"Hello Mrs. Walters," Marcus greeted.Somehow, he felt uneasy about the call, and she had called just at the time he had let Federico acquire some shares. He was certain she had been notified about it."How can I be of help?" Marcus asked politely with a fake smile. He abandoned the smile and he had a slight crease on his forehead. It was no use faking a smile if she wasn't there."Is an Italian by the name of Federico sitting in the office with you?" Iryna asked Marcus.Marcus looked back at Federico and saw that he was smiling with his daughter."Yes, may I ask why Mrs? Walters?""Send him back. He is no good, he is trying to ruin the company," Iryna buzzed on the line. It was probably that network coverage was poor.Dreams of acquiring the company for himself were fleeting away. This dream of having the company to himself, of buying himself free of Iryna was leaving him behind."Are you hearing me? Why are you so silent?" Iryna's voice came in."Huh?" Marcus was lost in his own tho
Iryna threw the phone away."Damn you Federico!" She hissed.The phone crashed into a large ceramic vase she had bought with Reynold and broke it as it fell to the ground.She muttered a silent curse as she stared at the broken piece as it rested on the floor, regretting her choice of weapon. She should have thrown a book or something!"Lucien, call the maids," Jeremy said as he stared at the broken vase."You don't need to tell me that," Lucien glared at Jeremy. He hated it when someone other than Iryna ordered him around.The maids came at the clap of Lucien's hands and cleaned the area in seconds. They retreated as quickly as they came. They had even replaced the broken vase with a flower vase."They work very quickly, don't they?" Jeremy said, trying to ease the thick fog of tension that had settled in the room.Lucien ignored his comment.It was obvious, they all knew that Marcus had done something very stupid, there was no need to ask Iryna."Very foolish man!" Iryna spat as her
The night was cold. New Orleans was fast approaching the end of the year. Thankfully, it rarely snowed in New Orleans.Outside, couples shuffled through the cold streets holding hands. Teenagers were off playing silly games as usual.Michael looked outside through the slits in the window shutters. He felt a longing to go outside, but he had to follow orders because the police were looking for him for questioning.James wasn't in, he had gone to collect provisions and was taking a lot of time which had Michael worried. He felt tempted to call James but, if James was called, he would be tracked easily.He left the shutter and sat on the single sofa in the small room. The light bulb had gotten damaged the day before so he sat in the darkness with his hands clasped together. The darkness was inviting, he learned to adjust to it without fear.The phone screen came up. It was a message notification.Michael grabbed the phone from the table and looked at the message. It was one from Kynes.M
"Take this," James handed Michael a black hoodie and cap.Michael collected it and had a frown on his face. "What do I do with this?" He asked."Use it to play video games with Michelle Obama," James retorted with a scowl."What?""For fuck's sake! Wear it now! We are moving out! We already wasted time eating!" James swore as he disposed of the empty nylons.He looked back at Michael who was still staring at the clothes. "What now? You want me to put it on for you?""I am wearing it okay? I am just allergic to some cotton materials, you know?" Michael started changing into the black hoodie."Fuck your allergies!" James cussed and opened the door. "Wait for me outside, let me take care of things here," James said."Okay, fuck you too. I will be waiting for you outside," Michael said and walked out. James slammed the door shut immediately."Sick fuck, always swearing so late at night," Michael hissed. He wondered what could have gotten James so worked up.There was shuffling and then Ja
The saliva felt thick in Michael's throat. He coughed and cleared it, trying to push away the fear. He felt like this was pointed at him and he wasn't going to take it lying down."Forgive me for saying this," Michael started.Federico had his attention and James was trying to signal him to stop with his eyes, but the fool couldn't interpret a thing."Are you saying that one of us has turned against you?" Michael asked. His eyes were narrowed at Federico and a frown was developing on his face.James was shaking his head at Michael to stop but Michael raised his hands."Stop it, I want to get to the root of this. If you think that I am a mole that is leaking information outside, then forgive me to say this, but you are sorely mistaken," Michael raged.It was true that he wasn't leaking information, he just happened to be stuck with Dracula from the FBI.James walked up to Michael and held him by the collar. Michael was shaken at the force at which he held him."Watch your mouth, Michae
"Anything unusual from him?" Federico asked as he settled in his seat.James shrugged. "No, he was acting normal. In fact, he was too fearful to be the one. I have known Michael for quite a long time. If he did something, he would always be the coolest guy in the room, he can also get very spineless sometimes. Working as a double agent is built for him," James explained.Michael would have felt hurt by what he said, but he wasn't in the room.Federico rubbed his eyes. "Aye, mama Mia, I miss Italia. Things like this would have gotten sorted out days ago. He hasn't been getting calls from people in the past few days?" Federico asked. He seemed tired, probably because of the feast that had taken place."Nothing. Although, he was very quiet. I am sure he isn't the one," James said, shaking his legs to wake his calf muscles.He wondered why he wasn't invited to have a seat. Was he being punished for not catching Michael in the act?Federico eyed James and shook his head. "Are you letting s
