Life after death

Brandon 

What the fuck just happened?

I stare at Lucas's body and confusion is all I feel.

I didn't know he was going to do this.

He killed him.

He killed Gabriel's mate.

Why?

"Let's begin," he tells me and I slowly walk up the steps that lead to the stage-like alter where Lucas's body lies and all the stones are. My heart is racing because this is not the sacrifice I wanted to destroy my father. He is using Lucas's blood to connect the stones. Gabriel unintentionally sacrificed the one he loved, to join the syndicate. One of the fastest ways to awaken the stones is true sacrifice.

Even though Gabriel had no clue that this was happening, he still sacrificed Lucas.

Lucas is dead because he brought him here.