The feeling of betrayal always stung hard, I trusted that Rufus would work with me given we had the same enemy in common. He agreed with me that day to eliminate Valeria but now he threatened me to back down.

"What's your choice, going to be, pretty boy," Rufus asked with a mocking voice. I looked around and it was clear I was outnumbered. Rufus was doing to me what I hated the most. Being looked down on. He saw me as a spoiled brat and was underestimating me.

"I'm waiting for your response," he said and all I could for at the moment was that I had an upper...