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
"Boss," a bodyguard called Lucien's attention.Lucien approached the guard. "What is it?" He asked.The man passed Lucien the binoculars. "They are at it again," he grinned."Gimme that!" Lucien grabbed it from his hands and he looked for himself.A smile formed on his face and he passed back the binoculars. "Young love reminds me of my younger days," Lucien mused."Alright sir," the bodyguard grinned."Back to work," Lucien said. "I want eyes on the perimeter of the park. Everyone that comes in must be scanned by the cameras first for weapons," Lucien said.Iryna could have sworn she felt Lucien's gaze around them. While still kissing Reynold, she raised her middle finger and flashed it in the direction she thought Lucien could be watching.Perverted Old man!"Reynolds, let's move to the trees," she mumbled against his lips."What naughty thoughts are you harboring Iryna?" Reynold asked with a smirk on his lips.Iryna got up and pulled him along with her. She felt like a high schoole
Michael got out of his room. It was quite late, around ten in the night. He locked the door and walked into the corridor. No one was there, which was a perfectly good opportunity for him to go out without questions being asked.He had barely taken a step forward when he felt something behind him. Michael spun around quickly and met no one, not even a scent of perfume.His face pinched into a frown as he looked around one more time but nothing was lurking in the dark. In the end, he concluded that it was only his mind playing tricks on him.But the feeling didn't go away. The more he walked, he could almost taste someone's presence behind him.He would have to act like he wasn't paying attention to catch whoever was stalking him.Michael continued walking towards the door. He felt his pockets for the car keys and he smiled when he felt its shape in his hip pocket.He gave a glance over his shoulder, to make sure the person was still following. He couldn't see a single soul as usual, bu
Chapter 112: Killing Michael"Goal!" The bar erupted.The English premier league title race was live on television. The crowd's favorite had taken the lead which caused the noise. The men were smiling at the television with bottles of cold beer in their hands.Soccer and beer were a phenomenon where men threw away their differences just for the thrill of it. Maybe, it should have been implemented by the United Nations as a tool for bringing about world peace. Powerful nations with disputes would obviously hug themselves watching football and hostility would have ended between both Nations.Michael sipped his beer and looked at the television screen from the extreme corner of the bar where he was hidden. It was also a position where he could see anybody entering the bar. So far so good, no one suspicious looking or familiar had entered the bar to grab a beer. He tried his best not to be distracted by the soccer match, but his eyes darted to the television occasionally when the men in
Michael grunted and opened his eyes. It was very dark and it felt as if he was in a moving car.He sluggishly looked around him to confirm his thoughts. Everywhere was dark and he couldn't even see his arms, yet he felt his body move.Yes, he was in a moving car!What the fuck?He tried moving but he felt restricted and hot. Not only was he in a moving car, but he was also in the fucking trunk.He opened his eyes widely to suck in any little amount of light in the trunk. He reached for his phone in his pocket to use the torchlight, but his pockets were empty.The men must have taken it!The car lurched upwards and slammed back down. His head slammed into the top of the vehicle and he muttered a curse that his mother wouldn't have been proud of.That was when it occurred to him what was happening. These men were kidnapping him!"Hello! Help!" Michael screamed.He kicked about the trunk with all the energy he had but it wouldn't budge.Shit!There had to be a way out.Michael was about
Iryna looked at her reflection in the elevator's mirror. With Selena not around, she had managed to master the art of applying makeup, which she made an effort not to cringe at.Although she had gotten some help from some of the more experienced maids around, she still felt like Selena would have done a better job."Any problem ma'am?" Lucien asked.He was dressed smartly, like a corporate bodyguard. After all, they were attending a meeting with the board members of Evans Modelling Agency. What it was about, she had no idea but she was prepared to face off with Marcus."Nope, I —does this makeup look the right shade to you?" Iryna asked for the fifteenth time since they entered the elevator.Her black corporate-looking dress swished with each movement she made. She had opted for contacts this time. Her hair was tied in a ponytail and her edges had been neatly contoured framing her face like an angel.Lucien sighed. "You look fine. Besides, Carla and Joanna are good at applying makeup.
"Mr. Cuccini Federico," the secretary said with nervousness lacing his voice.Iryna sighed. She had seen this coming so she wasn't surprised that he had already been admitted as a partner.The door flew open and Federico himself walked inside. He muttered silent greetings to the board members around and flashed smiles at everyone like the saint he could never be.He went to the seat where his name badge sat on it and Iryna rolled her eyes. She could have sworn that wasn't there when she got there earlier.He flashed her a smile as he made himself comfortable."Ugh," Iryna shuddered and didn't bother to hide her disgust. Lucien stirred beside her. She shook her head and looked at the secretary."Wow, I didn't know Mr Italia here is our new partner. In fact, I am even more surprised that a partner has been added to our organization. I thought I was always the first that got this type of information, what happened?" Iryna asked in a calm voice.The secretary swallowed. "I am —afraid I ca
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