Marcus came out of his house and he wore his bag loosely. His assistant had called in sick which was very unusual. He had worked with her for five years now and she had never fallen sick before."Well, she needs the rest," Marcus shrugged to himself.The driver pulled up the black Mercedes AMG at the entrance as he was coming out. Marcus pulled the door open and sat comfortably at the back.But something didn't feel right. He looked at the driver to ask if he felt the same way and his heart skipped a beat."You are not my driver, who are you?" Marcus backed away from the car with a frown on his face. He looked around, thinking an invasion was going to take place in his house."Madam Walters sent me to pick you up," the driver said.Marcus frowned. "Well as you can see, I have an important meeting to attend this morning."He pulled the door open and stepped out. He turned from the vehicle and headed for the Lexus sports car. He stopped when he saw men in black in the distance folding a
"How did the meeting with Mr Evans go?" Lucien asked as he sat in the passenger seat in the front. He looked at Iryna through the rearview mirror.Iryna sighed and looked at the rearview mirror too."He made me seem like the dumbest person in the world when we talked. Christ, I don't even want to talk about it. It is so frustrating." She blinked several times and stared outside the windows.Lucien shook his head and signaled the driver to start moving. The car lurched onto the main road."He didn't change his mind? He must be thinking that Federico is the real deal," Lucien said."Gosh! He is so dumb it seems funny sometimes," Iryna said.Lucien looked at the GPS on the dashboard and he glanced at the watch. It seemed too early to go back home. "Should we set the course home, or do you have a place of your own in mind?" Lucien asked."Yeah, I was planning on meeting with Reynold today, you just reminded me. He said he was going to meet his doctor today, so from there we would spend so
The court had been swift in declaring Marcus and Michael's verdict.Michael had hired a hot-shot criminal lawyer that lied like fuck during the entire hearing. The man was so good that he had almost even convinced everyone at the hearing that his client Michael was innocent, but the evidence was just too much against him.Marcus had been sentenced to ten years in prison with light labor in a penitentiary in California.Michael was sentenced to twenty-one years in prison, with hard labor and no parole. His modeling career was over, his life was over as it stood."Mark my words, you will pay for this!" Michael had said to Iryna when he was being thrown in a van."It should get old by now, shouldn't it?" Lucien waved him away at the court.Amanda Walters was still being held by the FBI, and it looked like it would remain like that for a while.The FBI wanted to fish out all information about the Mafia network in Latin America.Tyrese's charred body was later recovered.It was discovered
The sound of helicopters got closer and panic started spreading among the gangs and Mafia lords that surrounded the empty cars."The FBI!" Someone screamed.Government-issued SUVs pulled up and FBI SWAT teams were already over the place, holding their guns at them. They were completely surrounded.Michael gritted his teeth and dropped his phone. "Fuck! Fuck! Fuck!" He screamed. "Why does this always happen to me!"The FBI team wasted no effort in apprehending all the Mafia and gang members.The mission was possible because of two things, one, the FBI had come in massive numbers and had surrounded their enemies. Two, because of their magnificent entree, the enemy was too overwhelmed to act that they had suddenly given up their will to fight."Drop your weapons and go down on your knees, order of the bureau!" someone said on a loudspeaker."Fuck this!" Michael dragged Amanda and kicked Marcus out of his way. He ran forward to a nearby vehicle, but he was stopped by agents.Amanda tried
"Sir, the plane has landed," the intercom buzzed.Michael was seated inside a black limousine and sipped wine from his cup."Any sign of them?" He asked after he had put his glass down."Yes, they are stepping out of the plane," the intercom buzzed again."Jesus, New Orleans is so cold at this time of the year," Amanda shivered as she entered the car. "So this is the United States," Amanda looked out of the window at the high-rise buildings in the Central Business District."The target has landed, the plan is being kicked into motion," Michael said."Good, they will be heading to the mansion, and we will cut them off in that location you mentioned," Amanda held Michael's chest and began drawing circles."What are you doing?" Michael suddenly asked.Amanda came up and kissed Michael on the lips, short and fast."What was that for?" Michael asked as blushes developed on his cheek."That is just part one, I will give you the rest when we are done with them," Amanda whispered in his ears.
