Jack“Hello son,” Blake said warmly as he approached me. I was frozen in shock, unable to process this. It had been five years since I left home. Five years since I left that life behind me and not once did I ever think that I would see him again, or even more, what I would do when I saw him.He looked so unaffected, like nothing that happened five years ago was his fault, and my heart was pounding faster, anger surging through me.“What are you doing here?” I asked with a cold stare.“Come on Jack. That’s no way to say thank you to your old man. I mean I just saved your ass.” Blake said with a smug look on his face.As soon as he said that, a wry smile appeared on my face. There it was. That was the man I was familiar with; the arrogant, proud man who never considered anyone else but himself, only thinking that what he did, no matter how messed up it was, was always to the benefit of others and not his selfish interest. “Glad to see you still haven’t changed. Do you think that I nee
Jack“I’m out!” Edgar yelled as he stepped out of the car, creasing his brows furiously at us. “That wasn’t so difficult now, was it?” I said with a smirk and grabbed him forcefully, shoving him away.From the corner of my eyes, I saw Blake press his gun down George’s head as the man whimpered in fear, and I immediately hastened towards them, dragging him away.“What the hell do you think you are doing?” I asked snapping at him.“Relax, I’m not going to kill him. I’m just shaking him up a bit so that he will talk.”My expression suddenly became relaxed as I let go of him,“Now is not the time for games. We need to question them for answers. The sooner we are done here, the earlier we can get to Anna. Blake bring him over.” I sneered and turned to walk away, but he suddenly grabbed my hand with a concerned look,“Blake? That sounds strange rolling off your tongue.”I scoffed, staring at him irritably, “What would you prefer I call you? Dad?” I asked and his expression softened as thos
Sheila“Is that enough motivation, or do you want me to start breaking some fingers?” Jack sneered angrily.I quickly grabbed and pulled him away, unsure of where that much anger stemmed from.“Dude! Get a hold of yourself! That wasn’t necessary!” I said, glaring at him. He swung my arm away and scoffed, his brows creasing in annoyance.“Are you okay, or do you need to get out of here?” I asked with a soft voice. “I know what this is about,” I said and his gaze shifted towards me with intrigue.Heaving a deep sigh, I grabbed his hand gently and led him towards our car. He sat on the hood, clawing it with an intense grip matching his rage.“Obviously, this is about dad. Isn’t it?” I started.Jack scoffed and looked away.“I know you think he’s an asshole and he is. He spent his life torturing you in the name of making you stronger and you spent yours hating him, so hearing him confess his true emotions now is making you troubled.”“I don’t know how to feel about the man now!” He blur
Jack“Who else knows? And what do you want to do with it?” I asked sternly.“It’s already too late. There are a lot more of us hiding within the Circle. Even if you kill me now, someone else will rise and take my place. We are all driven by a common mind - the downfall of the Brooke family.”“How do you know about the codes?” Sheila interjected impatiently, furrowing her brows angrily at him. However, Edgar did not seem much intimidated and kept glancing at his watch.“Expecting someone?” I asked coldly, and a wry smirk crossed his lips.“You have no idea, do you?” “You think just because you’ve gotten me that this has ended. There are a lot more of us hiding in plain sight, but all are unified by a common goal. How do you think we even know about the codes in the first place?”“I have to give it to him. That bastard Demarcus did a good job hiding his wealth and power, but it was inevitable. We were going to find it sooner or later.” Edgar added with a sinister smile.“What are you ta
JackBlake signaled one of his men and without wasting time, they turned on the voltage, sending currents of electricity through Edgar’s manhood. He screamed and struggled endlessly to break free, but we held him down till finally he yelled, “I’ll talk! I’ll talk!”Upon hearing this, a wry smile appeared on Blake’s face as he turned around and gave me a satisfied look.Blake again signaled his men and they turned off the machine.Dropping to the ground, Edgar held his groin sobbing quietly, “I’ll tell you who has her.” Blake leaned down to him, patted his face gently, and turned towards me, “Walks every time.” I strode towards Edgar and grabbed him furiously, “What did you do? Who has her?”Edgar started chuckling, drooling from his lips as he looked up at me with a smug grin, “Logan. By now your precious sweetheart is probably locked up in some basement somewhere with Logan Gribble.”As soon as those words fell, my eyes widened in horror. “Anna.” I gasped realizing the danger she w
Anna“Anna…Anna wake up.” I heard a familiar voice echo in my ear and slowly blinked my eyes open.Immediately, I felt a sharp pain in my head.“Ugh… what happened? Where am I?” I asked scanning around the dimly lit room.“Anna…” the voice filtered softly into my ears again.“Who are you?” I asked, trembling slightly and trying to move, but just then realized that I was bound both arms and legs tied to a chair.Immediately, a sudden fear engulfed me. I didn’t need anyone to tell me what had happened. I’d been kidnapped again. By now I was already familiar with the eerie atmosphere, however, still, I couldn’t remember how I ended up here again.“Anna…” the voice sounded again, this time closer, sending a cold shiver down my spine.“Who are you?” I whimpered shakily, still finding it hard to place the familiarity.“Shhh, I’m not here to harm you. I want to help you get out of here.” She said, turning around towards me stealthily.“Rita?” I exclaimed softly, surprised to see her.“What a
Anna“You thought that I was here to save you.” She said moving towards me with astonishment.“What’s going on?” I asked, shifting my gaze between the two. Rita broke into a raucous laughter again, and soon the two hefty men started chuckling as well, shifting their gazes towards me in mockery.“You still don’t get it, even when it’s right in front of you,” Rita said, shaking her head in disbelief.She walked around me with a predatory gaze, sizing me up from head to toe,“You don’t deserve it. You don’t deserve any of this, but for some reason, you’re always at the center of everything that I want.”“You’re with them, aren’t you?” I suddenly asked, the realization sinking in.“There we go. Took you long enough.” Anna said with a smug grin.“Why? Why are you doing this?” I asked, feeling stupid over my own nativity “Because you keep taking everything away from me. First it was Mark, and then I got to find out that your father stole the wealth that is rightfully ours, and is giving it
Anna“Something very strange happened,” Logan said, his lips parting into a smile, raising my curiosity.“I thought it was a sort of key at first, but as I watched closely, I saw him take that blade towards his finger and draw his blood. But as I watched him closer, it all made sense.”“Demarcus slowly squeezed his finger and tiny droplets of his blood dropped on a portion of the vial and immediately it slid open, revealing a small line of code. At that point it all made sense.”“The vial was the key, not just all of it. To open it, we needed Brookes's blood. The old bastard knew that, that’s why he chose to hide you and vial away.”“But after all these years, the man he got to protect you and keep you safe handed you right over to me. Who would have thought it was that easy.” As he said those words, my eyes immediately widened in shock.“Jack” I mumbled to myself.“You seemed surprised. I guess there’s much your father and guardian did not tell you.” He said and then stood up, walkin