Chapter 27

Wilbur observed Ian carefully. He seemed to recall hearing his last name being mentioned by Lightning Hank earlier. "Can we talk inside?" Ian said politely. Wilbur smiled and then turned to look behind him. Faye had sat up with the blanket on her legs. He bowed slightly. "Come in." Ian made his way to the living room slowly, sitting down on a corner of the couch. Wilbur sat down next to Faye and lit a cigarette. "How may I help you?" Ian looked at Wilbur and said, "Lightning Hank's dead." "Oh well. He deserved it," Wilbur said calmly. Ian frowned. "The Owens clan started out as a small escort business before switching to corporate when the new Dasha was formed. Nevertheless, we've always been good fighters in the past centuries." "What does that have to do with me?" Wilbur asked calmly. Ian did not respond to Wilbur's question but said, "Clans like ours place value on keeping our true strength hidden to the outside world, and we've built up enough of a name for oursel