Nigel
I yanked my house door so hard that I almost loosened the hinges. The door cracked in the middle a little as soon as it slammed against the wall. That was going to be a then problem. Right now, I needed to physically see my wife and Harper.
“Nance!” I called, “Nancy?” I rounded the kitchen. “Babe?” I shouted, “Harper?”
I pulled my gun when I heard rattling somewhere inside the house. They must still be here. I was going to kill each one of those henchmen. I slowly and carefully proceeded to the source where the noise was coming from. I turned around and pointed my gun at my wife. She was startled so much so that she dropped a plant pot.
“What the hell, babe?” she screamed at me.
“Nancy,” I ran and
Kioni I was exhausted and needed to get out of this gown and leave. I remember little after my last episode, as my mind was a bit foggy. I pushed my body up and looked around, and I seemed to be back to full function. I moved my hands up and smiled. I have wanted to do this for the longest time. My head didn’t hurt anymore. I twisted my head around to take off the tightness on my shoulders. I wasn’t dreaming, or so I hoped. Carefully but wobbly, I got out of my bed and stood on the cold floor. I closed my eyes and smiled again, happy to be feeling these sensations once again. I was alive and well. I moved my feet slowly as I moved around, leaning on the bed to where a pitcher of water was. In my assumption that I could stand and pour myself a glass of water. I attempted to walk a few steps to the tray and ended up falling before
James“I’m on your side,” I grunted, battling to get more words out.“For ten years, they have moved me from one prison to the other. In those years, I have had the luxury of being in a cell alone. Judging by the reaction you gave me after I told you my name. You did a terrible thing of hiding that you know me. This has Charles’ lackey written all over it. Tanaka wants to add pressure on me and, too bad, he sent the wrong man.”“I don’t work for Charles.”“I have heard that before,” he scoffed, pressing his elbow harder on my throat, “I’m going to enjoy gutting you like a fish. I have nothing to lose.”I heard a flick as Sebastian snarled, bringing the
JamesI was nearly stabbed to death by Sebastian if it wasn’t for the guard who came to tell us to stop making such a loud ruckus. He lingered for a moment near our cell as me and Sebastian stared at each other. I knew the moment he moved away; he was going to finish what he started. So I took the guard lingering as my only chance and whispered my truth.“Kioni and Adam are alive,” he narrowed his eyes at me, “I’m not working for Charles or Nick. I never did. I was working on a case to bring them down, but they kidnapped my sister because of a bracelet.”“Stop talking.” he warned, but I pressed on.“They tried to pin the murder of Jay on me, but Nick was the one who killed him. I’m in this mess
HarperI have never been inside a mansion before. Nancy and I watched Morgan’s house in awe. The house was enormous for one person. If this was under better circumstances, I would have taken photos. Morgan had offered his help for us to stay with him until they figured this whole thing out.“This house is insane,” Nancy whispered while looking up at the enormous living area.“Can’t believe I’m standing inside his house,” my eyes were wandering around the elegant interior.There was no time for a tour in the house since it was late. One of Morgan’s staff, Elenore, had been told of our arrival and led us to our guesthouse. I can’t even call it a guest house because it looks like those resort hotels people go to in Europe for a vacation
NigelThe department was in code purple. Everything was high alert, and the calls kept coming. Bodies were dropping. One person was responsible for such chaos in a short period. It was one hit after the other.I might have kept my wife safe from all of this, but others weren’t lucky. Shapiro and Ridley blamed me for being selfish because Morgan had Nancy and Harper hiding in his mansion, as they call it. We all do what we have to do to keep those we love safe. I wasn't going to apologize for not worrying about them when I was in the middle of saving those who were being targeted.We narrowed down a list of anyone who had been in a case involving Matthews and worked from there. We had dispatched teams for several locations with one led detective going with a task force. Even Romans was not sitting in an office for this one bec
AdamSeems I would not leave the hospital anytime soon. My sister was sleeping. I went to check on Dani. She was still unconscious and on heavy medication. Nigel told me he didn't know what had happened yet, and he was waiting to question her when she woke up.Morgan was out of surgery and wanted to have a chat. I honestly don’t know how to thank him for everything he has done so far. He had proven himself trustworthy. I walked in on him on his phone.“You can bring me the papers to go over and I will explain the rest.” There was a pause and a sigh from him. “I’m fine. It was just a scratch. I can work. Just do as I say. Okay. Bye.”“Glad to see you are fine.” I gave him a nod.“I’m
NickMy father had failed, and the evidence I had on him was now useless. Everything had gone to hell. Adam had made sure of it and his appearance back in the spotlight had caused waves that every Chanel was talking about it. There were a lot of titles going around after he made everything public knowledge.Turner kids alive.Turner Corp ten year conspiracy revealed.Charles Matthews gangster, not business man.Where is Nick Matthews?Could Frank and Olivia be alive in a dungeon somewhere?Charles Matthews, the billionaire murderer.Even international news outlets wanted in on the scoop and truth. Social media was the worst because Adam was trending and almost at the two million mark on Twitter feed. There were a lot of shares, retweets and
