Page 76 of The Hellbeast's Betrayal

His reaction to this didn’t fill me with confidence as he sighed.

“Then there is only one place you will find it, and only one person who knows where,” he told us, naturally making me ask,

“Who?”

“His closest ally in a different realm not far from here,” he said, giving me hope once more. But even more so when he gave us a name.

“The King of Greed.”

I shot a look to my brother, who started grinning before telling me,

“Well lucky for us, we just happen to know his son.”

“Then the son of Greed will lead you to your next destination and my task is therefore complete,” he stated, his body starting to wither away. Making me shout out,

“But how did you know?!”

His voice was already fading away to barely above a whisper on the wind as he replied,

“Fate… knows… all.”

“Well, that was unexpected,” Marcus commented dryly, making me turn to face them and say,

“Looks like we have an Enforcer to visit.”

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“This better be good,Lucius, as I was in bed with my wife when your ass showed up and demanded I follow,” said the deep voice of one Ryker Wyeth, as the tall, dark haired man stepped through the portal minutes after Lucius had returned.

We had made it back to Lucius’s castle, explaining all we had learned in hopes that the Enforcer could be located quickly. A bit of digging around from Lucius on his whereabouts, and the result was the man we were standing and looking at now. Admittedly, it was quite a task, first taking Lucius to Afterlife with the aid of his brother’s portal creating skills. After which, it then took him to where Dom had assured him his Enforcer would be.

But in the end, this killed two birds with one stone as he was able to update Dom on our progress and the plan we had in place. In turn, the King of Kings was making his own preparations and thankfully, this included an army.

But as for the man that stood before us now, of course, I had met Ryker a few times before over the years. He had even frequented my club a time or two. His second in command, Vander, was a big fan of fighting in my ring. Which meant Ryker was well acquainted with me and Lucius, so he would not class being summoned here as a threat. Yet despite this, his dark blue eyes scanned the room in an assessing way before landing on me.

“Cerberus,” he said with a nod, making me step forward to greet him, holding my hand out for him to shake. I was also used to seeing him dressed in a suit, as he was quite the successful businessman in the mortal realm. And well, naturally, he had the fortune to back that statement up. But then, given who his father was, this was not exactly surprising.

However, now he was wearing a pair of dark jeans and long-sleeved navy T-shirt, telling me that he had obviously grabbed the first thing he could find. And considering he had been in bed with his wife, who had been one of the Lost Sirens, it was little surprise that he looked pissed. Prompting me to say,

“Thanks for coming, Greed.”

“And I am here because?” he asked, looking around the room that Lucius had chosen to have this meeting in. A large sitting room that looked slightly more comfortable than anything else I had seen of his castle so far. For example, this room actually held leather armchairs, wooden furniture, and a large, carved fireplace that until their return, had remained unlit. It was as if Lucius was trying to make a conscious effort to make it more welcoming for the Son of Greed, as it ignited the moment he returned.

Greed continued to look around the room and nodded in acknowledgement to my brother. Someone who he had fought before in the ring at Devil’s. It had been a friendly match that, not surprisingly, neither of them had won.

“We need access to your father’s realm,” I told him, making him raise a brow in question.

“More specifically, we need to speak to the King himself.”

Greed narrowed his eyes in suspicion, before of course, asking why. But before I could open my mouth to try and explain it all, Marcus got there first.

“The super quick version, we need to save Jared’s fated from being controlled by a creepy bastard who wants to bring upon Ragnarök, using his woman to do it. But in order to stop it, we need Hades. Went to his castle, he’s not there and an old guy popped up. He told us your dad would know where to find Hades.” After which he took a deep breath, making Greed look to me in shock.

“Yeah, that’s pretty much the extent of it,” I replied, making Orth scoff and say,

“Yeah, about the last two percent but okay.”

“So can you take us there?” I asked, ignoring my brother’s comment. Ryker released a heavy sigh before agreeing.

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