Despite what Logan had threatened Genevieve with, after a few rounds of satisfying themselves, Genevieve was thrown into the showers to clean off and he settled himself in one of the armchairs while they waited for her to finish.
He had lost interest in tormenting the little whore as his anger grew about both Brad's duplicity and Greyson's interference.
"Was it just me or did that ruin our whole little session we had planned?" Sebastian muttered angrily as he angrily tore the cork out of a bottle of red wine and began drinking deeply from the bottle.
"I didn't want to take part in the first place," Hudson grumbled moodily as he shot daggers with his eyes at his two older brothers.
"Shut up. Only a moron doesn't enjoy getting his dick sucked by a whore." Sebastian shot back with a sneer.
"Maybe he'd prefer a pretty boy to suck his cock instead…" Logan murmured thoughtfully, "Is that what it is, little brother? Do you have a secret that you aren't sharing with us?"
"Don't be ridiculous," Hudson snapped, visibly paling at the suggestion.
"Good…because you know that father won't accept one of his sons…"
"I'm fucking well aware thank you." Hudson hissed as he stood angrily and attempted to make his way to the door, but Logan appeared in front of him in seconds, his face split into a menacing snarl.
"Sit. The. Fuck. Down." Logan bit out with barely suppressed rage.
"Fucking make me." Hudson snarled, baring his teeth at his brother in open challenge as Sebastian choked on his mouthful of wine in shock.
A smirk played at the edges of Logan's mouth before he launched at his brother, knocking him to the ground after a short struggle and pinning him effortlessly.
"When will you learn, brother?" Logan laughed cruelly as the back of his knee dug into his neck, "Don't provoke me. You WILL sit until we tell you that you can leave. Do you understand?"
Hudson's furious growl was the only answer that Logan got as he moved off him and pulled him to a standing position, before throwing him back into the chair he had previously been sitting in.
"Do as you're fucking told and help us figure this out." Sebastian drawled as he dabbed at the wine stains now adorning his formerly pristine white t-shirt.
"Figure what out?" Hudson spat irritably as he ran his fingers through his hair.
"What we're going to do about Greyson and his bitch, obviously," Sebastian snorted impatiently, "Do you not pay attention?"
"It's kind of hard to keep track of your train of thought, honestly." He hissed derisively as Sebastian shot him a warning look.
"Well, this can't be allowed to happen, obviously." Logan tutted as he snatched the wine out of Sebastian's hand and smirked at his sullen expression, "With Greyson and Brad conspiring against us, should we really let it slide?"
"That's if their little Queen even listens to them.." Sebastian snorted derisively.
"I wouldn't underestimate her," Logan warned, "She successfully managed to oust her father and get rid of the Elders that spoke against her…who knows what else she is capable of? Especially with our brother's bitch at her side."
"Who would have ever thought that a Daemon Lord would align himself with the fucking shifters." Sebastian snorted in disbelief, "I thought they valued strength."
"Perhaps we aren't as strong as you like to think." Hudson sneered.
"Still stronger than you, though brother." Logan answered dismissively, waving the wine bottle in his direction, "Whatever their reasons, I think that us Lycans need to find ourselves a new ally."
"This sounds like you already have a good idea of our next move." Sebastian's eyes lit up with interest.
"There's a reason that father requested that I be in charge of this diplomatic mission." Logan winked, "What we need, is our own ally that can match the strength of the shifters, and you know what they say…the enemy of my enemy…is a good friend to have,"
"You can't be serious?!" Hudson yelled in outrage as he stood from his chair.
"Do I look like I'm fucking joking?" Logan answered steadily.
"The fucking…Eromaug is insane! You know this! The whole fucking Lycan kingdom knows how insane the Dameon Lords are! It's because of them that the kingdom is in the state that it's in!"
"Yet the Shifter Queen has managed to tame herself a little pocket daemon hybrid…the daughter of one of the most ancient Daemon Lords in existence." Logan replied slowly, as if he were explaining the concept to a child, "If she can do it, then obviously it just proves that bargains can be made with them."
Hudson stared at him with an incredulous expression before a small huff of laughter exploded from between his lips.
"You're insane if you think that will work. The history between Queen Ann and Lexi goes back to their childhood...how can you possibly think that bargaining with the Daemon that they just sent scurrying back to his own realm is a good idea? I'll just add in here that he retreated AFTER they annihilated his enthralled coven because you both don't seem to be grasping the insanity of pursuing a bargain with a Daemon…let alone one who is likely to be even more insatiable considering he was just defeated!"
Sebastian stood, growling angrily but froze as Logan held his hand up in his direction and shook his head, turning back to face Hudson and narrowing his eyes dangerously as he stalked towards him..
"Desperate enemies are the easiest to bargain with, Hudson. Don't presume that I haven't thought about every angle already. Yes, he was defeated: yes, he is insane, but do you know what that makes him?" He paused as he came to a stop in front of him and gripped his shoulder tightly, "It makes him desperate for something that he failed to achieve on his own. Creatures like him do not learn their lessons, they sit and brood and plot. Which makes the success of my plan all the more likely."
"You don't even know what he wants so how can you possibly be so sure of success?" Hudson sneered as he tried to wriggle free of his grasp, but Logan held on tightly.
"Because I have something that no one else has." He grinned, "My little spies have kept me apprised of the progress of the war, and rumor has it that one of the coven members managed to flee the slaughter, and guess who extended him a warm welcome?"
Hudson's stomach seemed to fall to the floor as he realized his brothers had done the unthinkable.
"You didn't…" He breathed, the horror on his face only making Logan's laughter louder.
"Oh I did, brother, and now all I have to do is get in touch with him and see how quickly we can enact our revenge."
"All this for refusing an alliance? It's too much, Logan…too much." Hudson murmured in shock.
"No Hudson. It's not nearly enough." Sebastian snapped, "For too long the Lycans have withered away, our Kingdom crumbling around us and now our traitorous brother has sided with the shifters, plotting to only seal our downfall with their refusal of an alliance? No. It's time they understood just how dangerous we are and that going against us is the worst possible thing that they could have done."