“Why on earth will I help you after everything you have done?” Aaron snarled, “I do not even consider you a friend, much less an ally, and so you have no right to ask me for anything!”

Viktor nodded, not denying any of the words he just told him. “You are right, but I need your help still, and if you help me, maybe, just maybe, you won’t end up like me one day," he said, struggling to get up.

“Is that a threat?” Aaron demanded, his grip on control ...