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Dante:

Leaving Elowen like that wasn’t right, but I had to make things right by setting up a deal with the four clans again. I drove to the warehouse and walked into my office and sat on the leather seat, which had my grandfather’s portrait sitting behind. This served as a reminder that he was the founder of this great alliance.

When I settled in, I took out my phone to call up my old friend Xavier. I had angered him, but I believed it was nothing that Xavier couldn’t forgive, especially for the sake of old times.

“What do you want, Dante?” Xavier asked the moment he picked the call.

His tone was icy.

“I’m sorry about yesterday and having to leave you in a..”

“Are you? What could have been more important than the deal, Dante?” He asked, and I kept mute for a while. “I know where you were yesterday, and I honestly can’t be more disappointed. When we were younger, I let you roll with the bigger boys in the group because although you were illegitimate you sounded brighter than your broth