Fifty Nine

Lucian

Present day

Angry bursts of rain banged on the window space cascading down the earth. I was restless and paced around Vlad's fancy dorm room, thinking of the next step to take.

There were a whole lot of things to be done in such a short time, most especially, pretending to be Vlad until I got the staff of authority.

I thought I was prepared for this, but after the swap, I discovered I didn't have the nerve to do half of my requirements of being Vlad's imposter.

For four years, my uncle, Dimitri, coached me on my twin brother's mannerisms. He made me talk like him, walk like him, use his catchphrases and even wear his signature half-smile.

Vlad trusted the king to death. He did no wrong in his eyes and so, Vlad couldn't go against him. The fool didn't know that our father and his evil wife were behind our mom's death.

Revenge was the driving force behind my plan to take my rightful place and have the staff of authority.

Dimitri taught me to be strong, no matter how hard it see