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Selena was shaking as she looked at the map. Besides her was deputy Behrens who had a gun to her ribcage. It made Selena quite uncomfortable. In the driver’s seat was Donald, who seemed in a hurry to get far away. She had seen him. He was miraculously still alive. Roman had come to save her. It was only now that she realized that he would do anything to save her. After seeing his blood being spilt over that alley, she feared that the worst might have happened to him and that he was in critical condition. But that wasn’t the case. He looked no healthy and agile as he ran towards them. It was too bad that Donald had a head start over them. Everything was falling into place for him, which made it suspicious. Was Viper Don having the luck of two lifetimes, or did he carefully plan everything? Selena didn’t know which one to choose. They both seemed too real. Donald looked at the back through the rearview mirror. He was waiting for Selena to tell them where they should be heading, but
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“I’m not sure about this, Roman,” Ben confessed. Roman sighed as he understood what he meant. Ben was talking about letting the cops join them. He knew that they had been after him for a long time. Ben had grown suspicious of them there since they had stalked him, but it seemed Roman had forgotten about that too quickly. They wanted him in jail, but he didn’t realize it. “What else could we have done, Ben? They would have arrested us right on the spot if we didn’t try that.”Ben sighed and looked at the rear mirror. They had the cops following them from behind. Ben still wasn’t sure about them being involved in this. There could be secrets revealed that could send all of them to jail. Roman turned to Florence, who was oddly quiet. She was looking out the window, probably lost in her thoughts. She had been the one who had convinced the cops to join them. He never knew she would be that smart. If she hadn’t done that, they would have been arrested, and their mission would have ended
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The black BMW pulled over at the old cabin that was parked in between two houses. It looked dirty and old compared to all the pretty houses surrounding it. The house looked morbid in such a good and flourishing neighbourhood. Donald thought this as he stepped out of the car. The back doors opened, and Selena stepped out of the car with the map still in her hands. She looked at it one more time to confirm that they were in the right place, but she knew they were because she had been there before. But that was a long time ago. Her father had brought her here once, and the memory was still stuck in her head. Deputy Behrens was last to step out of the car. He was exhausted. Today had been a long day already, and he was ready for it to end. He was hoping that all of this would end with him on a solo flight to another country.Donald had promised him a share of the treasure. He was hoping to use that to start another life in another country where nobody would be able to find him. He deser
HANDS OF RETRIBUTION CHAPTER 167
THIRTEEN YEARS AGOJermaine Rhoades pulled over the sedan into the lawn of the old cabin and brought the car to a halt. Selena, who was sitting in the passenger’s seat, had her arms folded, looking upset. Jermaine shook his head as he gazed at her before killing the engine. He stepped out of the car and waited for his daughter to come out, but he waited in vain. Frustrated, he poked his head into the car once more and found her sitting still with her arms still folded. “Come on, darling. There’s no harm here,” he urged her. “Why are we here, dad?” She asked. “Couldn't we have gone somewhere else?”Jermaine clenched his jaws and sighed. She wouldn’t understand, and he couldn’t blame her. She was still too young. She would only understand when she grew older. And when the time came, she would understand why this trip was important. “We’ll go and get you ice cream afterwards?” Selena turned to him with a stern look on her face. Jermaine felt that had worked.“I’m no longer seven, D
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“We are here,” Ben announced. Roman looked up and found an old cabin that was filled with SUVs. He didn’t need to be told that this was where Viper Don was situated with Selena. It seemed she had found where the treasure was. But why would it be in such a place like this? It looked like Selena was trying to stall them until they arrived. She was smart. “Are you sure this is the place?” Florence asked as she gazed upon the old cabin. Ben shrugged his shoulders. “I’m only following where her tracker takes us, and this is where she is.”“I mean. Isn’t it that obvious?” Roman asked, pointing at the SUVs that were parked around the old cabin. “Okay then. Let’s move, team,” he said, opening the door. He was stopped by a hand. Florence’s. He turned back to her with an eyebrow raised. “What is it?” He asked. “I think it’s best men and Ben handle this.”Roman looked at her confused. “What do you mean by that?”“That’s it’s dangerous for you?” She replied. “You’re not in a condition
HANDS OF RETRIBUTION CHAPTER 169
Donald ran his fingers on the box in admiration. He was still finding it hard to believe that the box was finally his. He had won. Though it had taken a while, all the time wasted was now worth it. He had what he wanted. Now, all he had to do was see what was inside. Selena could feel her heart thumping hard against her chest. There was nothing more she could do. She had lost to Donald. She had failed her father. Jermaine had sacrificed himself to make sure that the box never went to Donald. But she had led him right to it. What could be more disappointing than that?Donald held the box up and shook it gently. It wasn’t heavy, which confided him. Why would the trophy be so light? He turned to Selena, who looked defeated as she stared at him. She hadn’t been lying after all. He knew that once he had her, all his troubles had gone away with the wind. Only he had gotten his hands on her much earlier. Roman had been the stumbling block. But that didn’t matter to him anymore. He had fin
