*Jake POV*One more glance at the president, a quick scan in the office and there it is. My heart starts racing and the sense of calmness and extreme alertness washes over me like euphoria. Picking up the sharp metallic portrait from his desk, I grab the president by his elbow and usher him towards the door. “Jake?”I don’t quite understand why he seems confused by my actions but there is a threat here, I am certain of it. I have just turned the door knob without giving him any explanation when a voice I have only heard once but will never forget, speaks. “We mean no harm, Mr Anderson.”Mr Smith and another grey haired man around his age, stand at the far end of the office. There must be a secret door in here or some illusion of sort because I did not see them in here earlier and I did thoroughly scan the room “What was it that gave us away?” the other man asks, curiously. I look at the president, searching him for any clues of weather I should let my gut down or not. He nods, b
*Jake POV*I grab the man closest to me and aim the sharp portrait directly at his jugular. They just revealed their identity to me and now this!If it’s my day to die, I am taking Tom with me. Len puts his hands in his pockets with a huge grin on his face. My heart is now racing, I want to wipe that smug with my fist. “Easy, Son. That’s your godfather.”What the hell? A godfather aughts to have taken care of me when I became an orphan. They must think I am an idiot. Len must have read my mind because he continues. “Well, I am too, so is Joe, but he was more of a parenting type than the two of us.”The mention of Bra Joe takes me by surprise when it aught not. He is another mystery I have been struggling to understand for a long time. Now that I know that ARF really exists, it make sense that he was one.“You better start telling me everything I want to know because I will push this through his neck,” I threaten pressing the sharp portrait on Tom’s neck. This man actually laughs a
*Jake POV*I am about to start the engine when Tanya screams in horror, startled by something moving in the backseat. I curse inside when Len emerges and looks at me with a porker face. This guy is probably the creepiest person I have ever met. “How did you know that we were there?” his voice is strained and agitated. I can’t believe this! This psycho broke into the car just to ask me this. “The raw indentation on the president’s neck was probably caused by a sharp blade pressed against the skin. The blood stained tissues in the bin, most likely from wiping the blood from the small incision on the left side. The man is not suicidal and could not have done that to himself. He took the long unnatural way to his desk after letting me in as if avoiding something.” That’s what I found amiss when I walked into that office. “Huh!”That is all he says before getting off and I can’t help but let out a sigh of relief. “W..who was that?”Tanya is clearly still shaken and I don’t blame her
*Jake POV*The special agents quietly follow me around the race track. The white markings of where the president’s guards and the shooters died are still visible on the ground. I can’t help but hurt for such a loss. I remember every face because I was there when the forensic pathologist bagged all of them. “Are you okay, Sir?” one agent asks. “I mean, Jake,” he quickly corrects himself. I nod my head. “Call me weak but I revere life. They were fellow humans only performing their duties. Sons, daughters, husbands, wives, sons, daughters, parents, friends. They mattered to someone.”I am completely aware that they are the best of the military and probably used to their fellow soldiers dying. They would probably find my sentiments about human life pathetic. The beauty of it is that I don’t have to impress any of them, nor am I desperate for their respect. They all exchange look before one of them mounts up the courage to ask. “You are not ARF, are you?”I can’t help but chuckle. The A
*George POV*Black suit, shirt and shoes, I look like a million bucks as I hold my devastated mother like a good son.Grandfathers massive portrait is displayed on the screen with hundreds of really expensive flowers around his open glass casket. Add the black and gold deco, catering, the whole memorial service costed millions. It’s okay, though. The profits of all this splendour is much more. All these people are supposedly here to mourn grandfather but there is no such a thing in the world of riches. One will each say a few calculated words but the real reasons they are all here is to make more money. “I know that the two of you did not always see eye to eye, but he loved you dearly.”“I know, Mother and I loved him dearly too,” I respond with a hoarse voice. I am really good at this faking being hurt thing. Deep inside I am over the moon that the old man finally kicked the bucket. The asshole was becoming a real pain with all the Jake praising and his threats to cut me off his we
*Jake POV*Two weeks later, I wake up to find my hot mess looking at me. She has been really irrational and insecure since I arrested George. “Morning, Beautiful.”She does not respond to my greeting but gets straight to what I can only conclude has been on her mind the whole time I was sleeping. “Do you still love her? Do you want her back?”I look at her with a confused expression wondering how she reached that conclusion. “She was involved yet you only arrested George,” she adds. I can’t help but laugh at her accusations. George and his crew used Leticia’s key to enter the racetrack twice before the attack on the president. The idiots planned the whole thing there. They always stood where they thought there were no cameras but they were so wrong. They did not count on the mirror in my basement room reflecting everything to the camera across them.“That’s because she is innocent on this one,”I explain this to Tanya for the third time. As much as I wanted her guilty, we establish
*Jake POV*“Let me guess, your day off is over,” Tanya asks with a disappointment tone as I go open the door.I can’t hide my relief when her mother and sister walk in. Whew! I don’t get to be a liar today. “Jake, you look so relieved. Do you love us that much?” Mia teases before kissing my cheek and moving on to embrace her younger sister. I don’t bother responding to her but focus all my charms on my childhood crush. Growing up, I was crazy about this woman but now I absolutely adore her. Her kindness, the way she has always related to me even when I was nobody, makes her the most down to earth celebrity I have ever met. “The gorgeous, Mercy Drew. It’s always a pleasure to see you.”“That’s my mother, you idiot!” Tanya is not impressed with me.I plant a kiss on the old lady’s cheeks while they laugh at my sulking girlfriend.“I am afraid you got yourself a jealous drama queen, Son,” Mrs Drew says with a serious tone. “Mom!”I pull Tanya in my arms, already feeling bad for th
*Jake POV*It’s mid morning and the sun shining bright. I watch the women get into the car before moving under the nearest shade. I hope they are brave enough to drive off to safety if this becomes sour. The stout man quietly follows me and immediately starts talking.“Mr Anderson.” His stern commanding voice does not help me shorten the list of whom I think he is. He looks too calm and sure of himself for my liking. I curse inside for leaving my weapon behind. I am not used to being armed all the time, but it’s something I have to learn now that my life has taken such a drastic turn. I am quite an efficient martial artist, but that also has limits, especially in the open like this. This guy could be concealing a gun under that coat, giving him an upper hand over any skill I have. “What do you want?”“You wrongfully arrested my clients. I need you to drop the charges.”I chuckle and walk away from him, no longer worried if he has a weapon or not. A rich boy’s lawyer is the least of