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SEVENTEEN – WAR IS COMING

MASON

“Hello, uncle.” I greet, not bothering to get to my feet as Escobar Scuderi walks into his huge office where I’ve been waiting for him for the past hour.

“Nice of you to finally show up.”

The older man takes in my calm demeanour with suspicious grey eyes, and I rein my temper tighter. My uncle likes keeping out bait, waiting for his prey to fall for it so he can snap you back into his jaws like the predator he is.

I, on the other hand, learned to stop falling for his bait a long time ago. Currently, only Mira is allowed to make me lose my temper.

Escobar takes his seat and spears me with a piercing look.

“I see the prodigal son has finally come home.”

I clench my fingers into fists to stop myself from lashing out.

“Quite the opposite, actually. The prodigal son had come to deliver a warning.”

The air in the room immediately becomes stiff with tension. I can feel Escobar’s soldiers become more alert from their perch at the door all the way from here.

Escobar smiles.

“Let’s hear i
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