"Everyone is hiding things, I can tell." Cody was pouting, "I don't know where's Dean, nobody has seen him. And Dolph also disappeared. Oh Randy, you're the only honest man here. No secrets, no hiding agenda. You're just spending your days and nights here watching a dead man."

Cody was sat in Randy's lap.

He's not dead… Randy was tempted to say and maybe wanted to throw Cody for what he said, but that wasn't a smart move.

"You really think Dolph and Dean are hiding stuff." Randy was curious.

"I don't know about Dolph. You could think I'm biased but actually no. He's like my brother but this is the first time he disappears." Then Cody rolled his eyes, "Dean in other hand…"

"Well I spend my days locked here" Randy was trying to obtain information, "I have no idea about Dean disappearing or any other person.

"I know, you should be bored as fuck. That's why I'm trying to make your nights better."

"And you're succeeding. Anyways, seems like gossips is my only way to be entertained." Randy smiled and didn't dare to add and off course drooling over Seth.

"Well, it's kinda odd but same here. You see Randy this is not just about sex. We talk and laugh. I like where this is going. Lately everyone seems suspicious to me. Everyone but you."

Randy just smiled and petted Cody's short hair. Poor little Cody, he was right everyone was hiding stuff, even Randy.

…

"This feels like a hidden cult." Dolph thought as he watched the secret meeting. Everyone was wearing hoodies or caps. Everything in this place smelled secrecy. And well, they were inside an old and abandoned sewer.

"You're here!" Tyler greeted Dolph.

"Well, I was curious. Plus, I think you're smart. I'm sure this is something important." Dolph was excited to see Tyler again.

"It is. Not everyone believe that. I'm glad to say a lot of people are waking up and want to do something. We're gonna change things here. And you will be the first one who will change things among the misfits. Call me an idiot, bring you here is a risky move, but I feel you are different. I feel you will help us and with that you will help your own people."

Tyler Breeze was a young man full of hope in the future. Dolph was sure this one was also naïve.

"Change the world is a dangerous work." Dolph softly said.

"A dangerous work that needs to be done. You could think is fear but I'm sure is mostly apathy. People here are happy with the status in which they live and do not care if there are others oppressed or suffering… that's what have all of us locked inside this place, living under the commands of a tyrant. I'm sure there's a lot of great things out there. Things that we can create, and I wanna do it. But if I die trying, I wanna be part of it, at least."

Dolph was astounded. Such a passion. Oh boy, he was doing the same, but in that moment he felt like he was just a robot, doing what he was born to do. Dolph was questioning himself if they were doing the right thing.

"Gentlemen," Dolph recognized that voice, "My name is Shane McMahon. I'm the son of the former governor of this city. You know the story. I was trying to end the tyranny of my father. I recruited Roman Reigns and Sami Zayn for that work and Roman betrayed me. Now we all know how things are. Roman put me in jail for ten years and now I'm finally free. It's time to do what I was trying to do ten years ago. But this time we're gonna do it right. Not just five people deciding the destinies of the rest of the city. We're a big group and we're gonna take the decisions and we're gonna save this city together."

Sami also spoke, "Reigns has a lot of people, a lot of resources and he has the most important thing, a big group of scientist and an army. The power is all in his hands, he decides who lives and who dies. We are not free and we are being watched everytime. The first problem here is what's inside his tower. I've spent ten years of my life trying to find what's the big secret inside the tower? And the thing I discovered, shocked me." Sami paused thinking about talk about this, "There's a powerful weapon, governor McMahon was developing and we know that Roman didn't stop the project. That weapon is something very destructive."

The crowd started to murmur. This was horrible. Tyler eyed Dolph, now the young misfit knew why the nurse had said it was risky to bring him here. This information was dangerous, yet the nurse had trusted him.

"How you discovered that?" One of the men in the meeting asked.

"A woman told me," Sami smirked, "In fact, she has been spying the entire thing."

Some giggles were heard.

"Okay, we agree that we want to overthrow Reigns and his tyranny. But we also know women are dumb and weak. That's why they are assigned to easy tasks and of course the most suitable need to have kids. You saying a woman gossiped this stuff about a weapon destroys all the credibility of your statement."

Sami widened his eyes as he tried to breath. It was like Seth always told him. Change this people view of the world and the women would be the most difficult part. But not impossible.

"You know young man…" Sami was deadly serious, "Women are our mothers, sisters, cousins, aunts… actual persons. And we all have been allowing them to be no more than wombs that do basic tasks like they were mentally ill."

"Why do they care about women?" Dolph whispered.

Tyler eyed Dolph like the misfit was a little child, "I know the way you treat women is even worse than inside the city. Here you will learn that not everything is the way you've been thinking all this time."

