title: Big Ben
author: Malone, Nana
description: It began with
  betrayal
  .
  And ended in
  murder
  .
  She was never supposed to cross my path.
  She was never supposed to know about the
  Currency of Secrets
  or the
  Oaths of Blood
  .
  But like a thief in the night,
  she stole my soul even if she wasn't mine to possess
  .
  As a member of the Elite, I live by simple tenets. A gentleman above all. Private matters stay private. Secrets whispered are never revealed. Enemies and friends are of the same coin. And
  power is king
  .
  My so-called brothers killed my friend.
   I intend to make them pay.  And before it's over, I'll bend all the rules of morality, decency and legality. I will borrow and steal to set the scales right. But begging--begging, you can forget about.
  My name is Ben Covington and I know my sins.