The Legacy of the Alliance

Chapter 17

The group had their own individual rooms in the house and after just a few minutes they were all pretty much knocked out cold. Except Zeke.

Ever since he met Anthony, something was off. Zeke was good at reading people and something about this rich twenty four year old was ringing alarms in his mind. After not much consideration, the blond decided to 'take a look around' the house. 

It didn't take long to find someone roaming the halls. Zeke thought back to when Anthony mentioned some other people in the house. The man had dark black hair going down to the centre of his neck with the sides pulled pack into a ponytail. He had vitiligo with a white patch over one of his eyes. His eyes were a deep, kind purple that shone through square glasses. However, his lip looked unusual... He had a busted lip that appeared to still be bleeding.

"Excuse me?" Zeke kept his tone quiet and soft as to not frighten him.

"I'm staying at the house. I won't hurt you - I promise - swear on my life,"

The man looked around his age, maybe a year younger?

"W-who are you...?" he asked timidly.

"I'm Zeke... May I ask who you are?" Zeke offered a reassuring smile.

The man only backed away - shaking his head.

"I- I'm not meant to talk to guests..."

"Well, I'm only here for the night... You can trust me."

"No... Nobody leaves...No. You have to go. Leave before he knows I told you anything."

Zeke didn't back down "Tell me your name and I will go back to my room and I'll be out of your hair..."

"Theo. Theo Dorado. Now, you must go."

"Theo?" a voice, probably Anthony's, called out.

"Come on, sugar where are you?"

"Go! Now!" Theo pushed Zeke further down the hall as he whispered desperately.

Zeke decided to listen (against his own better judgement) to Theo and retreated back to his room. He still made the effort to try and eavesdrop.

"Oh! Theo! There you are..." the muffled voice of the house owner came from outside the door.

"Why would you be out here? You know I just get a little frustrated sometimes..."

"I- I know..."

"Good! Now off to bed! We need to make sure our new guests have a successful departure."

Ok. Zeke was right. Anthony was way worse than he thought...