"All I know about women is that the healthy ones, are used to reproduction, the infertile to stupid tasks." Dolph added. "They're weak."

"We will be visited by a delegation from the alliance of European nations. This has happened every 5 years. They come, Roman offers a party where in exchange for money or resources, they leave this city pretending that everything is fine and this way Roman has avoided the intervention of more powerful nations in his regime." Sami kept explaining.

"We have, however, been in contact for months with people on that continent, and it turns out that this time they will not be manipulated by Roman. We will set up a plan to capture all those involved and free this city with the help of the people Roman believes he can blackmail." Shane added.

"The only thing they want in exchange for their help," Sami said carefully, "Is that we set women free and save the homeless outside the city. The people that contacted us are here and I'm gonna let them explain this stuff."

Say that everyone was stunned was an understatement. People was in awe. They saw a young beautiful blonde women. She walked in front of them as she owned the entire place. She has a powerful presence and that was unbelievable.

"Gentlemen," Even her voice emanated authority, "My name is Charlotte Flair. I'm the daughter of the President of the European Allied Nations: Ric Flair. As well as being in charge of the public relations of our alliance. Yes, it is what women can achieve when we are allowed to study and have the same rights instead of being treated as a burden."

Charlotte smiled so confidently that none of those present could say a word.

"My cousin Antonio Cesaro, is my right hand." She pointed to a man next to her.

A very elegantly dressed man greeted the crowd, "I must add that besides being her cousin I am her subordinate." Antonio added as if he was proud to be under the command of a woman.

"With the help of a very clever woman Sami recruited, we have learned that within the tower, a weapon of mass destruction is being built, something Roman would use if anyone tries to get him out of power. Why did we recruit a woman? Because as the most of you, nobody would suspect of a woman. She is assigned to a very basic task inside the tower," Charlotte smiled proudly. "Then, she is helping us to develop this pan."

"You can do more than read and write." An amazed man asked, as if this was something more important that her actual speech.

Charlotte almost rolled her eyes, "I, unlike all of you who are in an educational system that forces you to perform functions designated by a group of powerful people, well I studied what I wanted, at the best college in Europe. I am 21 years old and am college educated, I speak 5 languages in addition to having been trained in various disciplines."

Antonio and Sami smiled proudly.

"My father wants to help you overthrow Roman, we need him alive so he can be tried in a court in Europe, and you would be under the protection of allied nations." Charlotte was deadly serious, "And women and all the outcasts living outside this city would become free and entitled to be educated, cared for in health and housing. It would be a precedent to do the same in other cities in this part of the continent."

"Do you want Roman alive?" Another man spoke, "We can't even breathe without him knowing about it and he is a murderer. He deserves to die."

"This is what you have done for years," Charlotte seemed to have all the answers, "Overthrow a government and do the same thing that the previous government did. To remain as the emperor of this place, Roman keep the population under his control and kill everyone against his system. If your great solution is to repeat the story, then you clearly have a problem of understanding."

Charlotte did not seem to have much patience.

Antonio intervened, "Roman will be judged for every crime he has committed, and he will receive the proper punishment for each of his faults, and as Charlotte said, all this without us having to shed more blood."

"We want justice. Just as you want it," Sami explained, "But we want justice for every person, men, women and the people outside the city. Outside this place, there are the misfits. They want justice. But they want that justice in the same way Roman wanted it ten years ago. They have valid reasons I must admit. They are the ones losing their families, living in misery. Us, the people that wants to make a change without some kind of genocide involved, well, we are in the middle of a battle. And we need to be faster than Roman and than the misfits."

"Just imagine if the misfits know about this weapon. They could want to have it and the history will repeat itself." Shane explained. "We need to do something. And we need to be smart."

"Every revolution involves death and blood, even if we try to be different, at some point there'll be blood in our hands." A man in the middle of the crowd stated.

"That's true," Charlotte explained, "But we aren't looking for that. We are going to avoid something like that to happen if we can. That's why we are going to judge Roman instead of kill him. Roman and every person involved in his tyranny will be judge and punish by a court."

People that have been in these meetings before was convinced. The new ones seemed to have an epiphany. This was a new view of life that seemed weird and alien but he just watched a woman, explained everything. Nobody could deny her intelligence and preparation. The explanation lasted two more hours and every question was answered by Charlotte and the men around her.

Say that Dolph was amazed was an understatement. All of them had a valid point here. Something that could not be denied. Something that he could see but that he was sure Dean and the others would never see. He couldn't even share this knowledge with Dean or Randy because they will want to have this weapon Roman has hidden. His friends were trying to complete a map and that would be a disaster. Dean was so unstable that he would probably end destroying everyone including his own people.