Iryna's eyes felt like lead when she woke up. She was in and out of sleep for the past eight hours. She sat up and rubbed her eyes. The bandages on her hands made them feel even sore.She looked out of the window and all she saw was water, from a bird's eye view. They were on their way to The United States... home."You were out for quite a long," a deep voice spoke.Iryna turned in the direction of the voice and saw Lucien sitting on a chair on the other side. IV lines were there and he wore a blanket over his legs. He looked better now, and his wounds had been tended to."Gosh," Iryna rubbed her eyes and yawned. "How are you doing, Lucien?" Iryna asked. She stretched and heard a few bones bop in her shoulders."Never been better," Lucien laughed. "The doctor said it was a miracle I was alive. My liver has been grazed, plus a lot of other internal blood vessels," he said with a smile. "Seems like I will be out for months," Lucien chuckled."Just rest up," Iryna told him. She looked o
Michael was getting irritated where he was. All of a sudden, the cops were showing up in large numbers, and Amanda was nowhere to be found."Alright boys, let's round this up!" Michael spoke out.The men all stopped and looked at him."I know, I am not your boss, but I can't seem to find Amanda anywhere and the police are coming, so we will have to ditch this place and run," Michael explained.He expected Amanda to do just fine, besides she was crazy enough to save him from the FBI that day. She would save herself."Where is Amanda?" One of the men asked. "We can't leave without her," he looked around. There was a murmuring passing among the group."For Christ's sake! It is almost morning, we have to go," Michael pointed at the sky.The sun was just On the horizon, it was just seconds away from sunrise. There was no time to wait around anymore."Michael!" Amanda suddenly appeared from behind a vehicle and she limped heavily.Her Kawasaki bike was oddly naked and there were a few crazy
Amanda stood up and stepped forward. Her left leg side roared with pain from her contact with the ground after that stunt with the van. There was a bruise on her forehead, but nothing she couldn't handle.Amanda picked up a bat that lay on the floor and smiled. She walked in the direction of the van.Iryna was the first to open her eyes. She let out a cough. Her legs hurt, but she could still feel and move them.She looked around and saw that the door at the back was missing. She felt fear develop in her and turned towards Lucien. He was still breathing, but he was knocked unconscious after the van turned over. Reynold was also unconscious, but his breathing was becoming raspy.Iryna looked at the front, and she saw Selena dangling from her seat belt upside down, the wound on her head looked very bad, and she could already tell that the driver was in an even worse state.Iryna tapped Selena's face. "Selena, Selena, wake up," there was a response, the twitching of facial muscles and so
"Shit, hold him tight!" Selena cussed as they lifted Reynold across the burning parking lot.Iryna held his legs, while Selena held his hands. He turned out to be too heavy for one person to carry."Huh," Reynold groaned. They had managed to stop the bleeding, it was a miracle he was still alive after all that blood loss."Hang in there, we will soon get you a doctor," Iryna said despite the pain in her leg, as they carried him to a waiting vehicle. A nab was waiting outside and when he saw them, he brought out a stretcher and ran to them."He needs medical treatment," Iryna said to the man."Christ! Señorita Selena! What took you so long?" The man asked. He had a very thick accent."Long story, just focus on getting us out of here," Selena said to the man.Iryna opened the door to the bus and saw Lucien sleeping on a bed. There were vials and IV lines that were still attached to him."Hey madam," Lucien's voice cracked."Lucien!" Iryna hugged him. "God, you are alright.""Last time y
Selena would never forget Iryna's scream. It rang through the night and was momentarily louder than the sound of bullets moving around them.Iryna herself could not even hear her own screams. They were silent in her skull. She couldn't even hear the sounds of gunshots. She didn't care about the bullets that ricochetted against the cars.As she watched as Reynold slowly fell to the floor, she wanted to die too."Shit!" Selena cussed as she grabbed Iryna and ran to take cover.Kynes fired several shots at them, but they had safely gone behind vehicles."What are you doing?" Iryna was hysterical. "What about Reynold? We can't leave him there!" She kicked against Selena and thrashed about.She refused to accept that Reynold was dead. He was lying on his back, a pool of blood was already forming there."What are you doing? There is nothing we could have done! There is nothing I can do to bring him back!" Selena screamed.She looked over the trunk of the car and several shots rang. She duck
Reynold rested on the bench and ran his hand gently on Iryna's shoulder. It was the first time he was finding comfort in detention. Even in their situation, Iryna still looked very appealing.Reynold tried not to wake her up as he caressed her gently. Very soon, Selena would come up with a crazy escape plan.He was worried about Iryna, he didn't want any bullets touching her, and how they would move Lucien who had just come out of surgery —everything was hard.Reynold bent down and kissed Iryna's head. She smelled of mint, she must have used the twenty-four hour mist. It had been two days since they had gotten a proper shower. But Iryna still smelled nice.He heard footsteps at the door and Reynold clenched his jaw muscles. He sure hoped as hell that it wasn't Kynes. He always spoiled the mood.There were two heavy thuds. Reynold cocked his brows and watched the door.The door flew open and Selena walked in. She looked around the room and pressed the switch. Reynold flinched from the