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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,
HANDS OF RETRIBUTION CHAPTER 172
Roman looked around the room and realized that it was filled with guards. They all drew out their weapon and pointed it at him. Florence, who was by his side, was also watching this. They hadn’t expected that they would still be here. Donald rose from the couch with the document in his hand. He smiled as he gazed at Roman and by his side was his daughter, Florence. This made him chuckle. “Roman Lacroix,” he said. “You finally made it.”“And would you look at who it is,” he said, turning his face to his daughter. “My very own daughter.”Florence clenched her jaws as he gazed at her father. He had a document in his hand that caught her attention. “Stop this now, father. Nobody has to get hurt,” she said. Donald chuckled at that. “Get hurt? The only one who is at a disadvantage is you guys,” he explained. “I have my guards here, and also I have the treasure right here in my hand.” Roman gazed at the document Donald held him. He recognized it very well. It was a certificate of owne
HANDS OF RETRIBUTION CHAPTER 173
Roman ducked under the couch as two bullets whizzed over his head. The guards weren’t giving them any space to maneuver. This was because the room was filled with them. They didn’t have a point to start from. Roman took a peek and immediately a shot was fired at him, he immediately ducked to dodge the bullet. He turned to Florence who was watching him quietly. “I don’t know about this, Florence. I don’t see a single opening.”“Then let me,” she said and rose from the couch. “Florence no!” He screamed. Florence flashed her gun across the sea of guards and pulled the trigger in quick succession. She was able to take down two guards simultaneously. As she was about to take down the third, a bullet was fired at her and it grazed her arm. This forced her to hide under the couch. She gripped the arm that was bleeding now as it stung in pain. When Roman saw this, he became infuriated by her recklessly. “I told you it was too dangerous.”“If we don’t take risks, Roman, we aren’t going
HANDS OF RETRIBUTION CHAPTER 174
“What do you want from me? I thought I’d given you everything you wanted?” Selena asked as they stepped into the familiar room. Donald threw her to the bed and she landed on it softly. Next, he rubbed his forehead slowly as he tried to think of his next move. Roman was now coming after him and he knew he had to sign the document before he got here. But there was just one problem; he had left the pen in the living room which was now as hot as Vietnam. “You’re not going to get away with this,” Selena said, rising to sit at the edge of the bed. “Roman will stop you.”Donald clenched his jaws and walked over to her. He threw his hand across her cheek giving her a hard slap. “Quiet!” He ordered. Selena held her cheek as they stung in pain. She couldn’t do anything about it because Donald had a gun in his hand and once again, she was defenseless. Donald sauntered around the room thinking of what to do next. How was he going to escape from the old cabin? He couldn’t do that alone becaus
HANDS OF RETRIBUTION CHAPTER 175
Roman Lacroix walked slowly through the hallway clutching the gun with both hands as he headed towards the next room. Viper Don and Selena were in there and it was certain that she was his prisoner. She didn’t deserve any of this and needed to be set free. As Roman arrived at the door, he paused by the door and listened to the voices that were coming within. He could recognize Selena’s voice and also Viper Don’s. They were both intensely involved in a conversation. Roman didn’t know if it was the best time to be involved in such a conversation. With little impatience, he stepped into the room and found Donald standing by the other end of the room with Selena in his grasp. He was pulling at her hair with a gun on her temple as well. Roman looked into Selena’s eyes and all he could see was both fear and agony. She had suffered for too long and it was time he got her to safety. He wondered how she had been able to hold it down until he came. She was strong. Stronger than he had initia
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Florence placed her heel on the chest of the guard, who lay on the ground petrified. She pointed the gun at his forehead and pulled the trigger. The bullet burst his head open, spilling his brain matter on the floor. When she was done, she sighed and stepped off him, turning to meet Eric and Ben, who were looking at her in shock. “What?” She asked them as she tucked her gun away. “My people are on their way. They would be here pretty soon,” Eric announced. Ben looked around at all the dead bodies on the wooden floor. It was hard to believe that they had slaughtered them all. “I guess we are done here.”Florence smiled and almost nodded until she remembered Roman. “No. Roman,” she said and rushed towards the stairs. “I need to check up on Adam as well,” Eric said and headed up the stairs. Ben shook his head with a smile and watched them rush towards the stairs. Eric and Florence arrived at the hallway, and they both looked at each other, wondering which door their partners had
HANDS OF RETRIBUTION CHAPTER 177
Roman watched the paramedics zip up Selena’s corpse into a body bag before wheeling her away. He was standing outside the house now, which was swarmed with police cars and ambulances. Just above him, Twilight was fading, and the sun was coming up. It would have been a beautiful morning if Selena had been alive to see it. Roman didn’t know what to feel. Selena had risked her life to save him, and he didn’t know how he was going to repay her now she was in the grave. He failed this mission, and he couldn’t keep the one promise he had made to Jermaine, which was to protect his daughter. But if she hadn’t tried to escape, Donald would have gotten the certificate of ownership and would have been on his way out of the city. She had risked her life to make sure that never came to be, and he respected that. Florence was talking with one of the officers when she saw Roman standing by the ambulance completely lost in his thoughts. He had been quiet ever since they left the room. Ever since Se
HANDS OF RETRIBUTION CHAPTER 178
Lilian stared at the television as she saw the news. This couldn’t be possible. There was a reporter who was standing at an old cabin telling them about the events of last night. Viper Don and Deputy Behrens were revealed to be working together and they had been killed by Roman Lacroix and his men. This stunned Lilain. They had managed to do what she and David had thought about for so long. She knew that her father’s death wouldn’t have occurred if not for Viper Don. And realizing that Viper Don was Donald Weah made a whole lot of sense. His daughter was Florence whom he had been using to pull the strings from the dark. He had been the puppeteer and his daughter, his puppet. “David! You have to come to see this!” She shouted. “Coming, honey!” He yelled from the kitchen. Lilain watched the news and saw one of the officers she recognized talking to the reporter. He explained to them that Deputy Behrens had been working with Viper Don by closing the murder cases of his involvement wh
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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
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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
