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RISE OF THE DISCARDED SON-IN-LAW CHOOSE WHO WILL DIE
It didn’t take long as a contract was drawn up in the police station by Allison with Alarick’s help. Alarick stepped back into the interrogation room with the paper in his hands. He placed it in front of Eddie who took it quickly to read. Alarick waited until Eddie looked satisfied with the contract he held. Alarick took out a pen from his suit jacket and slid it over to Eddie. “Is there anything you would want to change?”Eddie shook his head.“No. Everything you said you’d do is in here.”“So, you’re ready to sign?”Eddie looked at Alarick for a bit more to make sure that he was making the right decision. He had tried to think about it while the contract was being made but he couldn’t come up with a straight answer. His mind was uneasy but this was the only way he saw out of the shit show he had made on his own. Eddie took the pen on the table, let out a breath and signed the paper. He passed it back to Alarick who made sure that the paper was signed. Alarick slid the paper away an
RISE OF THE DISCARDED SON-IN-LAW A LITTLE HOPE
Alarick drove as fast as he possibly could back to the police station. He ran into the building and straight to the interrogation room frantically searching for Eddie. Maurice, who was gearing up with some men, saw Alarick and shouted out his name."Alarick! Alarick! What the hell!"Maurice left the officers he was with and ran after Alarick. Alarick had a thought that they might have carried Eddie back to the cell but was lucky to find Eddie on his first try still chained up in the interrogation room.Alarick rushed over to the table and slammed his hands on it once he noticed that Eddie had a condescending smirk on his face. Alarick realized that Eddie had played them. Eddie had played him. "Tell me where Dylan is holding my family." Eddie looked up at the looming figure over him."I don't know what you're talking about."Alarick's gaze intensified."Where are they Eddie? I'm not playing around."There was silence in the room until Eddie burst out laughing. He put his hands on hi
RISE OF THE DISCARDED SON-IN-LAW LEFT BEHIND
Alarick, Maurice and the rest of the officers in the station had worked and searched for the missing offenders till the sun came up. Some of them had fallen asleep during the night but none of them left to go home. Alarick rubbed his eyes due to the stress. He hadn’t rested since he came out of the interrogation room and joined them. He turned and looked at Maurice. Maurice had tried to stay awake for as long as he could but eventually fell asleep on his desk, his face shoved into a pile of papers.Alarick turned back to the work at hand. It was currently 9:12am. Several hours since Dylan contacted him. He had little time left and so much to cover. Having the officers search with him was a huge help but now that most of them were asleep the workload had piled up. He couldn’t blame them though. They weren’t meant to be here and he knew that staying up for so many hours could take a toll on someone. Alarick’s eyes twitched as sleep called to him but he was brought out of the trance whe
RISE OF THE DISCARDED SON-IN-LAW BETWEEN A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE
Alarick repeatedly tapped his foot anxiously on the floor as he sat down while waiting for Maurice to come out of the changing room. Maurice didn’t disappoint as he walked out fully dressed in a Kevlar vest and his gun holster on full display. Alarick quickly stood up in one last attempt to convince him. The officers tried to hold him back but Alarick weaved around them and reached his target.“Maurice, reconsider this. Let me come with you.”The officers moved to get Alarick but Maurice raised his hand to them which made them stop in their tracks. He faced Alarick.“Alarick, you won’t change my mind. Your father already told me that he didn’t want you anywhere near danger and for the longest time I have gone against that because you are so insistent. I allowed you to come in on all the raids and interrogations because I was sure that if I didn’t, you would get yourself into trouble trying to have your own way. I believe in what you can do to get answers Alarick, I really do and somet
RISE OF THE DISCARDED SON-IN-LAW SHE'S GONE
Alarick had made it to the location he was given with no time to spare. He swerved into the parking lot and parked. Once he did, he immediately bolted out of the car, leaving Eadie alone and searched around for his family or Dylan even. The lot was empty. Alarick pulled his hair. Where could they be? Alarick was about to get back into his car and try to search for his family when his phone rang. It was still the unknown number so he knew it was Dylan.“I see you’ve made it to the lot in record time. That’s good. Do you have Eddie with you?”Alarick looked around the lot in an attempt to find if anyone was watching him or if any cameras were facing him. He didn’t see anything and continued to speak. “Where are they? You said that I should meet you here so where are you?”Dylan repeated his question."Eddie?""He's here." Alarick answered.“Good. Actually, I’m not there. I just wanted to make sure that you were obedient and didn’t come with any officers. I’ll send a different location
RISE OF THE DISCARDED SON-IN-LAW HEAVY HEART
Alarick was snapped out of his trance as he heard the sound of his name getting louder and louder.“Alarick! Alarick!”Alarick turned towards the source of the sound in a haze. Maurice held Alarick’s shirt and tried to drag him up from the ground. Alarick looked down and saw that he was now sitting on the ground. He hadn’t even noticed that he had done that. He squeezed his hands and noticed that Cillian was no longer in his arms also. Alarick turned and searched around for his father in a panic. Maurice lightly slapped Alarick on his cheek.“Alarick! Snap out of it. We have to go.”Alarick ignored Maurice and was about to stand up into the line of fire when Maurice pulled him back down forcefully. Alarick tried again but Maurice was steadfast. Maurice wasn’t sure exactly what was going through Alarick’s mind at that time but he knew he had to reassure him about his father, Cillian first.“Alarick, he’s safe. We took him to the back of the barricade. We have to leave. Dylan and his me
RISE OF THE DISCARDED SON-IN-LAW IGNORING HIS EMOTIONS
A ray of bright morning light rippled through the dark curtains and shone on Alarick’s eyes rousing him from his sleep.“Ugh.”Alarick raised his palm to his head to shield his eyes. He groaned and turned over covering his head with a stray pillow. The image of blood and the flowing of blonde hair in the wind before a body fell flashed in his mind. Alarick threw the pillow off his head and sat up straight. His hands touched his hair. It was real. What he witnessed was real. Grace was really dead. Alarick sighted the bottle of whisky he dropped the night before. He instinctively gagged at the thought of drinking it again. It would only make him forget and that was not what he needed. He needed to remember who killed Grace. He needed to keep the fire of hatred within him burning for him to be able to take revenge. Revenge on Dylan.Alarick stood up from his bed while simultaneously grabbing the bottle from the ground. He capped it and set it on his bed stand before stripping his clothe
RISE OF THE DISCARDED SON-IN-LAW TALKING TO HIS FATHER
Alarick ignored Charlotte’s cries and went over to his father’s room. As he walked, he thought about Charlotte’s behavior. He couldn’t fathom how she could kill her own father and Grace, then fake tears for the people she had killed. It was unbelievable. For her to act as if she was innocent through it all. To him, it showed just how twisted and evil she was. How did he see such a sweet and caring woman before?Alarick pushed those thoughts to the back of his mind as he arrived in front of his father’s bedroom door. He raised his hands to knock on the door but paused for a bit. He wasn’t sure how Cillian would be or react to him asking questions or even being there. He didn’t want to hurt his father anymore but he had questions that needed to be answered and they were running out of time. Dylan could strike again at any moment and he wanted to be ready.Alarick swallowed his nervousness and knocked. As his knuckles rapped against the hard wood, the door swung open a bit to reveal a bi
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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