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FIFTEEN MINUTES EARLIERSelena wasn’t sure if the question was for her. It sounded sort of rhetorical. Donald looked infuriated by the files he found. He brought them closer to her. Selena was Joe standing by the couch with her hand twitching. She was wondering if she could get the documents and run away with them, but that was impossible because the room was filled with guards. She would get killed before she even made it to the door. She was trapped in her with Donald. Donald walked past her and went to the couch. He pulled the center table closer to him before sitting on the couch. The couch made a squeaking sound. Selena wasn’t sure if it was a squeaking sound or a cry for help by the couch. It looked tortured by Donald’s weight on it. Donald looked at the documents trying to understand what was going on. If the documents were the treasure then it must be something important. He opened the file of the documents and looked at the first document before him. It was a certificatio
HANDS OF RETRIBUTION CHAPTER 171
Donald let go of Selena and walked towards Deputy Behrens. Selena dropped to her butt and held her neck as she gasped for breath. Donald’s group had been metallic. If Behrens hadn’t called him, he would have strangled her to death. Donald wondered what would be so important that Behrens would call him. He was about to squeeze the truth from Selena. There had to be an explanation for why his great-grandfather would hand over all their properties to the Rhoades. And of all people, a woman. “What is it?” Donald asked as he stood before Behrens. In Behrens’s hands was a piece of paper. Donald gazed at it in confusion. “You should see this,” Behrens said, handing over the paper to Donald. Donald, still confused, got the paper from him with his eyes glaring at him. He gazed at him for a few moments before bringing his eyes down to the paper. It was handwriting. It looked like a letter. It read;“My dear Tabitha, I hope this reaches you. My wife, Martha, has found out about our love,
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(EPILOGUE)Roman stepped back into the house and he found a figure sitting on the couch waiting for him. He clenched his jaws as he walked into the room. He was eager to see who had interrupted his grieving session. He had been to let all the pain out. The guilt he felt for watching his mother die and also not being there for his parents while they were alone hit him hard. He just needed that space but he wasn’t going to get that now. As he came closer, the figure sat at the couch with a tea cup in their hand. Roman squinted his eyes as he tried to recognize who it was. The figure finally turned around and faced Roman. Roman was immediately shocked by what he saw. “Nuo?” He called in surprise. Nuo Feng, who was dressed in her customary robes, rose from the couch and smiled at him. Roman was in disbelief. The last time had seen her was when he had visited Shanghai. That was because he had been hurt badly in a confrontation with Viper Don’s men which had left him paralyzed. But
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“There you go,” Ben said, handing him a bouquet. Roman gave him a weak smile and got the bouquet of yellow roses from him. “Thank you, Ben.”Ben nodded. “If you need anything. Just call me.”Roman nodded and Ben turned around leaving him. He was now alone in the graveyard of his parents all dressed in a black suit. With the bouquet in his hands, he stepped forward and stood before the headstone of both his parents. With a smile, he picked out one of the yellow roses and placed it on his mother’s grave.“Hello, mum. I’m back,” he said with a smile. He moved to the next headstone and dropped another flower on it. This was his father’s. Roman clenched his jaws as he stared at his father’s headstone. He could feel the guilt consume him as he looked at it. It was hard for him because he couldn’t remember what his father looked like, nor did he have any memory of who his father was. The only reason he remembered him was the pictures in their old house, and the video of him leaving th
CHAPTER 198
Roman stretched on the bed as he woke up before opening his eyes. He looked around and realized that the morning sunlight had washed into the room, illuminating the bed on which he lay. Last night was amazing. After winning the award for the entrepreneur of the year, he had come back to the suite with Florence where they had sex. Just as she was about to climax, she said the magic words. I love you. Roman didn’t know what to say back then, but he felt he had an obligation to say what he felt about yet too. And he was going to tell her when they had breakfast. He turned to the other side of the bed to meet her only to find it empty. This startled him. He rose from the bed and looked around the room. There was no trace left of her being her last night. That was awkward for him. Roman rose from the bed stark naked and walked towards the bathroom. He opened the door and stepped into it. He found water droplets on the floor which meant that she had been here awhile ago. He reached
