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A pounding sensation finds my head.

My ears are ringing.

My eyelids feel heavy.

I let out a groan which only makes my head pound more.

I pry my eyelids open but abruptly shut them due to the blinding light.

Once my eyes adjust, I take a look at my surroundings.

We're in a warehouse, it's different from the last one.

Only, 4 huge walls and wooden support beams.

We're all tied in chairs.

Me and my brothers in a row facing my cousins who are also sat in a row far in front of us.

Athena and Angelo and the rest of the friends  are on the sides between us.

It almost looks like we're on a stage and they are our audience.

I figure out that no one is awake yet.

They should be waking up soon if they are not dead.

Are they dead?

"No, they aren't dead" a voice laughed from next to me.

My head snaps over to the voice.

"Nicklaus" I mutter in disbelief.

"The one and only" he smirks.

"What are you doing?" I ask.

"Let's let the others wake up and I'll explain."

I wake up to the sound of voices.

The flashbacks of before we passed out flood back in.

My eyes snap open to see my siblings tied up in chairs next to me.

They're all awake thankfully.

I turn my head to see our cousins and friends.

I think grandad is dead.

"Ugh finally, it took you long enough." A boy that looked around my age said while scooting a rusty metal chair in front of us.

"Hello everybody, my name is Nicklaus and today, I will be destroying you!" He states happily.

"Now! I'm going to make sure I know who you are" he exclaims.

"You are Elijah Sinclair and your the French mafia don"

We all snap our heads to Diana who has an emotionless look painting her face.

This hoe just uncovered our secret!