12

I didn't know how much time had passed since I passed out in front of the club, or even where I was.

My head was pounding and my mind was slowly starting to work again, which made me exhausted from the throbbing headache and open my eyes and start looking around.

My surroundings seemed like a vaulted cellar. Nothing was in front of me or by my side. Just a metal door in the wide gray wall, which was probably the only way out of this cold hole for me.

Without giving it a second thought, I wanted to get up, but I immediately realized with frustration that not only my hands but also my ankles were tied to the chair I was stuck in for better or worse.

What a fucked up shit!

The worst part wasn't even the knowledge that I was being kidnapped by some asshole, but this feeling that slowly but surely a panic attack was threatening to overwhelm me.

My heart was beating faster and faster and the more I concentrated on my breathing, the more restless it got, which also made me feel like I was going to suffocate at any moment.

"Fuuuuuck!" I yelled and threw my hands up again and again with all my strength, but the cuffs didn't come loose, but pierced my skin more and more through my hectic movements, which made me bleed until my entire skin was underneath the bonds burned.

"You motherfuckers!" I yelled again, hoping that someone would come through that door any minute, but nothing happened.

I was in pain, thirsty, and really tired of all this shit, but apparently they wanted to torture me first before they shot me dead.

Luckily, because I was concentrating more on drawing attention to myself, my panic at least disappeared and I was slowly able to calm down again, until suddenly, quite unexpectedly, the door opened and I looked into the slit eyes of a small, fat Chinese man .

Was my life trying to fool me?

I would have expected everything... but certainly not a dwarven uprising...

"Hello, Senan," he said very calmly and stood a few meters in front of me in his white suit, while two larger Chinese in black suits entered behind him.

"Well you pisser," I grinned at him and immediately one of the two giants came up to me to punch my face so hard that I could immediately taste the blood on my tongue and hear a rushing in my ears.

"Nanana," the little one said, wagging his finger like he was a fucking teacher. "We want to be friendly."

I had to laugh, if only because he looked so shitty, and I really pulled myself together not to completely drift off into a violent laughter flash.

"Stay friendly? Try some tea and biscuits! Might do better than this cliché," I shot at him, still laughing, causing him to exchange glances with his two companions.

"Now I really get it," he said suddenly, taking another step toward me. "You really are a fucked up junkie... I thought those were just rumours," he laughed, rubbing his fingers through his skinny, black Hair. "If you were my brother, I would have sunk you in the sea a long time ago. Useless like that."

"Untie me! Then I can show you what I'm good for!" I demanded with a provocative grin, but he just shook his head and seemed to be thinking about something.

God knows what a shitty guy that was...

"Say what you want and don't waste my time. I already know this is about my brothers and not me, so get it over with!"

He started pacing in front of me, which made me nervous but didn't show it. The two cupboards kept staring at me, just seemed to be henchmen, and it wasn't until the little fatso looked at me again that I turned my gaze back to him.

"Take it as a warning to your brothers. Dublin is my territory and nobody can change that! Even if Juri is gone, that doesn't mean that you bloody Irish can get everything under your leprechaun fingers!"

"Goblin fingers?" I laughed, shaking my head. "Have you looked at Dwarf Times?"

"Too bad you won't be able to speak for a few days. You're definitely an enrichment with your wisdom. Tell your brothers I'm not kidding!"

After he gave me another dirty grin, he made his way out of the room while the two giants came towards me and I was already aware of what was sure to happen now....

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As I slowly regained consciousness, I groaned in excruciating pain and rolled over to spit the blood out of my mouth before opening my eyes and taking in my surroundings.

I was in the forest... Completely alone in this dark forest! What was that for a fucked wanker !!!!

I got up carefully, clutching my chest. Surely I broke a rib, maybe even several... At that moment it felt like every single bone in my body had been shattered.

"Senan!?", I suddenly heard several voices calling after me, but I thought it was an illusion and braced myself against a tree so as not to simply fall forward onto the cold forest floor.

"Senan!!!" I heard someone call me again, but when I was ready to answer, no sound escaped my trembling lips.

I just wanted to collapse when suddenly two arms grabbed me and I've never been happier to have him with me...