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HOOKED ON ZERO AT SEA
AT SEAAs I opened my eyes, I realized two things immediately.My insides were on fire and every breath I took was torture.What was happening to me?Where was I?Most importantly, who was I?To my right, an annoying machine beeped nonstop.I shook my head to clear it of the blurriness but it brought on an intense wave of dizziness that almost made me pass out. Then there was the jack hammering in my head like someone was drilling a hole inside of it.I lifted my hand in order to touch it but found a wire dangling from the inside of my wrist. It extended to an IV hung on a stand beside me. I noticed the same thing was on my other wrist as well.What the devil was going on here?I tried to talk but became aware something was in my mouth. That wasn't all. This something was plugged right into my throat and led directly inside of me. I felt it each time I breathed because it hurt like a bitch.I became aware of the pain that seemed to come from every part of my being. It seemed like a li
HOOKED ON ZERO THE STRUGGLE
THE STRUGGLE You'd think that after two weeks I would have begun to feel better. Yes, the tube had been removed from inside of me along with the IV's on my wrists, but another one was put under my nostrils. I was told it was a ventilator to help me breathe better as my lungs needed extra oxygen and could not function on their own for now. The whole of my body still hurt. Even though every breath I took didn't hurt as much as it had initially, I wasn't exactly functioning at a hundred percent. Did I say a hundred percent? Make that less than thirty percent. That's how shitty I felt. I couldn't walk, neither could I move my body without shooting pains going off in every part of me. And the ache in my head was still very much there. I was a walking poster for pain. A nurse walked into the room cutting off my thoughts."How are you feeling today?" She was one of the nice one's. I called her happy Abi. She always had a nice genuine smile on her face and a kind word for me. I shrugge
HOOKED ON ZERO SEARCHING FOR ANSWERS
I closed my eyes and expelled a tired breath.Working from home had its perks but when you had about twenty of your staff running around in the basement, those perks became like right ropes around your neck.I didn't know if I made the right decision to bring them here, but I was left with no other option. The second and third follow up drugs of Exceva needed to be completed and ready for ship out in the next two weeks. Thankfully, Exceva was doing really well in the market and there was more demand for it, even more than I could handle.So we had to work extra hard to meet up.The lab was still under construction and wouldn't be ready till the following week. All my security guards had been replaced with new one's. They had been hired by a reputable security company that came highly recommended and were already on standby. Matter of fact, six of them were in the basement with my lab staff, making sure to keep a tight reign on whoever goes in and comes out.As a security risk, the lab
HOOKED ON ZERO AN ATTRACTION
If you're a man and you find yourself attracted to a woman you know absolutely nothing about, what do you do?Do you wish those feelings away or ignore them and expect they'll go away with time?I was presently in that very predicament and I was in a terrible quandary.I didn't hear a stitch of what was going on in the meeting. My mind kept wondering to those deep green eyes, the colour of the bottom of the sea. I had decided they weren't exactly green but turquoise. A mixture of blue and green.A smile rose on my lips when I remembered her voice. Lilting and melodic, like soft resonating-"Mr. Moore, Mr. Moore!"I snapped out of my runinations only to see twenty pairs of eyes staring worriedly at me."Mr. Moore, are you alright?" Gavin, my head publicist asked with a worried look on his face. "We've been trying to catch your attention but you looked -""Lost!" Kelly finished from beside me.Ever since I rebuked her for entering my bedroom the other day, she had acted sulky and distan
HOOKED ON ZERO FREE AT LAST
Three months later and I was finally released from hell. By hell, I meant the hospital.As I was wheeled out into the open, I closed my eyes, lifted my face to the sky and breathed in the fresh balmy air of Newark county. People walking by looked at me curiously once I opened my eyes.Happy Abi bent to my level. "Congratulations, Mia, you made it. I'm so proud of you."I stared up at her, a wide smile on my face. "I want you to know I couldn't have done it without you.""Stop that sappy shit now." She wove my words away with a flick of her hand. From the smile on her face, I could see my words had made her happy.Alex had made good on his words.Waiting at the front of the hospital was a man dressed in a black suit. He had on dark sunglasses as well. Something like a wire stuck out from his ear, and I saw his lips move. I realized he was talking to someone through it. He looked like a secret service agent, the type I watched on tv yesterday. Those men were bad men, but looking at this
HOOKED ON ZERO UNFAMILIAR SURROUNDINGS
She moved with an agility that terrified and at the same time made me admire her. I watched as she jumped through hoops, crawled out of wide gutters and jumped tall trees.She was like a well-oiled machine, moving without pause. Never looking back. Always moving forward.She couldn't have been more than eight years.She was far ahead of the other kids who lagged behind. It felt like I was one with her as I moved as fast as her but always a step behind. The landscape changed to a rocky one and a mountain loomed in front. She paused, but only for a nanosecond. Before I had the time to second guess her next move, she began the climb, like a cat.I tried to mirror her movements but found it became increasingly difficult the higher I went. I began to drop behind until I felt a sharp pain in my legs and I buckled.I opened my eyes and realized it was a dream and my body was on fire. Pinpricks of pain radiated the length and breadth of my broken leg and hip. Above me a large mirror spread, e
