Roderick Barnes is a mafia lord to reckon with in Nightmare City. He owns a syndicate and is mostly described as unpredictable and loyal. Roderick controls a gang of fearless men around the city. He's wealthy and is into the oil business.Two months ago when Fredrick went into exile, he didn't leave the country as planned. He decided to remain hidden in Nightmare City because he was scared that Salvador might say too much and hence call the embassy to tackle him so the person he reached out to for help was Roderick.Roderick offered Fredrick shelter in his house and offered him protection and access to his crew. He even responded to Fredrick’s inquisitive thirst for knowledge on how he runs his oil business and syndicate. Out of goodwill, Roderick had shown Fredrick how things were done but Fredrick had other things in mind.He conned Roderick and stole a lot from him. Fredrick had collaborated with his other colleagues who were aware that he was in hiding. He had reached out to them
“I know the Alcantaras and in my perspective, it's impossible for a peasant like you to be affiliated with them but then if the Tysons think you are a suspect then there’s something worth looking into,” Roderick said.“Do you know Mike Carter?”At the mention of Mike, Roderick’s brows went up. He then went back to his seat.Nathan continued. “Mike is the executive assistant of the Alcantaras.”“Wait, I thought you said you were not affiliated with the Alcantaras then how did you know Mike?” Roderick countered.Nathan sighed. If Roderick claims to know the Alcantaras, he was thinking that maybe opening up to him might help him get a way out but he wasn't sure about Roderick’s level of commitment to the Alcantaras.“The thing is, Mike is my Godfather. My parents work for him as cleaners and we are acquainted. Mike had been really helpful so Kelvin had seen us together a couple of times and then he concluded that I was affiliated with the Alcantaras so he had me kidnapped.” Nathan told R
By 9 pm, the Alcantara private jet landed in Nightmare City.With the device stationed on his lap, Cole kept moving his hands around the keyboard. “This will be easy to track because we are in the city. The signal is strong.”“Did you get anything?” Mike demanded a minute later.“I've got an address here. It's showing a villa located at the Government reserved area.” Cole supplied and zoomed in on the map.“Can you check out more details about the location?”“Let me quickly run a search on the address,” Cole replied and swung into action. A few seconds later, he turned to Mike. “According to what I've just stumbled on, the villa where the boss is being kept is owned by the Barnes family.”Mike raised an eyebrow. “The Barnes family? Why would they be keeping Nathan?”Cole sighed. “Well, that's what I saw and right now, we should be headed to that location.”They stepped out of the jet and headed toward the van waiting for them.Before speaking to Jackson to assemble the men and contact
“I'll call the doctor to be at the mansion before we arrive to check up on you,” Mike told NathanRoderick walked up to Mike and fell at his feet. “I'm very sorry. I never knew he was...,“That's okay Roderick. You can get up now.” Mike intervened and motioned to Roderick to stand up.Roderick got up on the floor. “Are you guys going to head back to Rockville at such an hour? It's quite late. We've got enough space for you and your men at the Villa and if this place is not okay, I can take you guys to a hotel.”Mike smiled. “We appreciate your kind gesture but we must leave right away. Nathan has an examination to take by 7 am tomorrow.”Roderick nodded in understanding.“I'll meet you outside,” Nathan told Mike and dashed out to meet Jackson and the rest.When Nathan left, Mike moved closer to Roderick. “I need to discuss something briefly with you.”Roderick was paying keen attention.“We share a common enemy.”“Fredrick Tyson I guess,” Roderick said.“Yeah. This isn't the first tim
“We are here!” Larry announced after he wheeled the Lamborghini to the school’s parking lot.He had driven Nathan from the mansion to school that morning. From the moment Nathan stepped into the car, he had been sleeping with his back thrown against the car seat.Larry had to tap him on the left thigh to wake him up. “We are here, boss.”Nathan almost flew out of the car seat.Larry chuckled. “Don't worry boss, you've got just one paper to go so I'm sure you'll get enough time to rest after this.”“That's true,” Nathan said and stepped down from the car.Larry drove away.Nathan was about to take a step toward the route leading to his examination hall when he heard Avery calling out to him.He exhaled sharply and then turned around to face her. During their conference call last night, Nathan and his friends had come up with a story in case Avery interrogated any of them.Immediately after Avery got to Nathan, she engaged him in a hug. Nathan chuckled and hugged her tightly.“You gave
Frederick aimed for the living room while Kelvin followed. “What do you think is the problem Dad? How did Nathan escape? Could he be affiliated with the Alcantaras and they saved him? What about our men?” demanded an inquisitive Kelvin. Fredrick exhaled sharply and crashed on the couch. “Take deep breaths, son. We will figure this out.”Kelvin sat opposite his father and spread his arms around the couch. Fredrick was about to pull out his phone in his bid to reach out to one of his men in nightmare city when the phone started ringing. His brows went up because the particular man he wanted to contact was the one calling him. “Hello!”“We’ve got a problem boss.” The caller supplied. “It’s related to the warehouse.”At the mention of the warehouse, Fredrick flew out of the couch. After he conned Roderick Barnes, he made friends with a few like-minded people in Nightmare City and then secured a warehouse. There, he was keeping the stolen goods. “What happened to my warehouse?” Asked
By 6 pm, Nathan and his group decided to leave the bar after hours of chatting, drinking wine, and taking selfies. When they stepped out, Greg left with Charlotte in his car. Charles threw his car key at Nathan. Nathan stared at him in confusion. “Why don’t you give Avery a ride home? Henry and I will find our way.” Charles told Nathan and they gave him a twinkle. Nathan swallowed. “Of course!”The boys wished Avery farewell and then headed toward the street. Nathan ushered Avery into the car and then settled in front beside her. After they strapped their seat belts, Nathan turned on the car media and then drove away. There was ballroom music being played by the radio station. Avery threw her back against the car seat with a sigh. “I had so much fun.”Nathan chuckled. “I’m so glad we had a non-alcoholic wine else I wouldn’t have been able to drive you home.”Avery giggled. “I took a whole damn bottle,” Nathan said and took a sharp turn. Avery stretched her hand to his left th
“What took you so long?” Henry asked after Nathan walked up to them in front of the student division office.Nathan sighed and shook his head. “I bumped into Kelvin on my way here and he wouldn't stop blabbering.”Charles frowned. “What does he want this time?”“So he had the guts to bother you after having you kidnapped?” Henry said. “Crappy insolence.”Nathan moved closer to them.” You know what he said to me?”“What did he say?” Charles asked.“Kelvin told me to forget about being prom king after ranting over how I managed to escape. He seemed frustrated.” Nathan replied.“Really?” Henry said.“Yeah. He said that was his position and you know Kelvin. Whenever he wants something, he gets it at all costs.”“Not this time.” Charles declared.“Yes.” Henry agreed.“Forget about it,” Nathan said and waved his hand down. “Let's get to the business of today.”They went into the office.****“Hope I didn't keep you guys waiting,” Charles said the moment he arrived at the table.Last night,