Leo pulled up to work in his black Bentley, dressed in a three thousand dollar suit and a cup of black coffee in his hands. His first paycheck came the last night and he had treated himself to some fine shopping. He promised himself he wasn't drinking coffee from the office again. It saved his life earlier that week but he would have preferred to die without tasting that messy coffee.As usual, after a few steps his security team covered him and guided his way. He was quickly beginning to like his new life.'Single, rich, and sipping good coffee. What more could I ask for' he joked to himself and let a tiny smile escape."The boss would like to see you in her office" his lead bodyguard spoke from astride him. The guy was a burly Russian man named James which was the most American name Leo had heard around."Did anything important happen?" He asked a little bit worriedly. "She has some visitors she wants you to meet" the bodyguard responded."Meet? That's weird" 'I thought I was mea
"What would anyone gain from the fall of the Jones?" Leo stood in front of a white board holding a marker with his sleeves rolled up. They were three people seated in from of him, Helen, her grandfather and the African bodyguard whose name he had come to know as Kunle.He had spent the whole of the last night crossing all the t's and dotting the i's around the bomb incident. He hadn't slept a wink all night and his only wish at that moment was to find a warm bed and die in it."I have a question" Helen said as she raised her hand."Question? I've not even started speaking yet" he replied her in confusion."How many hours of sleep did you get last night?" She asked with a bit of worry in her tone."None but there's nothing you can do about it" he replied while giving her the most wide eyes stare he could muster."Now focus on what I have to tell you all" he said as he tapped slightly on the board. "The Ax, Bronx, Fisher and Homer families have been close associates of the Jones family
"Your partner?" Leo asked in utter shock. He had thought she invited him over because she had reconsidered his offer for marriage."Yes, I hope you understand now why I couldn't accept your offer" Helen said in her most docile tone. The last time her and Arthur had spoken they had not exactly ended their conversation on friendly terms."Well you didn't phrase it that way and I can remember every insult you threw at me that day" Arthur spoke in a cold tone and took one step towards Helen only for Leo to give him a heart chilling glare that he immediately stepped back."We need your help Arthur, weigh the scales in your head and decide if you want us to be enemies or friends because we are not the type of people you would want to be on bad terms with" Helen said with a smirk capitalizing on the earlier weakness Arthur had shown."What do you want Helen Jones?" Arthur replied in a hard but resigned manner. "A merger Arthur" Helen said as she walked over to her seat and reclined in it."
Leo took deep and heavy breaths as he finished his daily jog, he never counted how far he ran every day but he never stopped until he was absolutely consumed by fatigue."Damn" he cursed as he looked at his watch and could tell he was already going to be late for work."I guess one perk of being second in command is that the only person who can question your work hours is the owner of the company" he chuckled before turning around to hike back to his apartment but a Honda Civic parked around the corner caught his eye.This was the fifth time in three days he was seeing that car and he was one hundred percent sure that it wasn't a coincidence any longer. The car slowly reversed out of sight the minute its occupants noticed that he had seen them and Leo began dashing back to his house. They knew where he lived if they were following him on his morning jog and he knew he had been compromised.He got to his house in record time and didn't even waste time with the lock, he simply kicked th
Helen said no words and made no panicking actions so as not to spook her secretary, she simply stepped aside for Leo to come in and promptly closed and locked the door behind him."What happened? Did anyone accost you on the way? Give me a name and I'll make sure heads roll" Helen said in fury as she rushed over to check on Leo's bruised face."Helen now isn't the time to think about revenge. A few days ago I saw a Honda Civic parked a few blocks away from here and I've seen it a few more times since then so I began to suspect I was being followed""I went home as quickly as I could and packed some things to leave because my house location was compromised. I called for an Uber and got in only for me to feel a gun at the back of my neck" Leo sighed as he recounted the events."A gun? Did they tell you what they wanted? Helen asked in worry."Not exactly, but they told me who sent them. Damon Fisher was the one, he said he wanted to see me. What I don't understand is why he had to kidna
Leo kept a neutral expression on his face as he waited for Damon to walk into his office. His door opened smoothly as the elderly man walked in. Damon Fisher was easily the same age as Mr Jones but he looked way better probably because he hadn't spent the last year fighting a poison in his system."Good day Mr. Dubois" Damon greeted with a smile as he walked into the room. Leo didn't smile back and the smile soon disappeared from his face. "What do you want Mr Fisher?" Leo asked in a dull tone."The question isn't what I want Mr Dubois. The question is what do you want?" Damon replied his question with another of his own as he sat on the chair opposite Leo."What I want? That's a pretty tough question to answer" Leo replied with a slight smile."No it isn't hard to answer, what do you want? Do you want riches and power and glory or do you want to end up in an unmarked grave under a random tree in the West Side" Damon said in an angry tone."Do I smell a threat there Mr. Fisher?" Leo
Arthur Columbus parked his Maybach in front of the little community church in a tiny town outside of the city. He gave the entire environment a disgusted glance before walking quietly into the church.He took off his hat and approached the only person inside the church. It was a middle aged man who was bent over kneeling before the altar and mumbling some sort of prayer to himself. As Arthur approached he held up his hands to let him know not to disturb him until he was done so Arthur took a seat on one of the front pews.The man finished his prayer and grabbed his walking stick from the ground before turning around to look at Arthur. He took one long look at him before sighing and turning away."You are quite bold to even step foot into this building and for that I'll spare you today but the next time I see you or any other member of your filthy family inside my church I'll feed you to my dogs" he threatened before trying to walk out with a slight limp."Do you know how much your stu
Leo watched the city lights go up from his hotel room as darkness slowly engulfed the city. He had a glass of smooth red wine in his hands and he swirled the delicious drink around in it's glass not even giving it a sip. He had a lot on his mind and his dark face was another confirmation of that.[Let all be ware. A new dawn is coming. A beast shall walk the grounds of this town and when the sun shines anew, it shall burn away all that is old and the beast shall build itself a fortress from the bones of its enemies and all that defies it]It was a quote from a Georgian writer of little appraisal who lived a few hundred years ago. It was known generally among the people of the Divine Clan as the prophecy of doom and they held the sacred responsibility of stopping the beast from walking the ground.'There's no way Damon would have been correct about the prophecy. This isn't the first time the prophecy has been rumoured to occur" Leo had a bad feeling about everything happening but he tr