2023-07-07 22:58:47
Sage AthalarHello dear readers. I have a favour to ask of you. I wouldn't ask if it wasn't important to me. My little sister has a book on GOODNOVEL but she doesn't have much views and reviews on it yet. ALPHA GAVRAEL is the name of the book, it's werewolf dark romance. Her pen name is Ethereal Ink. I understand that you may not like this genre, but please, just search for her book, add it to your library, drop good reviews so her views and rating increase. You don't have to read the book to the end, just engage a few chapters at least, who knows, you may even like it enough to keep reading. If I see a good improvement in her views between now and this month's end, I promise you all a free long chapter. Please do this favour for your author. Thank you all in advance.
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The trials for the other intruders were held consecutively for two days. They weren't given life sentences because they didn't kill anyone directly but every single one of them were found guilty of every charge. The men including Dylan who had been in a holding cell at the police station for the past two days,were being sent to a supermax prison two hours away, out by the nearest wasteland, to serve out they're sentences. The seven men in total had their chains connected to their wrist and feet. They walked in a straight line towards the two transfer vans used to carry convicted criminals to prison. Seven guards apart from the two drivers of the van watched them closely. Dylan was pulled out of the line and shoved towards one of the vans. "Get in!" Dylan grunted in irritation but obeyed the officer. "No need to get all handsy now." Dylan stepped into the van and watched as his men were being separated and put into different vehicles. Once the officers were done, Dylan counted
RISE OF THE DISCARDED SON-IN-LAW BAD NEWS
Alarick sat at the head of the table in the conference room with the rest of the company board. He was there in place of his father, Cillian. who had chosen to take a hiatus from work to properly mourn and come to terms with what had happened. Alarick was now able to work since the Jonathan case had been solved and the criminals put behind bars.Since he had been away from work for some time, Alarick had decided to hold the meeting to catch up and also solve any problems that might have come up since he went on a sort of break."So where are we with our recent projections?" Alarick asked.A blonde woman in a tight pants suit spoke up. She eyed Alarick from across the room with hungry eyes. "We have excellent projections, sir. Only in this month alone, our profits have gone up by 5 percent. It seems like your family drama is getting the company some much needed attention."Alarick could feel her eyes on him. Apart from business talk there was something that her eyes held. She spoke ab
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Alarick rushed over to the mansion hoping that his father wouldn't ask him too many questions and just follow him. He still wasn't sure how he was going to convince Cillian to leave the mansion but he was going to try. The estate was not secure until they discovered how the culprits had gained access to the house in the first attack despite the sophisticated security software they had.In no time Alarick had reached the house. He barely shut the door to his car as he rushed inside the building. He sprinted over to Cillian's study. Cillian wasn't there. Alarick checked his father's room and the dining area but Cillian was nowhere to be found. Alarick knew that there were only three more places he could check. The living room and the grave of Jonathan or his mother. He decided to check the living room first before he would go out to check on the mansion grounds.Alarick opened the doors to the large living room but froze on the spot when he saw what was being played on the flat screen
RISE OF THE DISCARDED SON-IN-LAW OFF TO FRANCE
The massive gates of the King mansion opened up allowing Alarick's car to drive into the grounds. Once he parked in front of the main building and he and Grace had alighted, one of the staff took his keys and drove the car into the garage. He and Grace went into the mansion. The duo headed straight for the living room where Alarick left his father earlier but Grace had some questions."What's going on Alarick? Why did you have to come personally pick me up from the hotel?""I'll explain it later." Alarick replied.He opened the door for Grace to pass through first. "You're back." Cillian said as he watched Alarick and Grace walk through the door. He stood up to welcome them. Another person turned back to see them. Alarick's eyes collided with hers. It was Charlotte. Alarick spoke to her."Charlotte. You made it."Charlotte followed Cillian's lead and stood up. She gave a worried smile. "When uncle Cillian called me to come over immediately, I had no idea that it would be under the
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Alarick decided to head over to the police station before going back to work. If there was a mole in the station then that meant someone might also be watching him. He didn't want anyone to know that his family was now out of harm's way so he had to play it cool.He arrived at the station almost an hour later and walked into the building. Alarick went straight to Maurice who he saw staring intently at a file on his desk. Alarick took a seat and Maurice looked up from his work to face him, surprised. "Any new leads?" Alarick asked."You were just here some hours ago Alarick. Nothing's changed as of yet. We haven't found anyone…"Maurice leaned in closer and whispered."...or found the mole yet."Alarick frowned. He was hoping that something would have come up by now. He started to speak."What about the security cameras on the road? They could have caught something.""The road that was taken when the attack hit had no cameras. The prison was in a far off no-touch zone. Most people don
