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51. Time

-Dante-

"We are not friends, Donovan and I. Far from it, but I visited him a few times. Like I said, he didn't talk much, but I guess he was lonely enough to share a few of his secrets," Arthyzn spoke.

I sat in silence at the furthest corner away from the older demon, Chase right by my side. The atmosphere was calm now, and we were listening in silence to the story now that Arthyzn was willing to share it.

"I'd already learned about his family while keeping an eye on Gus – thanks to him I was able to track down Donovan – so I confronted him about it. He finally admitted he had gotten rid of the rassawolves and later gave me a copy of his book. I still don't know how to use it, though. I was hoping you guys would find out how to read it."

"We didn't know it was important until we met Gus," Chase said.

"I was counting on it," Arthyzn said. "It took longer than I thought. I figured you'd ask Frank for help way, way sooner... I knew they could tell you about the rassawolves so I didn't need to jeopardize our mission."

"You could've said something," Chase said, his voice sounding a bit more heated up now.

"I took a big risk by making sure you'd come get the books from me," Arthyzn said. "Your enemy is our enemy as well. And so far they have no idea I'm in this mess, and I'm going to keep it that way."

"What does that mean?" Roe asked impatiently.

"Donovan wants to bring down the entire business – and his family along with it," Arthyzn said and sighed, turning to look somewhere in front of him. "He knew his family was starting the breeding program again. He knew Lena Gray was looking for the perfect test subject. She and Graham – Donovan's father – had the perfect werewolf, but they needed the perfect candidate to get bitten. And that was Dante."

I felt sick. And glad that she was dead. For how long had she been lying to me? How long had she been working in that lab?

"You said Donovan wanted me dead?" I muttered.

"He hates your kind with a burning passion. He had faked his death, so he couldn't afford to get discovered. That is why he tried to lure you to him so he could end your life," Arthyzn explained. "Lena and Graham were keeping such a close eye on you that nothing couldn't get unnoticed by them, but he did manage to call you without them knowing about it."

"So if he's so good, why am I still alive? I escaped ages ago," I asked. "He's had plenty of opportunities to kill me."

"You're alive because I somehow managed to convince him not to kill you," Arthyzn said smugly. "I asked him to wait and give you guys time to find a cure if there is one. He agreed – eventually – because he was interested to know if there really is a cure. Thankfully, he couldn't get his hands on you right after you escaped, or you would be dead. Though I doubt he would've found you anytime soon if I hadn't contacted him about you, anyway."