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Chapter 25 - 25. Stop at Nothing

Seeing the man laying on the floor, Nick grabbed his throat. Lifting him from the floor and pinning him against the wall, He repeated his question from before with more voracity. "Where is Connor?" Nick wasn't going to allow this weakling to walk away without giving him what he came for, the location of the pack. From what Jin had told him, it was unlikely the pack would be here and even a slim chance that the beast here was associated with them. Yet, here was a man that apparently held high standing within Connor's ranks. Looking him over thoroughly, Nick began attempting to link one of the names Jin had told him to this pathetic excuse of a man.

"He is in Virginia. They set up in the woods of some Army base. Whatever you're thinking of, forget it. You're strong, I'll give you that. You're still no match for an entire pack. Hahaha and you're looking for Connor! You must have a death wish." Unable to withhold his laughter, the burly man used the little air he was being allowed to lighten his mood. He still had no clue who the one before him was but he didn't care. He'd be dead eventually and they will meet in the afterlife. "So, what'd Connor do that pissed you off so bad?"

Narrowing his glare, Nick squeezed tighter around the thick throat in his grasp. With a darkening aura surrounding his entire being, he recalled the events of that fated day all those centuries ago. "He killed off and burn the village we called home. He took and held hostage the only person I'd ever truly cared about. His assault turned her and I into what we are now. He's already sent two idiots to find her once. Now that she carries my child within her, I will remove all threats to them even if it cost me my life."

Nick finished his statement by tossing his hostage across the room once more. Dispite the tension he, himself, had created, Nick began enjoying the tormented look on this unknown man's face. His blood felt hot at the thought of holding ones life in his vary hand. "My name is Antonio and I now know who and what you are Nickolas. After all, I was there the day Connor took possession of Jin." Antonio struggled but managed to rise onto on of his knees.

His surprise quickly turned to fury after hearing his name come from Antonio's mouth. Centuries had passed since that tragedy and yet he was able to ascertain Nick's name simply from his recount of it. Curiosity won in the end, "How do you know me?" Nick couldn't withhold his question. To him there was simply no way for him to be remembered by appearance. Although he hadn't aged even a day, Nick's stature had nearly tripled in size and even his hair style was different.

"How could I not know? You are, to this day, the only survivor to have managed to kill one of the ranking members under Connor's rule. Then there's Jin, she never shut up about finding you again. You know she saw you that day, right? How you killed Varon, how you ran off realizing you were powerless against us. I may not agree with how Connor does things, but he keeps everyone alive." Antonio spoke his piece without batting an eye. His gaze was fixated on the bite covering Nick's entire shoulder.