The city was on the brink of chaos. Everyone was talking about the Kingston heir and Jeremy could not have been more upset with how quickly things had gone south in just a matter of days. "I knew it! I knew this was a bad idea, no one was supposed to know of the Kingston heir, no one but us," Jeremy snapped. "You'll have to calm the fuck down, Jeremy, you're getting ahead of yourself here," Sinclair warned. Both men were at the Mercury Healer that morning and watching the afternoon news. It was all over the public space, some people were even making speculations about the lord's whereabouts."I've spoken with the news agency, they'll make sure this is taken care of as soon as possible, all you have to do is calm down and put your head back in the game," the lawyer advised him. Jeremy hissed but remained on his heat. He had an idea how bad it was getting, the other partners were no doubt in on it by now and it was just a matter of time before whoever the heir was got wind of it and
"Are you sure of what you're telling me?" Jeremy asked Hanson over the phone. His attention was taken off the work on his table, he couldn't believe his ears. “Yes, sir, I have a few pictures too," he said and then Jeremy heard his phone beep, clearly he'd dropped a picture. "Thank you, Hanson, you're misy helpful," Jeremy said just as he ended the call. He was fuming with anger as he saw the picture. Hilda and Eugene were both talking to a young man in a restaurant, his head was bowed down slightly and he wore a deep red baseball cap, his eyes behind a pair of Ray-ban. He didn't consider it a choice of fashion, it was clear the man wanted to remain hidden. "Fuck!" Jeremy swore loudly and slammed his fist on the desk at about the same time that his secret, Bob entered. The young man jumped at the sound and almost retreated before Jeremy called him back and asked what the matter was. "Ummm...I can come back if now is not a good time," Bob said meekly, Jeremy glared at him and he qui
Sinclair and Jeremy walked into the restaurant, both men took their seats by the corner booth, and before long the waiter arrived to take their orders. But it was obvious that everyone from the next table was staring at them warily and they even the other workers didn't meet their gaze. "They can smell trouble, Jeremy, we have to take it slow," Sinclair advised, seeing the eagerness on Jeremy's face. Jeremy didn't want to waste any time, he wanted to get whatever information the restaurant had to give and then go on to meet the heir quickly, he couldn't afford to be a step behind again, ever. "We should just place our order and let them get comfortable," Sinclair suggested and Jeremy nodded. Both men ordered a medium rare plate of steak each and a bottle of wine to go with it. "Not so bad for a low-class restaurant," Sinclair noted as he opened the bottle of wine, Jeremy hummed and forked his stake. "Not so cheap either," he replied, looking at the menu. Sinclair nodded. He had a
The monitoring room looked like something from a science fiction movie. Wired and computers lined the walls and a man dressed much like Hanson would when he was in his 'tech cave' sat at the desk. "Excuse us," the woman said stiffly to the man and he quickly left, no doubt recognizing her no-questions tone. "What are we looking at?" Jeremy asked as she led them to the desk and sat down. "You asked for the videos from earlier, didn't you?" She asked and Sinclair nodded but said, "I'd prefer if you gave us the tapes, we'll take the time to view it, I'm sure we wouldn't want to waste much of your time, huh?" The woman glared at him and pointed at the monitor, "This is the best I can do for you, I can't let you take the tapes," she said stubbornly. "We'll burn them, all we need is a copy," Sinclair insisted but she shook her violently and got up from the desk, "I said, no, take it or leave it." Jeremy moved her aside and sat on the desk, scrolling through the mute images. It was a da
Hilda was standing over a mini bridge. Below was a clear lake, the surface rippling with the soft wind. Beside her stood Gilbert, his hands shoved in his pockets. She hadn't felt any better in a very long time. Her eyes sparkled with excitement and her hands held the banister of the small bridge a little too tightly. "He will be here any moment now, Mother," Gilbert said, mirroring his mother's excitement. Hilda nodded at her son, she was quite sure that their guest would come. "Oh I am pretty sure he will come, I have made him an offer even the angels can't resist," Hilda replied with a smile. "That's blasphemy, mother," Gilbert reminded her dutifully. Hilda merely smiled and shrugged, "Not when I'm telling the truth, Eugene and I have been able to convince him that the only way to remain in the city or indeed the land of the living is to partner with us," She said, her tone mischievous. Gilbert laughed, he trusted his mother when he came to negotiations, like she rightly said, sh
The young man on seeing Jeremy tried to walk away but he was stopped by Hilda. "You don't have to leave, Jeremy here is the intruder," she said loudly. "You said no one else would be here, you said it's just us," he argued, pulling his hoodie down his head. "You don't have to do that, I know who you are already," Jeremy said and the man groaned, looking at him oddly. He pulled off his hoodie and that was when Jeremy saw him for real. Jeremy had been bluffing when he said that he knew the young man, he didn't. But he'd easily deceived him into thinking he had already. Even before he pulled off his sunglasses, Jeremy knew exactly who he was. "You're the man from the military," he said. "I don't want to talk about it," the man replied through gritted teeth. Hilda rolled her eyes at the exchange and then turned to Jeremy sighed a questioning glance. "What did you think would happen here? He'd just run to you and be by your side?" She asked with a laugh, "You have no idea how far we'v
Hilda stumped the length of the room furiously, her eyes thin slits of rage. She couldn't get her feet to stop moving and it was giving Eugene a headache. "Will you stop moving, you're making me dizzy and it's not helpful," he said. Hilda glared at him, she was looking for a way to vent, but then she knew Eugene couldn't be her target, she was still pretending to be cordial with him. "This is very frustrating, Eugene, can you believe that boy? He came and destroyed our entire plan," she said and groaned loudly. Eugene nodded, it was obvious that Bradford wanted to renegotiate and that was all thanks to Jeremy's interference. "Maybe we should have been more careful with the meeting, like last time," he said. "You think this is my fault? I did everything as we agreed, I didn't call him, I didn't text him, I dropped a message to him by the delivery man and he showed up there, how on earth did he get followed!" She snapped, sighing at all the failed efforts. "Maybe he wasn't the one
Bradford Kingston sat on the low stool in the dimly lit bar. He left his cane at him because he didn't want to announce to the crowd that he had a bad leg. He had to stay strong, he had to remain powerful in the battle he'd just found himself. He still had a smile on his face from the confrontation with the woman, Hilda, and her lunatic son. He couldn't help but be pleased at how quickly the table had turned and she was now on the receiving end. "I have to be strong," he muttered to himself as he ordered another glass of sparkling water. Bradford looked at his watch again and groaned, he was running late for his interview and it was the third time he'd postponed it that week, he didn't want to do that again. With another glass of water, he went to the restroom, he needed a free bladder to strike a good deal after all - and most importantly no alcohol in his system. But just as Bradford walked to the restroom, Sinclair and Jeremy walked right in. Sinclair took the adjourning table,