244: Reckoning Hour
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Achilles Hector clicked his tongue with keenness, his fingers still clutched on the gun, “Playing mind games, huh? It's the audacity to think you'd always scale through with that.”

Ethan Hector’s complicated scoff abruptly disappeared, leaving his face plunged with a frown.

Stepping closer to him, the Warlord smoothly engaged him, “Watching my dad hanged was one of the most heart-wrenching experiences any child would have. That wouldn't have played out the way it did without your involvement. Should I go ahead and jam my palms for you?”

“You'd have buried your envy and made sure no soul knew you despised your own twin for being better than you. You sinned against humanity, the moment you connived with the Cartels to assassinate Sire Rollins Julian and frame my father for it.”

Getting much closer to him, Achilles' eyes gleamed with fire, “I’m here to ensure justice is served. You won't escape what's coming.”

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