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Roman Lacroix opened the door of his suite and stepped inside. On the other hand was his award which he couldn’t quite wrap his head around how he had won it. He had been stunned when his name was mentioned. After making a speech, he received the award which made him feel better. That was two awards he had won now, but who was counting? He wondered if the universe was finally paying him back from all the torture he had undergone at the hands of Viper Don. But that didn’t matter much to him. If that was the case, then he would gladly accept it. The door of the suite was closed and he turned around to see Florence coming in with her purse in her hand. She still looked amazing, and he was surprised that he hadn’t noticed that until now. She was amazing in her black dress which exposed her cleavage. Roman found it hard to look away. Florence noticed Roman looking at her and she couldn’t help but smirk. They had decided to spend the night in suits and travel back to New York the
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“Roman! You won’t believe this!” Ben said as he closed the door. Roman who was sitting on the couch with a glass of scotch in his hand turned to Ben who had an envelope in his hand. He wondered what he could do there. “What is it?” Roman asked. “I think it is for you,” Ben replied, handing over the envelope to him. Roman, confused, got the envelope and immediately tore the seal. He reached into the envelope and brought out a letter from it. After reading for a few moments, he was left in awe. Ben noticed the change in Roman’s facial expression which made him more curious about what could be in the letter. “What is it?” Roman read the letter one more time before turning to him. “It’s an invitation,” he said. “To where?” Ben asked. Roman turned back to the letter. “It says here, Dear Roman Lacroix, amazed by the works you have carried out in your hometown, Brooklyn. We are delighted to invite you to the prestigious annual Entrepreneur Awards night. We will b
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Roman walked through the hallway of the precinct as he headed towards the other entrance. He had contemplated this for days, and he had finally come to a decision—he was going to get the key to the city. He deserved it. Oliver had made him realize this. After saving his life on multiple occasions, he realized that there were a lot of things that he had done that went unnoticed. He had been able to take three powerful men down with Viper Don being the strongest. It hadn’t been easy, but he had done it. The last mission made him feel that he could do anything if he put his mind to it. Saving Susan from the mighty drug lord, Frederic El Mataso, made him realize that there was more to his capabilities than he knew. Eric and Adam were waiting nervously just as the mayor went to the podium to give a speech. They were still inside the building waiting to be summoned. It was a big day for them, but that didn’t stop Eric from wearing his trademark black leather jacket. Adam on the other ha
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Brooklyn, New York. 6:45 AM.“Well, that was fun,” Oliver said as they stepped off the jet. They were greeted by the morning’s golden light which washed upon them as they walked out of the hanger. Oliver still had the black duffel bag in his hand but it didn’t contain ammunition anymore. It was money. A whole lot of it. They had cashed out on all their artifacts last night and made their way with the excess of it. Roman was calm as he walked out of the hangar. He was dressed in a new black suit and his hair was combed neatly. He looked all refreshed. Last night was hilarious, and it was hard to believe that it had happened.They had made their way with one of the most expensive jewels ever, and all Roman did was blackmail him. They couldn’t say that Frederic El Mataso wouldn’t come after them but who cared? They had hit the jackpot again. Roman had the ring in his hand and he stared at it as he made his way towards the crew. At a distance, a black Cadillac was heading towards them
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Frederic El Mataso wasn’t fazed by the sight of the guns being pointed at him. He had been through much more than that. What he was worried about was the men at the table with him who were already terrified at the sight of the men. “If you don’t want to end up like the guards there, I strongly suggest you all leave,” Roman ordered. The men looked at each other before running out of the room. The door shut behind them and they were left alone in the room with Susan and Frederic. Susan rose to her feet and went immediately to Oliver, pulling him into a hug. Roman, on the other hand, lowered his gun and walked to the poker table, sitting on the other end of it. He had one of his guns pointed at Frederic who still didn’t seem fazed by this. “I know who you are,” Frederic said. “You’re the famous Roman Lacroix.”Roman smiled at that. Sometimes, he forgot that he was known throughout the country. First, it was the Russian mafia leader, now it was El Mataso. He was making a name for him
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“Bring her in here,” Frederic El Mataso ordered. The door opened and Susan was dragged into the room. Her hair was ruffled and her face was drenched in sweat. She had just spent the whole day in the basement and now she was about to be given a death sentence. The room had a poker table with men seated around it, Frederic included. Frederic El Mataso was a plump man with a weird mustache and heavy eyebrows. He was dressed in a black suit with his bloated stomach trying its best to stay in the white undershirt he wore. There was only one thing that caught Susan’s eye. It was his ring. The ring was glowing as he rubbed his chin with a grin on his face. “Bring her closer,” he ordered. The guard dragged her on the floor as he brought her to him. Susan was kneeling before Frederic now who was still rubbing his chin as he stared down at her. “You piece of shit! You think you’re going to get away with this?” She yelled. “She’s a feisty one,” he said to the men at the table who chuckle
