The Defiance novel

---- Chapter 24: A Little Favor SEV'S POV "Do you know about it?", I poured another glassful of whiskey. The glass and the bottled clinked at each other making a noise in the middle of the soundless room. My ear became more sensitive on the tiniest sound since the whole place was quiet. Especially this room. This was the only room that I couldn't let anyone in. This was where Seth's ashes was kept. I remembered my high school teacher told us that sound travels louder when it's cold.

I could even hear the clock's hands move every second. It was so loud. And then I heard myself sniffed. 1 was crying. There was heaviness inside of me. It exhausted me to no end. I wanted to beat someone until I was satisfied . Until th demons inside of me calmed down. "Men do not cry, Sev", I could hear my father strictly told me that one wisdom. It was so clear that I could have swear he was standing beside me. That man raised us as we were. Fearless leaders.

Men who would do anything to get what he wanted in life. We don't break rules alone. We bend them, we make them as we see fit to our satisfaction. Outside the world we truly live in, both Seth and I learned to be shadows. We were forbidden to be seen ---- at a one place at the same time. We could not understand the reasons but we blindly followed it. Anyone who knew would be instantly killed. When I was a teenager and fell for Alice, I tasted fear for the first time.

I had to lie to keep her safe. I cannot be with her because my father gave me more responsibilities than Seth which was basically the main reason why he was the one who has more time to be with her. My old man thought it was just a game for the both of us so he would let us go back to that place where we could see her. Again, not at the same time. And Seth fell for her, too, but not as deep as mine. We hada huge fight when I learned he cheated on her.

We wore the same face so on her eyes, we cheated on her both and left her with nothing. No word or anything. Icouldn't face her anymore because I was afraid. Eyes begun watching us more. One mistake and they would knew our weakness. Through the years we decided to let her live away from our trouble, we started to prove ourselves. That meant, following more order and killing more if necessary to present our worthiness . We gained the trust we needed.

"But you died", I was leaning at the back rest of the single seater sofa. "Father did not even cry when you died. I mourned alone, brother" How did he die? One day, my father called and said ---- Seth was dead. That was it. No explanation why. Someone shot him and he died. "you should not fear anyone. You should make them fear you", another words of fucking wisdom. "And will make you fear me.

Sorry for not learning it so soon, father" The next day, I woke up from the same position I was in the sofa. There was a knock on the door. I could smell the alcohol but stood and kissed the urn of my brother. I opened the door and found Maxx. He looked like he did not sleep at all. "What are we going to do with Ralph?", he asked. I walked past him and ignored his question. He groaned , probably annoyed at me. I honestly do not care what will happen to that man anymore.

I got what I wanted from him. I stopped on my tracks. "Keep him", I still do not know if he meant harm to Alice since the police reports said there was a possible intention of crime. I would not take another mistake. I went to my room and took a bath. When I was wearing my shirt, Iheard someone on the door. Some hurried steps and my door burst opened revealing Herschel . "We've got some trouble", my eyes narrowed at him as I stretch my shirt dusting it off. "your father's here". My heart throbbed frantically .