, but somehow the younger man always had a way of being in charge, even in situations like this. He could never understand it—just as he had never understood why their boss had handed the gang over to Ewan at such a young age.
Well, that was in the past.
He squared his shoulders, jaw tight, meeting Ewan’s piercing gaze.
"Then let me have your ex-wife. I heard—"
Ewan’s hand shot out fast again, striking him right at the solar plexus. Kael’s eyes bulged yet again, a strangled cry tearing from his throat. He collapsed in a heap on the floor before he could even finish his sentence.
His men immediately pointed their guns at Ewan’s head, tense, but Ewan didn’t flinch. Instead, he bent down slowly, deliberately, to look the gasping fellow in the eye.
"You will take your men out of here, without Doctor Athena, and await your reward for this mess you have caused. I don’t care who your sponsor is, but you should have known better than to come here..."

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