"Jane, wait!" "Jane!!!!" Jane ignored her boss's voice and continued on her way out of the office. She sold Con!. Not just to anyone, but to Miranda Olsen. Just the thought of it made her stomach turn in a way she could have never imagined. When she had read it before, she hadn't realized that it was THE Olsen family. There were a handful of families that bore the name Olsen in Glover city. That article could have been about any of them. There was only one Olsen family that had gold and green as their colors though. That family didn't reside in Glove city. They lived outside it. The irony was that they could control the happenings in Glover city with mere phone calls. They didn't have to be in the city to give orders. The sudden way Jake had backed off made sense now. Jane chuckled as she ran her hands through her hair. Con was with Miranda Olsen. That was bad. Very bad. "Jane. Wait up and listen to me okay?!!" Jane turned back to look at Adeline. The other lady was br
"You're not serious about this are you?"Con sighed and turned to give Miranda an exasperated look.She was getting more and more worried and that in turn made him feel agitated.Why would a woman keep on feeling worried? Con found himself smirking.Was she developing feelings for him?"Why do you think what I want to do is so bad?""I'm not saying it's bad, I'm saying it's a bad idea."Con walked over to her and sat down near her."Why?" They had been going back and forth on this all day, and time was running out.His mission wasn't over yet. He still had to get the rest of the cards and Miranda wasn't motivating him to do so.To begin with, he had come up with this plan, one he was set to carry out at their family dinner tonight but yet here she was dissuading him and telling him not to do it.She was even saying it was a bad idea. Con a frown forming on his face. He didn't have bad ideas. His ideas were always realistic and top notch. He didn't aim for what was impossible, but
Dinner in the Olsen home was shaping out to be a morbid affair. Con found himself sneering at how much vegetables he was staring at. It was a lot of green, and not the juicy and sweet type of green like apples.This was steam cooked vegetable green. Like they were serving goats instead of humans.Or maybe the whole family was vegetarian?Con grabbed another apple and sank his teeth into it.Unless these people brought out some real food, he wouldn't be eating any of the things set at this table.They could have their cabbages for all he cared.Con could feel the eyes of everyone at the table on him. His hair was slicked back again and he was looking dashing.He was dressed in green and gold. He carried himself with the grace of a young master and he sneered at anyone that sneered at him.Miranda had told him to avoid eye contact with anyone at the table, but so far he had stuck his tongue out at the man who sat at the head of the table and flipped the middle finger to the man who wa
Con cleared his throat."So this is how we're going to do this. I am now in control of your family's mega advanced artificial intelligence system. It will kill who I want it to kill, but I guess I don't really need to explain this right?"The silence at the table was resounding and Con chuckled as he nodded his head.Good thing they all understood quickly and they were scared for their lives.He continued."The AI has been programmed to kill whoever makes the slightest move, so I won't advise you to move too much, and as for the part where you're confused about what is happening, I'll explain later. For now, I need the cards."Con watched everyone at the table and noted each expression that flickered past on their faces. They didn't let too much emotion show but one thing was obvious, they were scared.He felt like laughing.Con let his eyes drift over to Xavier and he nodded to him.A high pitched whirring sound was heard and the next minute, the smell of sweet lemons invaded the wh
Xavier dropped the arm of the man he had behind him and rushed over to his boss.Con seemed frozen in place and it was obvious he wasn't expecting this.Xavier smiled.His boss had been expecting everything.They had come up with the plan last night and set to executing it this morning. Con had him sleep in the bed with Miss Olsen while he went out to go snooping around the Olsen house.He had reconfigured the artificial intelligence that controlled the affairs of the house and set himself as its master.He had promised the lady that he wouldn't bring any guns on his person and he had fulfilled that promiseThe cards would give the lady control of the AI and Xavier had suspected this would happen. He had told Con this would happen, and it seemed his boss had known too.Miranda Olsen was a victim in her own way, a victim of the world and of an unfortunate love. She had been victim to a family that didn't like her and siblings who sought to take what was hers, but with every victim s
Con fell asleep in the car and had a dream.In the dream, his mother sang to him while he was still a baby in his cot. In her hand was a pentagon-like object. She waved it in front of his little baby hands and smiled her beautiful smile down at him.The dark object gleamed with an eerie light and Con found himself waking up with unrivaled calm and peace of mind.The day was just starting and he was already getting confused.Con sighed and sat up on the bed.His head was hurting and his eyes burned.He had fallen asleep last night on the way to Glover city. It was either Xavier had gotten them lost or the path they took through the forest had elongated the journeyHe could feel his back aching from how long he had to sit and endure the journey. He had slept off at some point after the moon came out.But that wasn't a problem now. As long as he was back in Glover city and he was back to his normal life.Con scrunched up his face as those words passed through his head.Why was everywher
Xavier returned with a plate of rice and meat broth. Con sat down on the floor with his man and looked around as he took the food from Xavier. Just the scent of it made his stomach rumble more and he glared at Xavier as he noted the smile on the man's face. "Laugh at me and you'll find yourself six feet under." The smile on Xavier's face disappeared almost immediately and he cleared his throat as he handed his boss the spoon. "Breakfast is served, boss." Con sneered and tried not to throttle the other man. "While I'm eating, feel free to explain to me why I'm a thousand miles away from Glover city." Con heard Xavier gulp and he put a huge helping of the meat broth on the side of the plate of rice. In the military, they had eaten all sorts of foods. He could eat literally anything, his digestive system was that strong. Besides, the light brown meat broth smelled delicious. Con almost moaned when he brought a spoonful of rice to his mouth. The broth made it taste heavenly, just
Over the course of the night, Xavier explained some things to his boss.To begin with, he was no longer Constantine Easton.He was now Derek Aer.Con had rolled his eyes at that but he seemed to understand why that was happening. Miranda Olsen knew him as Constantine Easton. It would only be safe to assume her brothers would also know of that fact and that wouldn't be good in any case.Con had found himself wondering about the Olsen brothers.Aleon and Ash Olsen. Two very not dangerous people who were actually dangerous, and the last one whose name he did not know but who was a dangerous person all the same.Xavier had said something about them.More like a plea than anything else."You are not under any circumstances to seek out any of them, please boss."Along with that, there was also the fact that he was no longer in Glover city. He wasn't with Aubrey or Jane, he wasn't around Adeline and so he would have to lay low and keep a low profile for now.Again, Con immediately understood