23

OF ALLIES, FLINGS & ENEMIES

~STEPHAN

All my life, I've had a myriad of feelings ranging from fear to despair to grief to hopelessness, and rage. I had it rough growing up. Even though I was born into luxury, I had to fight for everything, even my life.

Thaddeus "El Diabolo" Delmundo was many things. A strategist, a murderer, a warrior, a thief, a cheat, and a liar. He had no interest in being a father and he made that very clear.

Thaddeus made it so that I knew everything he did, and learned everything he was taught and I had no choice but to comply. Every lesson, every failure, and every success involved life and death situations.

I was going to my father's funeral because it was necessary. I had no interest in saying any last goodbyes and I was not interested in listening to people tell me what a great man he was.

I took one last look in my mirror and left the room. I had a separate room and preferred it that way because Pamela had a right to her privacy until I took those rights aw