Dark Prisoner ✔

Chapter 6: Blood in the Water

Kade sat in the Escalade with Dario who took them to the location that they discovered to be Vadik Waldorf's hideout.

Something wasn't right about any of this, he thought to himself as he looked out the tinted windows. The Waldorf's were conniving wolves who were too smart to hide out so close to their enemy. Perhaps, Alec was right that Vadik wasn't in the city any longer. If Vadik was smart then he would have left the city a long time ago.

Kade's finger, that tapped his knee rhythmically, halted. No, he thought.

Vadik wouldn't leave his brother even though he did once already. They would stay close together so they could communicate easily. He saw the loyalty between the brothers through Alec, he loved his younger brother and even sacrificed his own life to let his brother go free before he was caught too.

Last night, Vadik entered his territory unseen by Kade's trained guards, it was fucking infuriating. These two brothers were definitely trouble, he cursed inwardly. Now, their uncle was in town and on a rampage to hunt whoever killed his brother. Evil or not, Kade thought, a determined man will do anything for his family.

Despite everything, Kade should be focused on the fight ahead of him. But his mind kept trailing back to Alec's words he told Mia this morning. Now, the tattoo on Alec's rib cage made sense. The name Natalia belonged to his sister and not a mate. Relief washed over Kade, which didn't make any fucking sense. He shouldn't care whether or not Alec was mated, but his wolf did. When Alec spoke of his sister, Kade understood the pain the man carried. His sister took her own life, so that must have left a different scar on his heart. Alec carried her memories with him and cherished her despite not being able to protect her. Kade hadn't been able to protect Mia either. Her limp was a constant reminder of his own weakness.

Kade stiffened in his seat. When the fuck did he start calling that Waldorf by his first name? He almost took out his gun and shot himself in the skull. He ignored the burning desire that hollowed his soul and looked out the window watching Nikolai's flashing red Ferrari overtake them on the road.

"We're here," Dario informed as his own eyes were glued to the tracker in front of him.

The Escalade came to a stop to an abandoned building outside of the city near the bay area. Kade rarely came to this side of town because most gangs did business around here. This was a strange location for Waldorf's brother to hide out.

Kade got out of the car, Dario and Nikolai followed him. He scoped the area, seeing the lake beside them with seagulls passing over the water. The sun was setting behind the city buildings, inching away it's light. Dario swung the doors open that creaked from the rust on the old metal hinges. Immediately, the stench of rotting flesh and blood hit Kade in the face. His wolf emerged with focus in his eyes just like the rest of them. He sensed that there was an attack here and that Waldorf must be behind it.

"It's a bloodbath," Nikolai remarked.

Inches before their feet laid hundreds of bodies mutilated; limbs and heads separated from bodies and the blood created a thick crimson pool on the concrete.

"Why would Vadik Waldorf do this if he was hiding out?" Dario asked.

"This doesn't look like someone who is hiding," Kade said. This wolf was a hunter who saw his prey and caused carnage.

"Look," Nikolai called out.

Dario and Kade both looked at the dead man where Nikolai stood, the bare arm had the tattoo of a sword with a hawk in front of it and the letter 'R' under it. That was a gang sign, Kade recognized it right away because he knew that tattoo very well. These men belonged to Giovanni Romano who was a mafia leader from the city next to Kade's hometown in Italy. Their two gangs had been in a feud for a long time until Giovanni took the throne after killing off his own boss. The Romano gang and the Guerriero gang have not had any feuds for a few years now. Kade would like it keep it that way but being here doesn't look good for him.