“What did you just say?” Damon asked Mr. Barnes in shock about what the man had just said to him. The other men in the room were as shocked as he was, they just heard the most twisted information about Mr. Barnes.Brandley sighed with his head bowed and nodded a little, it seemed he wasn't that surprised as the others especially Damon. “So, you are a Langston?” He asked Mr. Barnes. The man smiled at him wickedly, a deep surge of satisfactory energy coursed through his body as he had finally revealed his true identity to them and now there was no going back.“Is my grandfather aware of this?” Damon asked him. He suspected this was the story his grandfather had been keeping from him, and he wanted to know if he was aware of who Mr. Barnes truly was.“Richard knows his stepbrother is still alive but may not know of my true identity.” He answered him gently.“And where is your father now? John Langston?” Brandley asked. He had his suspicions of who the man was, especially remembering tha
Damon and Brandley looked at each other, this situation had blown out of their hands. Everything they thought about the meeting had gone way past them and now they were lost in Mr. Barnes' maze, who shockingly is now known as Justin Langston. To heighten their frustration, the man had a more sinister plan to kill Damon and frame it on Brandley which will tear down everything for the Kingdom. They needed to come up with something, they needed to find a way out of this situation and escape.As they gave thoughts to what plans to make, Mr. Barnes laid the final part of the plan on them. “Once the two strikes are done, guess what happens next.” Everyone listened to what he was about to drop again, “My father, the rightful heir to the Throne surfaces together with all our strategic allies within the government and otherwise, we assume the Throne and take over everything that belonged to the Langston family. This is our decades-long plan of takeover.” The final part of the plot had just dr
The chaos in the room had risen high, Brandley held on to Damon as they watched the mafia lords and their devastated expressions. Mr. Barnes just shot and killed Don Castro, a clear message to the others that he didn't need them anymore and if they wanted to stay relevant then they must renew their loyalty to him.Taking out Don Castro who was the biggest mafia boss in Italy and a direct rival to the other two was a most unexpected event. The truth about Mr. Barnes’ identity and plans was already out and now all that was left was for the mafias to prove themselves loyal by killing Damon and framing Brandley for it. The story would be that Brandley betrayed Damon and shot him which led to a shootout in the meeting. Damon, Brandley, and Don Castro lost their lives while the Ambassador managed to escape the scene. It was a brilliant plan and was perfect for execution.“What the fuck? He just took out our biggest rival.” Don Lupez said to his fellow. With a bright smile, he was excited t
“Brilliant question,” Damon answered him. “Well, your colleague, Don Castro, is already dead. And that leaves us with you and what to do with you.” “This is one of Castro's strongholds, you may have arranged the men in here with the help of Borito but the men outside will withstand you.” Don Lupez said to Damon, giving him a warning about his plan which he thought could work completely.Brandley chuckled, “Don't worry about that, we have it under control. You should worry about yourself right now.” Brandley said to him.“Why? You are going to kill me, so?” The man replied to him, posing with such demeanour that showed he wasn't afraid to die.“No, we are not, but we are going to take everything from you and destroy your little plan with your masters,” Damon answered him.“We have a deal for you and it's simple. Surrender everything and spend the rest of your life in jail or, resist and watch as you lose everything while still ending up in jail.” Brandley dropped the sweet deal on the
BREAKING NEWS:“Multiple Explosions All Across Italy.”“Unconfirmed Reports of Bombings on the Italian Mafias.”“Unverified Reports of an Alleged Kidnapping of Prince Damon Langston in Italy.”“Many Feared Dead as Italy Experienced Heavy Bombings Last Night.”“No Comments or Statement From the Italian Government nor the UK Embassy On Last Night's Bombing and Alleged Kidnapping of the Prince.”“Did Prince Damon Hold a Secret Meeting With the Mafia Lords?”**************************The world was in panic and confusion following the events of the night. It was no longer news that the Italian military bombed several mafia targets in Italy without any prior notice. Many rejoiced across the country as they could smell freedom and peace once again while the media was all about seeking details of the event. Nothing had been released to the media yet and everyone was left in the dark as to what really happened and why Italy launched drone strikes on its own land. Questions filled the air and
Back at the Presidential Villa, Damon and Brandley were together with President Balbano and Lorenzo. The men were celebrating their victory over the mafias and the success of Damon's assignment in Italy. The events of the night had gone so well that they were overly impressed with themselves.“That was so close. At some point, I thought it was going to backfire.” President Balbano said to the group as they all drank from their glasses. “It was a huge success but that was too risky even and especially from you, Damon.” He said to the Prince, placing caution in things like that.Damon smiled, “Yes, sir.” He answered to the President's caution note. “Who could have thought we could get rid of the mafias in Italy in just a night?” Lorenzo commented on his baffling part of the success. “Just yesterday people were still terrorised by Italy's most powerful and sophisticated criminal groups. They wake up this morning to peace, the group has been wiped out overnight. That is beyond anything t
“Mr. President, my question is, why wasn't the public aware of the said secret diplomatic negotiations meeting with the mafias?” A male reporter representing one of the big-name media houses stood up and asked the President.President Balbano gave a few seconds of thought to the question and provided him with his answer. “It was a secret meeting because we didn't want to put the public in panic mode.” His answer wasn't satisfying to the reporters so another asked him a related question to learn more of why the meeting was done secretly. “We understand you wanted to keep the sanity of the mission and of the public, but in the event that the Prince was killed as we now hear he was kidnapped, wouldn't that be more devastating to the public? And especially, to the public's trust in the government?” The female reporter representing another giant media house spoke up with her question.“I understand you and the concerns as to why we kept it from the public, but you should understand why we
“Calls, boss.” Brandley called Damon's attention to the numerous calls coming in from everyone who cared about him. Hearing of the event, they all wanted to check in on him to ensure he was fine. Most of the calls were from his team and his family.“Tell them I'll call them back later.” He answered to Brandley, wanting to catch as much rest as he could.“Not when the King is calling. You have to take this one at least.” Brandley answered him back and stretched out the phone to him.Damon hesitated, his anger towards his grandfather from what Mr. Barnes had told him still boiled in his heart. “Tell him, I'll speak with him later.” He ordered Brandley with a more serious tone. He just wanted to rest and re-evaluate his state of mind before attending to anyone.Brandley however, remained insistent that he answer the King so he stretched the phone closer to him. “He is the King and your grandfather, not a perfect man. You'll deal with him when we are back in London but for now, pay him hi