A MISTAKE?

Indeed, Lucien's recent statement is entirely accurate. If he was just a frail young man, he would have died by now and none of them would have thought of having mercy on him, let alone sending him off. They would have slaughtered him in cold blood without giving a damn about anything else.

The assassin is well aware of this. It is nothing but facts.

He may not know much about the young man towering over him like a mountain lion, but one thing he has discovered about Lucien after only a few minutes with him is that he does not lie and has a keen sense of reasoning, action, and so much more. It is nothing to deny. The young man didn't lie.

He knows they would have killed him if he wasn't this tough nut he suddenly turned out to be. Once given a mission, they never hesitate.

Asher's punch alone if it had landed on Lucien would have killed him if it isn't that Lucien is far superior to him. This is the first mission they've ever failed. And one they will never forget. That's if the two d