"I didn't lose, remember? It came close, but nothing happened."

"Cain Vincent came close; you know that I won't fail." My breath stopped. Nothing filtered through. My eyes were fixed on the man who seemed to be gaining immense pleasure from this conversation. I gulped a lump in my throat and

"Cain Vincent was killed in an accident." The boom of his voice snapped me out of my trance.

"Now, now, Luke. We all know that Cain didn't due to that accident. You'd be the first person to know, wouldn't you?" Frozen on my spot I waited patiently for this conversation to play out.

"I do not want to talk about this," Luke sneered. I could imagine him curling his lips over his teeth and glaring at his hand as he spoke.

"Then, do you want to talk about how I'm going to ruin you?" Anthony goaded.

"You could try. I'd like to watch you try... so hard. I'll be waiting for you. Do you worst." We heard the click of the phone then. With thoughts stuck on the mention of Cain Vincent, I turned to Anthony. He had a huge grin on his face and he stared back at me with an amused glare.

"What do you say, Mia? That was a success." I nodded, mutely and then gathered up the courage to ask him the one question that will make or break my conception of him.

"Who's he?" My voice sounded rough to my ears. His eyes turned calculating then. It was as if he had picked up on my thoughts instantly. He scrutinized me for a moment before opening his mouth to answer. His lips didn't move, they just slipped upwards as he smiled. I waited for them... the words, but they took too long to come. I was going to walk out when he started speaking.

"He used to work for this anti-crime organization that calls itself 'The Organization.' Yes, they were as unoriginal as that. He was one of the founding members of the group and a brilliant man at that. He made Luke and my lives difficult for quite some time. All these years he's been a tough as f.u.c.k dude who won't budge. It is rumoured that he died in an accident, but I have my doubts."

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