“The Ford family is one of the most powerful families in the world,” Mason said as Julian watched him sceptically. “We have many secrets that are not known to most of the world. Many centuries ago, one of our ancestors discovered several magical artefacts in a cave he had just bought. Sir William Ford had just moved to America when he used all his money to buy the cave. He had it inspected by several cavers who gave him everything they had discovered. William was a historian so we spent a lot of time studying the artefacts trying to figure out what they were and what they could do. Eventually, he found out that they were magical and talked to a few experts in the field. He realised that he could do a lot of things with them so he manipulated several situations in his favour and soon became one of the richest men in the city. For centuries, the family continued to prosper while many wondered how they were able to make so much money. At some point, the Ford women were accused of witch

Chapter 13Julian turned and saw Kyle Washington walking in to the shop with a two tall blonde women, each at either side of him. He smirked as he walked towards Julian with the women. The sales assistant quickly went to them, completely ignoring Julian who had got there first.“Good morning, Mr. Washington. Welcome to the store. I’m Amy and will be helping you with whatever you need.”Kyle ignored her like the bastard he was. He was focused on Julian.“Katy, this is the loser I told you about. Julian Ford. The one who broke his leg to get the scholarship and accused us of doing it. Very pathetic, isn’t he?”“Yeah, sounds like a loser,” the taller girl said. “What are you doing here, loser? This is no place for your kind.”“I’m here to buy some shoes,” Julian said proudly.The three laughed out loud. “You didn’t tell me he was a comedian,” the shorter blond told Kyle, before standing on her toes to kiss him on the laps. Julian and the sales woman watched the exchange feeling disguste

Julian was now sandwiched between two strong men in the backseat. The man in a green shirt had disappeared when he was bundled into the van.“Who are you?” Julian asked.The men didn’t say anything. The one on his right pulled out a bottle of water from a bag and drank it, sighing afterwards. The other one nodded his head to the low music playing on the radio. Realising that he was not going to get the answers he wanted, Julian decided to find a way of getting out of the van. He remembered his uncle telling him about his family’s enemies that had drove his parents away.Bending his thumb inwards, he felt the ring on his middle finger. He wondered why the men with him had not made any move to remove it from him. Were this kidnappers sent by someone else?When they reached a steep corner, Julian side-eyed the door handle before glancing at the man on his right. The man looked at him and narrowed his eyes.“Where did you put the ropes, Garner.”“I put them in the trunk,” Garner, the man