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The car arrived in front of the restaurant Le Bernardin. A valet opened the car door for Scarlett while Alarick came down on his own. Alarick started to walk into the building when Scarlett wrapped her arms around his. He froze for a second, shocked that she would show this much affection in public to someone who wasn't her husband. Alarick played the part though. He needed something from her and he was sure to get it. Scarlett smirked immediately as they crossed the threshold into one of the most exclusive and elusive restaurants in the city.Although the place was popular, there was little to no information about it. Only the elite knew what went in behind those doors. The mystery was what made it appealing to the 1 percent with deep pockets and Scarlett knew this. She had been here once before and she was impressed. Alarick was already doing something right. She spoke."You brought me to one of the most expensive restaurants for lunch? You must really adore me."Alarick chuckled a
RISE OF THE DISCARDED SON-IN-LAW STOLEN FILES
Alarick checked the time on his watch. He contemplated going to work or going home. His decision was to go to work. Alarick had already missed a boatload of things and although the people at the company were taking good care of everything, he didn't want to be a half baked CEO. Alarick headed straight to the office once his mind was made up and informed Vivian he was returning. He parked in the garage himself and went into the building. As he reached the lobby, Vivian walked up to him. Alarick walked in front towards the office while Vivian was a step behind him."Welcome back sir.""Thank you Vivian. What's on my itinerary for the rest of the day?" Alarick asked after responding to her greeting. Vivian scrolled through the device I'm her hands."Since I didn't know if you would come back or not, I cleared out your schedule for today. Do you want me to bring anything up for you?"They stepped into the elevator and ascended up the company building. "Call the board back. We still hav
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Alarick went home immediately to inform his father. There wasn't much he could do to hide it, sooner or later Cillian would find out. It was better if his father heard it from him first. Cillian was no longer the CEO but he hadn't retired just yet. Alarick got to the mansion and parked his car. He stepped out of the car but took his time entering the house. Once he did enter he went straight to his bedroom. He was about to video call his father to tell about what happened but he was hesitant. Cillian was supposed to be in hiding, protecting Grace and Charlotte and now Alarick was about to drop this bomb on him.Alarick opened the door to his bedroom and stepped in. He removed his suit and reclined on his workspace chair. Alarick tried to calm himself down as he brought out his laptop to contact his father. Once the laptop turned on, Alarick called his father. The video call rang three times before Cillian answered. Cillian chuckled through the screen."I actually expected you to cal
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VICTORY AT LAST
The judge walked back into the courtroom and the room immediately turned quiet. She took her seat silently and looked at the jury. It wasn't a guess what the jury would pick. The massive amount of compelling evidence that was shown was more than enough to convince everyone in the room of who was innocent and who was guilty. She turned back to the crowd while hitting her gavel. "Court is now in session. I have to ask both sides. Does either the prosecution or the defense have anything else to say in this case?"Both sides of the court shook their heads, no one wanting to come forward and say another word. The judge turned to the jury."Has the jury come to a decision?"A man from the jury stood up."Yes we have, your honor.""Could you read it out for the court to hear?"The man opened the envelope in his hands and brought out the paper. He looked at it and read."In the case of Alarick King versus Grace King, the jury found the defendant, Grace King, guilty of defamation."The crowd i
HIDDEN MOTIVE
It had been a day since the fire incident at the King mansion. Luckily they had all made it out alive and unscathed apart from the man on Alarick's security detail that was shot, Henry. They had disposed of the dead bodies of the attackers and had rounded up the culprits who were caught. It took them some time to get rid of or repair the damage that was done that night but they pushed on especially when they knew they finally had their smoking gun. The thing that would end Grace. The day of the long awaited court hearing had arrived. Alarick sat beside Charlotte and they both sat some distance away from Grace and her new lawyer. Grace eyed them both still angry at the fact that they had survived the fire. The tables were turned. Now they were the prosecution and Grace was the defense. She was going to be the one to fend off their attacks and just like the night she sent men to get rid of Alarick, she would lose.The tension in the air was palpable and with the agreement of both parti
ATTACKERS
The group stayed glued to the floor for some seconds when some of Alarick's security detail barged into the room armed to the teeth and lifted them up from the ground. Alarick, who had landed on Charlotte to shield her from whatever was going on, got up and looked away, avoiding the gaze that Charlotte gave him when she stood upright. Scarlett noticed the exchange and bit her lip till she drew blood. She said nothing though, not wanting to incite a fight when they still weren't sure of what was happening.The guards immediately turned around and pointed their weapons at the door as if expecting for assailants to come running in guns blazing. One of the security men shouted over the deafening noise of gunshots coming from outside."Mr Alarick, are you okay?"Alarick gave the guy a nod before the man who was seemingly the head of the security team turned over and asked the same questions to the women in the group."What about you ladies? Is anyone hurt by any chance?"Charlotte, Scarlet
