Chapter 8
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Tonight was the night. Wesley was planning to murder Magnus Bryce. Taking a human life, even his, didn't come easy to him. But in some way Magnus was worse than a lot of the vampires Wesley had fought. Magnus had a soul, but he choose to murder his own child. For more han 20 years he prepared, tried to keep Virginia pure, hardened his heart against real love. Killing Magnus was the only way Wesley could truley protect Virginia and her unborn sibling. There was a knock on the door, Virginia wasn't due for a few more hours. Wesley feared who it might be, sure enough it was Lilah Morgan.
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Wesley: I thought I made it clear I wanted nothing more to do with you.
Lilah: I came to warn you. Virginia is using you.
Wesley: To protect her little sibling, I know.
Lilah: She doesn't care about the baby, she just wants her father dead so she can inherit his money.
Wesley: And remind me why you're here. To protect your client, and to manipulate me into joining your side.
Lilah: I have been nothing but honest about my intentions. I spoke with Magnus at his home the other day. He has a lot of security. Most of his security guards are vampires who had military training. Not to mention some beast in his basement. I don't know what exactly it is but it has a loud growl and eats around midnight.
Wesley: Why are you giving me this intel?
Lilah: To scare you off. My superiors would prefer you be on their side, especially if the rumors are true.
Wesley: What rumors?
Lilah: Do you know what happenned to Angel?
Wesley: I haven't seen him in over a month. He wants to stay out of my way I'll stay out of his.
Lilah: He's missing. Angel, Cordelia, Lorne, and tat guy who calls himself the groosalag all went missing the same night. I guess Gunn and that girl from Texas didn't tell you. They went missing the same night we were together, so you have an alibi for part of that night. But there's a rumor you killed all of them in a homicidal rage, and that's of interest to Wolfram and Hart. That reputation could help you negotiate a better salary. If however you insist on murdering Virginia's father, be careful.