CHAPTER 26

XAVIER'S POV

It was a dungeon but I had no idea where it led to.

Worse still, It was pitch black. I couldn't see a damn thing after the bookshelf creaked shut, leaving us in darkness.

"Uncle? "

"I'm right behind you. Wait a minute I have a torch. "

I huffed out in disappointment and clicked my tongue.

"So much for the befitting place you mentioned, Uncle. "

I heard him chuckle, almost causing my spine to bristle in annoyance. But remembering who the hell the great Uncle Ivan was, I knew this wasn't what he wanted to show me. It was laughable to just be in a pitch-dark dungeon and talk about how you wanna rule the world.

"No, it's not. A little patience, young man. " He admonished again and then I heard the rustling of his clothes as he looked for the torch.

A few seconds later, he switched on the torch and brightness filled the once pitch-dark dungeon. My vision readjusted and I could see the stairway leading further down in pitch darkness.

I gulped. Never been a frien