EXPLOSION
Five days had gone by and there hadn't been a peep from either Grace or the company on the business scene. It had been unusually quiet and Alarick didn't like it. He paced in his study as the sun set with Charlotte watching him while she arranged the papers on the desk. They had finished creating and compiling evidence in their argument for the court hearing that was going to take place in the next two days. All they had to do now was wait. Alarick ran his hands through his hair frustrated. Charlotte knew the feeling all too well. It's not like anything bad had happened but they wanted it to. They needed it for their plan to fully be realized. A few days ago Alarick and Charlotte had come upon a video of Grace commanding someone on the phone to burn Alarick's house down so that he and Charlotte would die in the fire and not be able to make the court date allowing her to legally take the company as her own. Alarick had already put in contingency plans for her attack but him dying and
NEW EVIDENCE
It had taken two grueling days for Charlotte to draw up a defamation lawsuit to give to the court and incidentally the court date was set to take place in a week. On the same day as Alarick's real birthday, the day he was actually born before he was stolen from the King family, not the day he thought was his birthday, given by whoever had found him. But even though that was the case Alarick wasn't enthusiastic about it.Alarick and Charlotte sat in the study and like most times went through some documents that could further increase their chances of winning the case. They had gotten over their little misunderstanding that day in front of the courthouse and planned to just win it all and then move on. As they worked in silence, Alarick's phone rang. He looked for his phone as it continued to ring out amidst the vast amount of documents that covered the desk at the time. In another second or two he found it and checked the caller ID. It was one of the members of the board. Jameson Clay
STILL NOT FORGIVEN
Alarick and Charlotte walked out of the courtroom together. The reporters rushed towards them as the duo stepped out, and they were also swamped by the crowd that gathered outside the building. Alarick's guards did their best to keep the crowd away from the both of them and they succeeded in that, but they weren't successful in quickly taking them through the crowd and to their car because the bystanders were just too much.The light flashing from the several cameras partially blinded them as they tried to leave the premises through the steps but when they found it impossible to, they decided to stay back and answer the questions of the masses so they would be allowed to pass through. Alarick spoke to his men and told them that he wanted to stay a bit and speak to the crowd and the guards relented, opting to just shield him rather than try to break through the impenetrable wall of the people who wanted answers. Just as the group had stopped their descent, the questions came flying."M
A WIN IS A WIN
Everyone that was in the courtroom before the break was called back in as the court was about to be in session. They all took their seats anxious for what was to come next. Some bit their nails and some sucked in a breath, nervous. This was the time that the verdict would be given. Would the prosecution win or the defense win? What would happen if the verdict didn't go the defense's way? What would happen to the company that so many people respected in the business world, not to talk of the King family if the allegations were indeed true and they were involved in shady business? All these were questions that the crowd in the court had. Everyone including the prosecution and the defense. Alarick and Charlotte took their seat as they shared glares with Grace and her lawyer. The tension in the air was palpable. A knife could cut it in half. They were all on their toes. The jury had to decide on this case and all they could do was hope that the verdict went their way.The door opened up
COURT CASE II
“I won’t waste any more time by going through the process of how the evidence was found. Instead, I’ll show everyone the proof and allow them to make a decision for themselves. This is exhibit A.” The lawyer for the prosecution took a file from off his desk and showed it to the whole room. He brought out a copy and gave one to the judge and then another to the jury to peruse. He crossed his fingers and gave it some time before he continued. “In the file that you were given you will find the dealings between the King Corporation and a well-known notorious cartel headed by Lorelie Mandan. This was for the shipment of a large number of guns and possibly explosives to an undisclosed location somewhere in the Mexican desert. The drop off was made by the company and the cartel picked it up. If you still have doubts then I would like to call a witness to the stand.” The lawyer turned to the judge and he gave his go ahead for the witness to be called out to the stand. “I call Matteo Sanch
COURT CASE I
Just as Alarick had predicted there was a huge trial that was going to be held due to what Grace had released to the press. It had only been a day after her false announcement when he had gotten a letter saying that he had to be in court for a hearing concerning his company’s activities. Surprisingly, Charlotte was ready for the hearing. The zeal to crush Grace at her own game had pushed her even more to provide everything that they needed or might need when the court case held. Alarick had also prepared until he was ready to face Grace again and confront her.The day of the court hearing came and the buzz of how the day might end filled the television stations, news outlets, media rooms and even gossip mills with so much anticipation that the hearing was allowed to televise live due to the pressure that was put on the courthouse. The press had used the excuse of trying to educate the masses to get the exclusive content but everyone knew the truth. Everyone knew that no matter what ha