Never in his life, Dolph felt so useless, he didn't know what to do. He didn't say a word but for some reason Tyler could feel his emotions. The younger man placed a hand in his shoulder as a way to show his support. Dolph smiled at the gesture. Even in the worst of the situations there was hope.

…

"Look at this, Dean," Roman opened the door of the room revealing a beautiful terrace.

A naked Dean stood up and followed the samoan towards the door. Roman was wearing a robe. Dean was stunned. This was amazing. He almost fell trying to look over the railing. They were in the last floor of the tower. Dean could see the entire city and even the dumpster from a distance.

It's so beautiful. Dean thought, he couldn't believe his eyes.

Near the railing it was a tempered pool, and a garden. Dean had never seen such beautiful place.

"I want to make a deal with you." Roman stated.

"You have that recording." Dean spat bitterly, "Your deals are nothing more than blackmails."

"Not this time." Roman was serious, "I'm throwing a party tonight. We have these important persons from Europe visiting the city. I want you to come with me. I want to show you the things I want to give you. Then you can decide if you want to stay with me and never go back to that dumpster, or if you still want to kill me and I'll set you free, no more blackmails, no recordings. Just you against me and there'll be no mercy."

Dean was hyperventilating. He wasn't drugged anymore, he wasn't tied. Roman had set him free. Roman was giving him a big chance to change his life and be with him or lost the samoan forever.

"You want me to give up the plan I've been following my entire life to rule this whore of a city with you?" Dean thought he could throw up, but the idea was attractive.

Roman sighed. Here it comes again… Dean was gonna ask the same stuff Seth asked ten years ago: protect those homeless he considers a family. There was a big difference now. Seth was naïve, there was nothing but honesty a goodness inside his body and soul. Dean in other hand… well he was ambitious, he was obviously thirsty for power and Dean will abandon his people in just a few years, maybe in a few months. He just needed to taste how power feels.

"Stop fighting. This is what you want. You wanted to kill me, because you want to take my place. You don't need to… you can be here with me." Roman offered, his voice soft and deep, "Be my prince and rule with me."

Dean was shocked, "So, you, the monster that everyone of us inside the dumpster wants to kill, want me to pretend nothing had happened. To pretend that years of living like an animal never existed and be your… prince."

But I want to. I want to be with you, Roman. I want this…

I can't...

"Well, I told you. I just want you to come with me at my party. It's a masquerade so nobody will recognize you. That's all I want. The final choice about your life will be yours, not mine. I setting you free, Dean." Roman wasn't smirking, he wasn't being sarcastic.

"Why me?" Dean needed to know.

"Because even if you never admit to your own self." Roman looked Dean straight in his eyes, "You and I are the same. You and I have the same ambitions, the same lust for the same things in life… and I want you."

If ten years ago, Roman had asked him, a little nine years old kid to be his prince, even if that meant to wait ten years for this moment he would had said yes. Little Dean was in love with the brave hero. Now, this man was nothing more than the murderer of his family. The man who denied his aid to the helpless outside the city, murdering the adults and condemning them to continue to wallow in misery while he and his disgusting city lived in opulence.

Dean desperately wanted to hear the voice. Goddamned voice that always hissed the truths he never wanted to admit. He wanted to be pushed by that voice and blame whatever was wrong inside his head for his future decision, yet the voice that was silent now.

Roman walked slowly and cupped his face, feathering Dean's skin so softly. Dean closed his eyes, he was feeling weak, his limbs shaking. Man, he wanted this. He wanted power, he wanted control. He wanted Roman... He loved him...

I love you. I've always loved you. I'm yours…

No… this wasn't the voice. This was him. Dean finally realized his feelings. His entire life he had been in love with Roman. Even when he thought he hated him... He actually, loved him.

Roman softly kissed him, Dean kissed him back. He finally admitted to himself his feelings for this man. But that didn't mean they would be together. Roman was the demon that killed his family, he was evil, Roman deserved to die. Dean needed to kill him.

Oh Roman, what I want is to love you… but what I'll do is to kill you.

"I'll go with you to the party… but that doesn't mean I'm agreeing. I just want to see the people I'll be destroying." Dean whispered as he lean his head on Roman's shoulder.

Roman softly petted Dean's hair, "The final choice is yours, my darling. Be my prince and have everything you could dream or be my enemy and pay the consequences."

Let me know what you think about this chapter, Roman's secret inside the tower, Shane, Sami and Charlotte's plans and Dean's realization and what will he choose?

The next chapter will be about the party and Dean's decision and consequences. Chapter 11 is already written but it's too long so I need to shorten it, it's really long. Then, I need to write chapter 12 before posting chapter 11 sooo I think the next update will be maybe on tuesday or wednesday ¿?.

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