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The building was large and appealing, with tall white columns reminiscent of another era. Potted plants lined the porch adding a certain hominess.
Not bothering to knock, I opened the door and headed inside. From the next room, the sound of liquid being poured into a glass reached my ears.
I followed the sound and stood in the doorway of a dark paneled room furnished with dark leather armchairs. The fragrant scent of good cigars assailed my nostrils.
“Deacon,” Dex said as he looked up at me. “Come in. Come in. I was beginning to wonder when you’d show up.”
“Come,” Oliver said, indicating the leather, throne-like seat in the corner of the candlelit room.
“We have a place reserved for our special guests,” Garret added.
“The House of Hunters welcomes you, Deacon,” Dex said. Holding up a decanter of amber liquid, he added, “Cognac?”
I nodded as I sat down. “Please.”
Oliver offered me a cigar. “The best that money can buy.”
I took one, clipped the tip, lit it then puffed on the aromatic tobacco.
“I trust that Brook doesn’t know that you’re here,” Dex said as he handed me my cognac.
“No one knows that I’m here.”
Dex took a seat in the armchair to my right, a cunning grin on his lips. “You must be rather proud of yourself.”
I shrugged and sipped my cognac.
Oliver giggled as he puffed on his cigar.
“Well, you certainly impressed me,” Garret said. “To tell you the truth, I didn’t think you had it in you.”
I offered him a wry grin and raised my glass to him. “Never be too quick to underestimate a man, Garret. It never serves one well.”
He nodded. “Duly noted.”
“I have to admit that I’m also guilty of underestimating you, Deacon,” Dex said. “Never would I have thought that my pastor’s child would succeed as you have. I didn’t think that you could pull off a stunt like this.”
“What is it that surprises you all so?” I said. “That I succeeded in getting both Rector and Bishop expelled from SAU, or that no one has any idea that I was behind it all?”
They all snickered, and Dex reached out to tap his glass against mine.
“Like I said, never underestimate a man,” I repeated.
“This is what you really wanted, isn’t it?” Dex said. “Getting those two bozos off campus is what you wanted from the start, right… sir?”
My lips involuntarily curled into a sneer as I slapped him with an icy glare. “Of course it is.”
Oliver giggled again and beat the floor excitedly with the toes of his shoes. “And you didn’t even get your hands dirty.” He giggled more. “What a stroke of genius.”
“What about the girl?” Dex said.
“You mean Brook?”
He nodded.
“What about her?” I said with a cold shrug. “She’s a decent fuck. Pretty to look at. She keeps the pledges on their toes.”
“But what are you going to do with her?” Dex said. “Now that Rector and Bishop are gone…”
