Meeting in a Dark Alley

Tyler headed to his car and headed home. He dropped Val off at his foster home. It was his turn to drive him home and he didn’t mind, Val was a respectful young man. (This is pre him having a car and being able to drive of course.) The blond thanked him and as soon as he was safely inside, Tyler’s phone rang. He snatched it up and exclaimed, “Hello?!”

“Seguin, right? First of all, I’m much more calm now and I’m sorry about your teammate,” a sarcastic voice spoke. It was one full of fake concern and clouded with non-care.

“That wasn’t cool what you did, Zenon! You hurt Reilly for what, something that ticked you off last year?”

“Listen to me pretty boy, you don’t know Reilly like I do. Now, about what I need to tell you…”

“If you want to meet somewhere, Jamie will come.” Tyler was shaking and looking around him. The man literally freaked him out.

“Awe, do you have to take your boyfriend everywhere with you?” There was distorted cackling, which made Tyler shiver.

“He’s not--I’m just saying that Jamie’s not exactly safe with you having any Dallas Star alone.”

“Who said, I had to listen to what Jamie Benn tells me. No, no, you’re going to meet me in the dark alley next to the visitor’s hotel, here in Dallas and I’m going to talk to you. Just talk. No games.”

“Talk about what?”

“About why you think I would be worse than Avery or Kaleta or anyone else? Why did you name me in the article, Seggy?”

“Because--!” Tyler began to explain.

“Uh-uh, tell me your response in the alley.”

“And if I don’t come?”

“Do you really wanna test me? I could run through a list of what I could do: kidnap you, maybe hurt Jamie or that little Russian you all have...perhaps I can go end Reilly’s life in the hospital even?”

“You’re not touching any of them or killing Reilly! I won’t let you!”

“Then you know what to do and where to go?”

“What time?”

“How about now?”

“Fine.”

“Good boy, Seguin. See you soon, Princess!”

Tyler hung up his phone and drove off toward the hotel and the alley. Jamie wouldn’t like this, but he was so scared of Zenon and his threats that he had to listen to him. Besides what could happen? They were only going to talk. But Tyler couldn’t help but gulp and feel off about this...something bad was going to happen and it would happen to him!

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Next up: Zenon and Tyler in the Dark Alley