It was night by the time Alarick headed over to the hospital. Once he got there he went straight to his father's room. Cillian stood in the corner of the room looking at the moon outside the window. He could stand now without needing any help or feeling much pain. The cold night air blew his hair and he wrapped the blanket around himself tightly. Alarick walked over to him and reached to close the windows. Cillian swatted his hands away. Alarick laughed."If you're cold I could close the window. How are you feeling today?"Cillian scrunched his shoulders and turned back. A chuckle escaped his lips. He didn't want to go to bed just yet. "I'm not that cold and I'm feeling better today. I almost thought I would forget how to walk from being on that bed too much."Alarick gave a half hearted smile then stared at the ground. Cillian noticed this and asked him a question."What's wrong Alarick?"Alarick looked up. "Nothing's wrong. We've arrested Micah and have some concrete evidence aga
Once Alarick was satisfied with the way the trap was going to work, he headed back to the office. He had an appointment with one of the most wealthy men in the city , Derek Mason. Not as wealthy and powerful as he was but close enough. Alarick stepped into the lobby. He saw Vivian tapping her feet on the tiled floor and frowning while she looked at the MacBook in her hands. He checked his watch, 2:02pm. He winced. He was late.Vivian looked up from her MacBook and saw Alarick. She frowned but concealed it. Alarick walked up to her and then they both walked over to the elevator."Sir, you're late."Alarick scratched his head."I know Vivian. Is he here?"Vivian shook her head."Yes, he isn't happy though. He's been throwing a little fit."Alarick sighed. Although Derek was an innovative man and a mentor to a lot of businessmen, he acted like a child and was a stickler for time. If anything didn't go his way he would have a tantrum. Vivian gave Alarick a warning look for him to be cau
Alarick froze for a while once he heard the gunshot. Although he was slightly trained to shoot a gun in the case of self-defense, he wasn’t prepared for a gun fight. He wasn’t expecting Maurice to shoot one of them but Maurice did so to save Alejandro because he was our witness. He was dragged out of his thoughts when Maurice pulled him down and screamed in his ear.“Get down!”Immediately gunshots rang out and bullets started to fly around. Maurice clicked his radio and shouted into it.“Suspects are shooting at us. Return fire only to incapacitate. I repeat, return fire but don’t kill Fernandez and Micah.”Soon after, matching gunshots rang out from their own side of the battle. Maurice and the other men around Alarick stood up to shoot at the men. Alarick was about to join them when a scream rang out. Someone had been shot. Alarick knelt down but before he could enact what was in his mind, Maurice bent down to his level.“Don’t even think about it. Stay low. We’ll deal with it.”
A few days later Micah, Fernandez and the rest of their men were held on various charges and arraigned. A court hearing was held to see if they would be granted bail but they were denied. A court date was then set for their trial. The trial of Micah, Fernandez and Alejandro would hold in the same day consecutively with Micah going first.Once the news of the trial was leaked to the public there was a huge uproar. Everyone wanted to know the personal details of this case. Why was a member of one of the most powerful families in the world being taken to court by his brother and his nephew?The opportunity to get the internet breaking story was too enticing for the press, so on the day of the trial they all gathered around the court blocking of some of the bystanders that also came to witness the trial. The trial was considered a closed one but due to the Kings high standing, some of the press were allowed inside.Cillian and Alarick’s car pulled up to the court. The press took pictures
The mystery woman was allowed into the mansion. She was greeted by both Alarick and his father. She had on black jeans and a black biker jacket. Her shoulder length dirty blonde locks framed her porcelain face immaculately. She was very beautiful. Cillian squinted at her. For some reason she looked very familiar. She held out her hand for a handshake.“Nice to finally meet you.”Alarick took her hand and replied.“I could say the same thing. Who are you?”The woman paused and sighed.“My name is Grace. Grace King.”Cillian’s eyes widened. He knew why she looked familiar. She was Micah’s estranged daughter. He walked over to her and embraced her in a warm hug while Alarick stood there stumped.“Gracey, I haven’t seen you since you were much younger. How have you been? You've changed so much. And your hair is blonde now, you dyed it.”Grace giggled.“I know uncle Cillian, I needed a change. It’s been years. I’ve been really good. You haven’t been so good based on what’s happened to you
The next day was a weekend so Alarick stayed in. It was 7:00am in the morning. He sat at the dining table sipping his coffee and going through the latest business articles online. Even if this was one of his work free days he still had to keep up with the market.As he dropped his coffee mug on the table, the doors to the dining room were opened by a hungover Grace. Her hair was disheveled and her tank top slid off her shoulders. She yawned and shuffled inside the dining room.Alarick looked at her in amusement. He watched her move all the way to the seat beside him before she plopped down and groaned. Her head was resting on the dining table."Ugh! Why is it so bright?"A chuckle left Alarick's lips. He closed his MacBook and set it down on the table to focus on the frustrated woman beside him."You drank a little too much last night. You were out cold till now. You didn't tell me you were a lightweight."Grace grumbled."I'm not. You just gave me too much alcohol."Alarick raised h
Alarick headed back home after Grace left him to go take care of something personal. He parked his motorcycle in the garage and went inside the mansion. Just as he was about to climb up the stairs he heard his father's voice."Back so soon? I thought you would be out more today."Alarick turned around and saw his father coming out of his study with a book under his arm."Yeah I thought so too but Grace had something to attend to and since I didn't have anything else to do I came back home.""You and Grace went out together? I see you two are bonding. You do know you have to get your own friends though right?" Cillian asked.Alarick gave a small smile as he walked up the stairs."In due time I will."He heard Cillian chuckle as he disappeared around the corner. He knew his father was right. Ever since he became the son of a trillionaire and a made man in his own right, he didn't have anyone that was close to him. Not that he minded. Grace was already in his life. Alarick's stomach gro
Grace spent a lot of time with Alarick and his father Cillian at their mansion. Days turned to weeks and weeks to months. Over all this time Grace and Alarick grew very close, like they were siblings, especially after all the time they spent hanging out when one or the other wasn't working . She was family to them now and was later integrated into everything that they did. She accepted a job at the company as a tech advisor since she was a genius at anything technological.At this point in their lives everything was going well but all that was about to change. One night while Alarick and Cillian were at home, men wearing all black, carrying guns and duffel bags trespassed on the mansion grounds. The alarms had not gone off so no one in the house was alerted. The guards outside that were meant to keep watch were rendered unconscious so the intruders had no problem getting in the house. Cillian was in his study with Jonathan, his butler and trusted friend, going through some files and