Chapter 52

“Attempted suicide?”

“He put it there with the tip of his sword over four hundred years ago. More precision than the world’s finest surgeons, I must say.” Mordell leaned forward. “Where do you think I got my love of pain?”

“Evan is a sadist?”

“He now tries to run from his past, thinking he can escape his memories by simply changing his name. He thinks he can run from the pull of steel on flesh, but he cannot escape it. He willremember.”

Rene grinned. “What are your orders?”

“Ready yourself; ready everyone. We leave tonight. If I know Evan, he’s in hiding, but even he cannot hide forever. We will find him. Prepare for travel to the new mansion along the Red Sea.”

“Yes, my lord,” Rene said with a low bow.