HOOKED ON ZERO A STRANGE SIGHT
These days, waking up made me energized. Today was different.I woke with an ache at the back of my neck. It refused to abate even when I massaged it. Worse still, my bones felt stiff. The reason wasn't far behind. I had been working non-stop round the clock, making sure the deadline for the second and third batches of Exceva were released to the market.It was doing so well in the market, I had a feeling they would want a fourth and a fifth batch, and soon at that. One thing about economy is one had to foresee the future. From where I was lying, the future of Exceva was luminous.There was also a higher demand for my other drugs as well and I knew it had to do with Exceva. Thankfully, the lab had been restored and all the staff were back there, no more running around in my basement. I breathed a sigh of relief.I closed my eyes and expelled a happy breath. "See, Aretha, we did it. We did it, baby."I felt her presence and closed my eyes as I wrapped my arms around the pillow. I envis
HOOKED ON ZERO SPUNK
The English poet was right when he said hell hath no fury than a woman scorned.I should never have ceded authority to Kelly.Lesson learned.I paid dearly for not attending my meetings on Saturday. All she did was move them to today. I had just come out of the last one and I was bone-tired. She was quite lucky she had been in my employ for awhile otherwise with the rage that had been coursing through me since this morning, I would have fired her on the spot.Eric cut me off from my reverie when he announced we had gotten into the premises of my house. I told him he had the rest of the day to himself."But, boss, it's still early. Are you not going out again today?"What was he talking about?Coming back home at six in the evening wasn't early. On second thoughts, it was. I usually got back at ten in the night or even eleven, sometimes at midnight if I was bombarded with a lot of workload.I turned to see him coming down from the car. "I am, but you're not taking me." I began walking
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HOOKED ON ZERO TOGETHER AGAIN
Chapter 52"Mia, wait!" Those two words stopped her in her tracks. By the time he got to her, she was shivering. He turned her round and stared into her green depths which had darkened with swirling emotions. He traced the lines and planes of her face, remembering each one of them like it was just yesterday. "Why?" He whispered. "Why did you do it?" He shook his head as tears slid down his cheeks. "Why did you disappear from my life without a trace?"A gasp slipped from Mia's lips. She didn't realize it but she was also crying. "I'm sorry!""Sorry?" Alex's eyes flashed with anger. "Where is he?"Mia's eyes widened and her bottom lip trembled. "W. . .w. . . who?""Chito, of course, who else?" Alex was shaking with barely repressed anger until Ciara laid a hand on his shoulder. He closed his eyes, released a sigh and opened them again. "Where is Chito?""He. . . " Mia swallowed a lump which had suddenly risen in her throat. "He's in school.""There's a school here?" Alex looked around wo
HOOKED ON ZERO A JOURNEY
Chapter 51The plane taxied across the runway and deftly lifted in the sky. It was a beauty to behold, what with white and red colours glistening all over its body. The interior was even better. The cockpit sported state of the art dials and buttons, while the sitting areas had plush leather chairs and gadgets as well as many other attractions. A woman sat in one of the chairs peering down the lens of a camera. Her lips curled in a joyful smile. Every so often, she gasped as she sported a cloud. She turned to the man sitting beside her. "The clouds are so beautiful, they look just like cotton candy."Her smile was wide and beautiful, making it difficult for anyone to resist smiling back at her. The man only managed a slight tweak of his lips as he turned to spare the clouds a glance. Within a few seconds, he turned his face back to gazing at the television, where the map-charting of their journey was visible. His face, an unfathomable mask as he continued staring at it.The woman si
HOOKED ON ZERO TOO LATE FOR REGRETS
Chapter 50My head reeled. Alex knew. He knew who I was. Someone began to clap, breaking me off from he shock that had begun to grip me. I looked towards the doorway where a woman stood. She walked in, piercing, first Alex, then me, with her dark eyes. As she approached, I noticed she had on a leather catsuit which looked like a second skin, showing off all her curves. "What a sweet reunion, a boss and his employee, or should I say a love gone sour." She looked meaningfully at Alex. "Oh, wait, this next one is interesting. A target and her assassin. Boom!" She laughed heartily and I wondered why she looked so familiar. This meant only one thing.. . I snuck a peek at Alex but he didn't seem surprised. As a matter of fact, he didn't even flinch. And then all the pieces of the puzzle fell into place and I turned to him. "The call you got, that's how you knew who I was. You got a detective to spy on me?" Why did that thought make me angry? He doesn't rust you. A little voice whispered
HOOKED ON ZERO THINGS ASKEW
