Filed to story: Sorry Alpha I Am Wolfless Novel
“Y..you didn’t even hurt him.” He looked at the man’s face and saw that he didn’t have a scratch or bruise anywhere to be seen. “He is really OK.” The look on his face when he turned to look at me was one filled with aww and confusion. “But I sensed that he had died. His mark was gone.”
“If you’re referring to the Jaegan mark, I changed it. I didn’t know what it did, and I didn’t want anyone that we had arrested to take their own lives. I saw what Angus did in California, and I didn’t want that to happen again.”
“S..so you didn’t kill Angus?” I could tell that Gustav had thought that we had killed the man without even giving him a chance to live.
“No, Gustav, we didn’t kill him. And I didn’t want anyone else to do what he did.”
“I just don’t understand this.” I took him by the arm as he started to contemplate these things. “We were told that you would kill us all. We were told that you had no mercy for us.”
“Well, Gustav, you were lied to. And it seems to me that the only ones that have no mercy are the ones that told you to kill my people without provocation.”
“You are right.”
Gustav started to sob at that moment. Large, wailing sobs that were accompanied by fat tears of despair. The moment that we were back in his cell, he collapsed to the floor and started to rock back and forth. He was clearly not doing well at all.
“Wh..what have I done?”
“Gustav, have you killed any of my people?” I needed to know to what extent that he was involved in the crimes. I needed to know how much I could use him here.
“N..no. I never killed anyone. I..I..I was their watcher. I was supposed to keep an eye on them. That is why I had the eye rune. I was supposed to be able to see where they were at all times.”
“Do others have that rune?” I needed to know if I had led the elders in the family right to my door.
“Th..they do. B..but I think that this place messes with the runes. I stopped sensing them all when they were here. I can’t even sense the administration anymore. It is like they are gone completely. But I know that they aren’t. Th..there is just something about this place. I can’t sense it at all.” He was looking around the room like it was something that was in here with him.
“It’s just magic, Gustav. I have done nothing to any of your family. This place is filled with a lot of very old and very powerful magic.”
“I..I think that I can see that.” He was still crying, but he was starting to talk normally again.
“I need to get a friend of mine. I am sorry, but I need him to tell me if you are telling me the truth. If you haven’t hurt anyone, Gustav, then we can talk about something else.”
“What?”
“Just wait for a moment.” I held up a hand and silenced him. “I will be right back.”
I left the room in a hurry and saw that Gabriel was just heading into his second interview. I needed to stop him so that I would be able to know if Gustav was telling me the truth.
“Gabriel?” I called out to him. “I need a favor.”
“OK.” He looked a little wary, but came over in a hurry. After making sure that the door to the cell was closed tightly. “What is it?” He asked me with his left eyebrow raised.
“I need to know if this guy is telling me the truth. I think I might be able to crack him, but I need to know if I can trust him.”
“Alright.” He nodded and finally smiled. “Let’s go find out. But you owe me.” He grinned.
“Fine.” I laughed at him. “You can have my last interview if you want it. I am sure that I will have my hands busy here.”
“Now you’re just passing your work off on me.” He laughed again.
“You don’t want it?” I questioned him.
“I didn’t say that.” I knew that he would want to interview them. He was the type of person that always wanted to gather information. He was like a sponge that way.
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Riviana
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Gabriel and I went into the room that I had been talking to Gustav in. He was still sitting on the floor and rocking from side to side.
“Dang Riviana, I didn’t think that you meant you were going to completely break him mentally. I thought that cracking him meant that he was going to spill the beans.” I wanted to laugh. Hearing Gabriel sound like he was Shane or something, that was enough to make anyone want to laugh. And then to instantly tell him to stop.
“I am not going to destroy his mind or anything. He is just having a hard time with something that he learned recently. I am going to offer him solace, but I need to know whether he is telling me the truth or not.”
“OK, not a problem.” Gabriel looked at the man with a calm face.
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“Gustav.” I called out to him, and he instantly looked at me. “This is my friend Gabriel. He has been blessed by the gods and has a special ability. He knows when someone is lying to them and whether their intentions are for or against someone.”
“He can detect a spy or a traitor?” He sounded worried.
“In a way, yes.” There was no way for me to deny it without lying to him.