Nigel Adam’s stunt shocked the entire country. It’s been a week since he made that public declaration and people are still talking about it. Not only did he accuse his father’s friend Charles and Nick. He publicly named names of everyone Charles was in cahoots with. That list was endless, and he recklessly put a huge target on his back because he was the number one enemy to many people. The case was not just in this department. It was opened in many other states and internationally. Technically, I was on the case, but the big guys had joined the party. I was answering to the team that was assigned the case. Tori, my cousin, was the one leading the investigation. They had taken over the station and we were just bystanders or errand guys for them. They had our hands tight on a big leash. I was pissed. I was sitting in the brief room lis
KioniTrue happiness is what I felt. We were sitting having breakfast before the guys left the table, one after the other. It was all so weird. I looked around the table and everyone seemed to be oblivious. I wanted to go check what was happening outside, but the girls stopped me and began having a conversation about what we had for our dinner last night.“I should get the recipe and make this for Wayne.”“I’m not a skilled cook, but I loved the sauce.” Dani added.“That meat was so tender.” Gaby smiled.“Mhh, it was melting in my mouth.” Faith chided.“Faith ate for two.” Harper laughed&ldq
HarperA few months later,I had made some progress and was ready for this holiday. Tomorrow is going to be a big day. I looked at my suitcases and gleefully smiled.“Harper!”“Coming,” I shouted. I ran down the stairs. “What?” I scoffed.Sam has been my bodyguard. This was not by choice. It was annoying. I preferred the other guard, though I don’t remember his name. He never talked much. Unlike Sam, who takes every chance to speak.“You have a visitor,” he said. “Make it quick. We have to leave soon. I’m not getting in trouble because of you.”“
AdamWith my injured leg and James’ injured shoulder, we almost struggled to keep Harper steady. Her strength was almost impossible to rear.“Thank you.” James said with a sigh.“Don’t mention it.”“It’s over.”“Yeah, it is,” I said, looking at the car where Nick was.“I should go with her to the hospital.”“I’m right behind you.” I nodded.James and my sister left with Harper in the same ambulance. Sebastian, Morgan and Gaby had also gone ahead. We were all being taken to Dawson Hospital
SebastianLesson learnt. Nick was just as canny as his father. He kept surprising me. He had an army. Over twenty men, I'm sure. He knew we were coming. He was prepared. I didn’t do enough to catch him. I should have followed the money theory harder. If I was aware of how vigorous he was, things would have been different. We wouldn’t be in this situation. Nick was worse than his father.“You two stay here. Help is almost here. I have to get in there.”“Don’t get killed,” Adam said.“Be careful,” Nigel said.I gave them both a nod and moved. I was a little rusty, but I prayed I could manage. I ran inside, dodging all the bullets. Before I got in, I saw him ducking his head. Nigel had my back.
NickHiring people to take Kioni to the mansion was a plan in the works for a long time. All the months of planning and watching from afar were necessary. I was going to take Kioni either way. She belonged to me. They all underestimated me. Underestimating the love I felt for her. She was mine, and I was going to make it crystal clear.Everything was set. I was prepared for a fight. One of two things was going to happen. Kioni was going to come to me or I was going to go take her. No army of guards was going to stop me because I had an army of my own. An army I spent a lot of money on and they were the best.Charles taught me one thing that stuck with me. Being resourceful and passionate enough to grasp the moment. My moment was now staring at me. They really made it easy for me. We were going to get married. She looked stunning in that
HarperThey always sideline me. As much as they were, I was involved in this as well. I would be devastated if something happened to Kioni or Gaby. I was actually devastated. That’s why when they were leaving, I followed them.I jumped into Morgan’s car with the bodyguard. He didn’t even know his boss had left with the others when I told him to drive. We were not really seeing eye to eye because the drive started off in an argument.“You know you are going to get me in trouble,” he eyed me with the corner of his eye.“I don’t care. Just drive.” I yelled.“I don’t even know where they went.” he yelled back.“They must have driven pa
KioniMy head hung low from a chair. I opened my eyes and looked around. My hands were chained to a chair. I sat straight and looked around.“Gaby!” I shouted. She was lying on the floor. “Gaby. Wake up.”“You are awake,” Nick emerged from behind me. “How do I look?”“What are you doing?” I asked him, “What did you do to her?”“Come on, Kiki,” he laughed, “This is what we always wanted.”“I don't want this.” I creased my face in disgust. “I know everything you did to me.”“I did nothing you didn’t want.” he walked a
MorganMy phone was ringing, but it was not on the nightstand. It was ringing somewhere on the floor close to the door; I think. My head was pounding like crazy. Someone shaking me made me open my eyes. I blinked a couple of times, hoping the room would stop spinning.I stumbled off the bed and looked around. There were two women in my bed and one on the floor. I did not know what was going on. The ringing was so loud. All I wanted was to go back to bed. Sleep off the dizzy.“Make it stop.” the woman on the floor stirred.I moved to find my phone. I had no idea what the hell was happening. When I got my phone, I almost threw it on the floor. I wanted to hurl. I scrunched and answered the call.
SebastianThe shouting inside was hurting my ears even as I stood outside smoking. I don’t even know how they all ended up shouting like that. They have all drifted, of course, from the actual issue.Morgan’s idea made sense. Nick would do anything to get to Kioni. All this time we had focussed on that factor. We had her protected at all times that it was difficult for him to try something. That’s why he easily spotted the weaker spot.Harper.How many weak spots could he see? I drew a big puff and stared at nothing. I wish I could drown all the noise. Prison was usually peaceful at this time of the night. Their annoying fighting was actually making me miss the serenity.“I thought you had gone home,” I to