Chaoter 49I had a little dilemma on my hands. Chito had refused to budge. He stayed slumped on the ground, staring at the two men I had just killed. I understood it wasn't easy seeing me killing them in cold blood, but I needed him to snap out of his shock ASAP.What he didn't know was, It had been either them or us. I would choose us any day, anytime.I debated on what to do as I squinted at Chito's face. We certainly didn't have all day standing around. The fact that almost a minute had passed and no one had come did not fool me for one second. More men would come, that, I was sure of.Ever since Chito started walking, he began working out, and so he had added some muscle weight. That meant he had more body weight than I did. Nevertheless, I didn't know where the strength came from, I hoisted him up to his feet.I tightened my hold on his arm and shook him. "Look here, buddy, you need to get your feet moving now, we don't have the luxury of hanging around." I tipped his chin and not
HOOKED ON ZERO BATTLE READY
CHAPTER 48The closer I walked to the house, the more angry I became. It was a stucco-styled house, complete with shingles and the likes. Yes, it was grand and staggering, but it did not have the beauty and poise Alex's house did. There were no beautifully-laid trees nor fountains, neither were there statues. It was brown, big and ugly."Whoever owns this place must be ugly."I scanned the exterior looking for any hidden cameras or sensors. Uncle had given me a crash course a week ago, on gadgets and devices, so it wasn't difficult when I spotted a hidden camera on the edge of the roof facing the back. By now, he would have disabled all the cameras in the house so I knew I was home free.I decided to follow my instincts and head to the back. Something was definitely afoot there that they wanted to protect. I walked there, mimicking the lightness of a cat. It wouldn't do for me to be caught so early on, and without first releasing Chito either. I got to the back but saw nothing out of
HOOKED ON ZERO NOW OR NEVER
As soon as Alex excused himself to take his call, I slipped out and tiptoed to the room I shared with Chito. I immediately removed the pajamas I had on, revealing my black leather catsuit. It clung to me like a second skin, yet it was not uncomfortable. If anything, it was snug and comfy, a perfect wear to carry out what I was going to do tonight.My phone rang just as I reached for it. "Yes, uncle, I'm ready."I tied my hair in a bun on top of my head, slipped into a pair of sneakers and then I retrieved the shot gun from underneath the bed. I attached it to the clip on my side, then put my swords in a scabbard by my side as well. I was ready. I traced my eyes across the room, touching everything with them. Everything reminded me of Alex, and then Chito. I blinked back the tears that gathered in my eyes. No more. I was getting Chito away from those people tonight, come what may.Even if it meant forfeiting my life.Even if.I stepped towards the door but stopped when I noticed the ph
HOOKED ON ZERO KNOWLEDGE IS POWER
I felt the heat rise to my cheeks as soon as the words left my lips.A story of how you met your wife? Really? That's all you've got?I pushed the thoughts away and shook my head. "I'm sorry, I don't know where that came from, I-""I would like to hear it." I felt rather than saw her shift beside me and knew I had dug a pit for myself. . . or not, depending on what I said next."What do you wanna know?" I asked, a bit defensively."Well. . . I'll take whatever you're willing to tell me." She replied, almost immediately.I closed my eyes and tightened my hold on her. I didn't know where to start, because talking about Aretha was still a sore subject and I wasn't done healing yet. It had been almost two years since her passing and all I wanted to do was lick my wounds when no one was watching. Now, Mia was forcing me out of my comfort zone.There was a slight shift from her and I felt her moving away from me. "I understand."Did she though?She turned away from me and curled in on herse
HOOKED ON ZERO ABOUT THE PAST
Chapter 45My heart was literally in my mouth as I got into the car.Chito kidnapped?How?When?Why?Those three short questions kept reverberating in my head as the car began to move away from the parking lot. Chito was just a boy, for crying out loud, what did anyone want with him?I had a sinking feeling it had something to do with Mia. What it was, though, I couldn't say. I hadn't gotten any feedback from Red yet with regards to why my picture had been lying not far from Mia's purse on the day of her accident. I decided I couldn't wait any longer. I dialed his number and waited impatiently for him to pick.Unfortunately, it rang off and his voicemail kicked in. I cut it immediately, irritation rising inside of me. I didn't want to speak to his automated voice, I wanted to speak to him personally.My heart lurched as I remembered how Mia had called a few minutes ago, crying hysterically. I could hardly hear what she said. I had to cut the call and call her back, but she hadn't pic
HOOKED ON ZERO CAMP ANUHI
Chapter 44I was six years of age when my mother took me to camp Anuhi in Japan. At first I thought it was just like every other camp where one goes to for two, maybe three weeks, and goes back home after gaining some endurance trainings Little did I know it was a camp to rear assassins from o young age. I stayed at the camp for one month, and when it was obvious mother wasn't coming back to take me, I cried my heart out and didn't eat for a full day. The next day I resigned myself to my fate and adjusted the best way I knew how to.That was when I met master Haruki, the owner and maker of camp Anuhi. He made a star appearance one morning while the coordinator was briefing us on what we were going to do. He appeared large as life, even though he was slight of frame. He had a long white beard and a bald head. He also looked wizened, and I thought he was old.My first mistake.Our first mission was to run, I thought it was just that, little did I know it was just to warn us up. After r
