"Chapter 75: Big boss. After a passionate night together, Tess woke up to her phone ringing. Her face brightened instantly as she caught a glimpse of the caller's name. It was Elaine! "Hey sis!" Elaine's cheerful voice traveled into Tess's ears and her heart warmed instantly. "Elaine! Are you back to the Netherlands?" Tess asked excitedly. "Yes, I just arrived, currently in a taxi to my apartment from the airport." Elaine sounded just as excited as Tess. "Ohh you should get enough rest, I would come visit whenever you're free, I would bring the kids along." Tess's loud happy voice woke Ruben who circled his arms around her waist, his face snuggled for warmth between her thighs. " The kids?" Elaine inquired curiously. She only knew about Luke's birth and had in fact been present when Tess was in labor, alongside Albert. "There's just so much to tell you about, you will be so surprised sis." Tess tried to comport herself as Ruben was going further into her inner thighs. "Hmmm
Chapter 76: Death "You had something to tell us?" Tess asked Brittany who continued to throw daggers at Tess through her eyes. "..." Brittany remained quiet, biting her lower lips while low growls escaped her mouth. Ruben stood in between them, holding Tess beside him. He spoke calmly, " Are you ready to talk or should we leave?" "We?" Brittany's heart burned at the mention of that word. Ruben remained unfazed. After another five minutes of silence, he grabbed Tess's hand and prepared to leave. He suspected Brittany didn't remember anything and had just lied for attention. He wasn't ready to spare her a single glance. "Wait - i–remembered something…" Brittany suddenly called out as she saw Ruben leaving. Ruben stopped in his steps and turned , "What?" he said plainly."T-that day, someone called… but it wasn't from the hospital, it was someone from the netherlands… someone…" Brittany grabbed her head, trying to recollect the caller's identity. "Who?" Ruben took a step closer.
Chapter 77: The urchins A bullet graced Ruben’s arms causing a small wound to tear open. If Tess hadn't acted fast, pulling him from his state of shock, it would have been fatal. The shooter seemed to have stopped. He retracted his gun and took to his heels. Ruben stood up immediately and ran after the fleeing suspect. Tess grabbed his wrist and handed him a gun from her pocket. "Be careful." she said, her tone suggested that it was an order, not a request or a statement. Ruben nodded, sprinting after the suspect. He had predicted this situation. He had Thomas put men on standby in a location close to Brittany's house. They were to wait for Ruben’s instructions which would be communicated to them through their custom communications device but Ruben couldn't get through to them no matter how hard he tried. The problem seemed to be from his own communication device. It was broken internally. Thomas had handed it to him earlier as they went over the plan. They always had a proper
Chapter 78: The tales of the underworld Peace was restored to Ruben’s racing heart. He pulled Tess into a hug and his heart sank as he whispered in her ears. "I lost him, didn't see his face either and our car's tires are flat." Tess had a gentle smile on her face as she rested on his muscular soft chest, listening to his heart beat which was of the same rhythm as hers.She once read in a book that soulmates share the same rhythm of heartbeat. Their hearts are functioning in sync as they both share the same uncanny love and affection towards each other. Their heart no longer beats in a random fashion, it tells a tale about the immense love it carries within. "I know, it's fine." Tess circled her hands around his waist and breathed in his fresh masculine scent. Her expression softened and she looked at peace. "B-boss, sorry to interrupt but now is not the time for this, the urchins are a very terrifying bunch." Jim said carefully, he looked very concerned about Tess but it earned hi
Chapter 79: "Luuk called, he found Lucas." "Yes boss, tell me." Jim said. A part of him didn't believe Tess's stories but he loved the underworld so much he wouldn't miss a chance to hear about them even if they were all made up. He knew seventy percent of the stories he heard were all made up by he hung onto the thirty percent chance of them being True. "Very well." Tess said, light glimmered in her eyes. " Two days after her ascension to the throne and briefing on the situation of the underworld, Avis assembled the fallen men of other mercenary groups that participated in the blood bath and those that were affected with the stupidity of their leaders." she paused and continued. " The underworld barely had fifty mercenary groups as most of them had met their demise and some of them were without leaders. She brought them all together and asked them to select their five strongest men and women from each group of fallen leaders. Burly and muscular men and women came forth. Over a hun
Chapter 80: "Blood."Tess and Ruben walked to a car one of the bodyguards brought along with them. Ruben naturally walked to the driver's seat but just as he opened the door to sit in, he suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood and started coughing violently. Tess panicked. She rushed to his side and held his face up. "What's wrong? Do you feel pain anywhere?..." Her face was laced with worry. "... I- ahem I am good." Ruben tightened his jaw, fished a handkerchief out of his pocket and wiped his mouth clean. He fetched a bottle of water from the car, uncapped it and rinsed the blood inside his mouth. Tess wasn't convinced. The vein protruding from his temples told her he was in severe pain. "Come here, let me see." she held him up, unsure of what to do. It was so sudden and her mind went blank. Suddenly Ruben dropped the bottle of water or rather, it fell from his grip and his left hand also fell to his side. Tess's eyes twitched, a glint flashed past her eyes and she had a reali
Chapter 81: Brewing drama Tess laid a polythene sheet on the bed and carefully adjusted Ruben on top of the sheets and this was so the liquids from the ongoing detoxification process wouldn't go further into the water proof sheets, staining the bed. She took off his clothes and injected needles into his body one after another, carefully. Her eyes, mind and body were focused on the treatment. Anyone that saw her from the back could tell she was a professional. Her hands moved swiftly and within seconds, the needles were pierced into his skin at an accurate location. As soon as she had put needles on Ruben's chest, around his infected arms and some on his head, Tess stopped. She waited five minutes and turned the heat in the room up a notch. Suddenly the still Ruben started twitching. More and more black liquid seeped out of the needles on his chest and even more from the area of his infected wound. "Arghhhh what is going on! Mother, say something! Stop that wench." Martha screame
Chapter 82: Regal. Deep in the woods on the widest island known to mankind, a man cladded in black military vest launched atop a tree, seemingly to hide from someone. He spread some "wild leaves seed" on the ground to conceal his scent in the case of military dogs finding him and a polythene bag covered his shoes to hide his tracks.It was an island known as the Green Titans. The towering height and healthy green leaves of the trees earned it that name. The island is popular for the ominous rumors that surround it. Many rumors said notorious gang members resided in that place. There were also rumors of a human trafficking ring there and anyone who entered the island never came back, federal criminals also escaped to the island, it was no news. For popularity, a team of YouTube streamers once tried to enter the island while live streaming but as soon as they went a little deep into the forest, their signals were cut off and they were never to be seen, again. The public pleaded with