One down. One to go.

*Henry*

It has been a hard day. Watching Sunshine kill Ryan took a lot out of me. I couldn't shake my worry for her. Ark told Jo he had some type of information we needed. I didn't buy it. I think he just wanted to stay alive. He knew he didn't have a chance after seeing this house. He was grasping at straws. "Information huh? I don't think there is enough information period that could keep you alive." Zeus was cold and angry. I don't know that I have ever seen him like this. I have seen him kill before. We have all had to. This was different. Jay opened the door of the cage. There was no way he could go anywhere. We were all standing here and had two guards by the door. Zeus pulled a gun and walked towards him. Jo stopped him, he was the only one who could. "Back off Z, now." He said sternly. Zeus stopped but I could tell he wasn't happy about it. Joseph walked into the cage pulling his gun and pointing it at Ark's head. "You aren't getting out of here Ark. You did this to yourself. You hurt something that now belongs to Zeus. His instant connection. YOU put my queen in danger releasing that fucking monster. He is dead now, and you will be soon." The king was practically growling at him. I felt myself smiling. I knew he wasn't getting out. Between Jo and Z, he didn't stand a chance. "Listen Smoke, I didn't know who he was when he killed Mighty. I didn't know until you sent the picture that I had seen him before. I didn't know he had your girl either until you said he was in the peak. I didn't even try to stop you. I wouldn't have done anything if you had of took your nosey ass in my buildings." He was almost crying. He was lying. He was scared. "I have some information for you about other leaders who hide shit from you. I also know how you can save that other whore from Luca." He smiled at us, knowing we needed to save her.

I walked closer to him knowing somehow I was the one who wouldnt instantly kill him. "What about you tell me something or I shove this knife through you every 5 minutes until you do?" I asked him pulling my large hunting knife off of my waist. He looked up at me. I watched as fear appeared quickly in his eyes. It excited me. I stood in front of him waiting a few seconds before cutting a gash into his face. He screamed. I enjoyed it. My anger turned me into a monster. It's why I am always taught to reign it in, to cool off. No one said anything, they were letting my beast out. He looked up at me in terror. "Smoke get your psycho." He screamed. I heard Jo laugh and knew he was letting his darkness encourage mine. I glanced at Zeus and Jay to see what they were thinking. Zeus looked at me with a cold smile. Jay nodded and winked. Everyone was on board with me. I winked at Ark before creating a slash on his other cheek. "Fucking stop man." He cried out. All of his arrogance was stripped from him. "Tell me how we save Takara or the next time I shove it through your collarbone," I said coldly pushing the tip into him. "Okay, stop, fuck man, stop." I pushed harder wanting to see him bleed. Joseph walked up and grabbed my shoulder snapping me out of it. I backed up. I was breathing heavily and shaking. I was bloodthirsty. I had to calm down. I looked up at Joseph when I heard him tell me to take a walk. I shook my head no. "I want to hear him. I will calm down. I'm okay." I said laying the knife down on the ground. He nodded at me and turned back around. "What do you know?" he asked him. "She is Luca's slave, yes, but she has been for about 2 years. He likes her. Some say he has some kind of sick love for her. I don't think he will let her go, Smoke, you will have to take her from him. He has a special poker game on secret days for his pals, if you can get invited with your whore, she will get access to her. He puts all the women in a room with her while they drink and play cards. Before it is over, he brings them out, even Takara, and tells them each goodbye. She stands by his side sadly watching as everyone leaves. If she can sneak him out before the game ends, you could get her out. It will start a war." He smiled when he said the last part.

"A poker game? What if I can win her?" Zeus spoke up. He is a card shark, we aren't even allowed to take him into the casinos. "I don't know man, he may not bet her." Smoke shook his head walking over to Zeus and whispering something. He looked at me and Jay and told us to follow him out. Leaving Zeus behind with Ark. "If he will give you any more information fine, but I have to get Henry out of here, and I want to get back to my queen." I saw a slight smile cross his lips when he said that. I followed him out of the basement hearing Ark scream. Joseph looked to Jay telling him to call the clean-up crew. I started to walk ahead and he stopped me. "Henry, I thought we had this bloodthirsty thing under control brother?" He asked concerned. "I'm sorry bro, he makes me see red. I hate him. What he did, how he betrayed us all. What he did to that woman in there. How he put Sunshine in danger." He put his hand up to stop me. "I understand that Henry. I do. Believe me. This is more about you. I don't want to see you go down that path again. You're my brother, I care about you. Do we need to get the psychiatrist back again?" He asked putting his hand on my shoulder. It was weird seeing this kind of compassion from Joseph. It was usually care disguised with rage. "No I am okay I swear. I will let you know if it gets too bad." He smiled at me and waved me on. I walked towards the door. When Zeus finally came back in he asked us to go to the office. When he shut the door behind us he told us a few things we knew and some we didn't. "Pan is sleeping with Candy. Ark says he spends almost all of his time with her. He knew she was on meth again." Zeus said sharply. Joseph slammed his hand on his desk. "I am getting tired of these fucking men. I offer them a key to their kingdom and they throw it in my face." He was pissed. "He can sleep with her bro, we can't stop that. I know it's disrespectful to Mason, but you can't kill him for that." I said knowing he was going to aim his temper at me. I wanted him to so he wouldn't do anything he would regret out of anger.

"He is throwing away his chances to run a good territory, Henry, fuck. I don't fucking care who he fucks. Mason wouldn't either. He let her get hooked on that shit and didn't report it to me because he didn't want me to know he was fucking her." He was yelling at me. Pacing back and forth. Zeus and Jay didn't say a word. "What's wrong?" We all heard Sunshine in our ears. She couldn't have heard him down here. She must have turned her comm on and we didn't hear the beep. "I'll be up shortly my queen." He said calmer now. She didn't respond. We all got quiet for a time. Within 10 minutes there was a knock on the office door. Jay opened it, and we all knew it was her. "Why are you yelling at my chef?" she said with her hands firmly on her hips. He isn't going to like she walked down here in a robe. I would never see her that way but we all knew Jay did. He wouldn't cross that line, but he definitely noticed. "It's nothing Sandra, Go back to bed. I will be there shortly." He was shockingly stern with her. "I was in bed, I got my comm to let you know I was awake. I wanted something sweet. I heard you yelling at Henry. I don't know why, and maybe it isn't my business. Nevertheless, I didn't like the sound of it, so here I am." She was stern right back. He gave her a very dark look, but not in the way he looked at the enemy, it was different. Almost made me, a grown-ass straight man, blush. "Upstairs," was all he said. She looked from him to me, huffed, rolled her eyes dramatically, and then turned stomping out of the room. He stood there flustered shaking his head. "We will finish this tomorrow," he said dismissing us all. I was smiling when I walked up to shake his hand before heading out. "Sorry I got you in trouble bro, I was the target before you called Pan," I said smiling at him a little too happy she came to my defense. He stared through me for a moment and then laughed out loud. "What are we going to do with her?" He said more to himself. I laughed too asking, "What would we do without her?"