Henry kept hissing all the way home. He regretted hoping that Elena would choose him. He regretted thinking that they had something together now. Something Danny the overfed adult baby would not touch or could not. Left alone for him, he would smack that idiot out of this planet. But then Elena was still old Elena. Ruled but one thing and one thing only: money.“Good evening boss” henry turned to find the butler smiling at him. He hadn’t seen the old man since he got back from Russia. He had been told the man was down with some sickness.“Hello” Henry smiled. “I see you are doing okay now” henry looked him from top to bottom. Not even a single one of his clothes were out of line. It was like he never left.“Yes, Mr. Barlow” the old man smiled. “I am glad and happy you came back in one piece” Henry chuckled. “Yeah, you can say that again” then he stopped smiling as soon as he remembered Elena. Come back in one piece my foot, he thought. He might look okay to normal people but deep dow
Henry's eyes blazed with fury through the dimly garden. "Dammit, Jackson, do you have any idea what's been going on here? While I was handling business in Russia, you let things slip!"Jackson stood across from him, his usual calm demeanor strained by Henry's accusation. He didn’t look an inch like one that had blood gushing from his lips. He wiped his mouth and turned to Henry. "I did everything I could, Henry. Things got out of hand, but I've been trying to fix it." The last thing he expected was being questioned like some thief. Henry paced the garden and sat by the concrete seat. Then Henry shot up from the seat, walking over to Jackson. "Fix it? Two of our own turned against us, set a trap! And you didn't see it coming?" The fight between Damian and Marco, the trap set by the rival gang to get them... it's all on you."Jackson's eyes narrowed. "That wasn't my fault. Vinnie and Marco have always been hotheads. And the rival gang was just looking for an opportunity to strike when
While Henry and Hercules tried to talk in the garden, Ruby was fast asleep upstairs. She had fallen into a deep sleep while waiting for Hercules for their date.*************The night was dark but it felt darker for Ruby. Her mind was in chaos as she ran with her might. Her life depended on how fast she could run because if she for any reason she slowed down. That would be the end of her. “Ouch!” she yelled in pain as her legs was caught in a between two sharp branches. She struggled to free herself from its grip but all her efforts were going to vain.“There she is!” She turned to hear them charging towards her. Her heart sink as she kept struggling. And just like a miracle, she freed herself and began running again. She kept running and felt her strength betraying her but suddenly she saw a house. It had smoke coming out it. Just like that she felt she had been there or knew the owner of that house. She ran towards it with so much strength. Just as she was about to get into the ho
As soon as Hercules and Ruby walked past the gate that night, ruby sighed.“Hey babe, what is wrong?” Hercules questioned. Ruby plastered a big smile on her face. She was happy she agreed to really date Hercules when he asked her out at the hotel. He sure did play a fast joke on her but then he reassured her that he would never take advantage of her. She didn’t know what she would have done without him, especially in moments like this.“Oh it’s nothing” she continued walking like nothing ever happened. Hercules knew she was lying. He stood watching her go. The ruby he knew would immediately be smiling as soon as she woke up. Ruby was a happy soul actually.Hercules' gentle touch stirred Ruby to look up at him. She tried to smile but did an awfully bad job at it. Her eyes fluttered open, her face pale and clammy. "Hey, you were having a nightmare, it was just night mare" he whispered, his brow furrowed with concern.Ruby's breath came in short gasps as she tried to speak, her eyes d
As they ushered Marissa in, Ruby's eyes never left her friend's face. "What happened to you?" she asked, her voice barely above a whisper.Marissa's eyes welled up, and she collapsed into Ruby's embrace, her body shaking with sobs. "I've been on the streets for days... I didn't know where else to go."“Sshhh its okay baby” she consoled the girl. She never knew that Marissa would still be with Windsor. After she had left the gang, she thought she left too. The maids came along and took Marissa away. They gave her a hot bath and gave her neat clothes. Food was immediately left at the table for her. As Marissa ate hungrily, tears stuck to Ruby’s eyes. She was sad and happy at the same time. She was happy she had seen her colleague at Windsor’s. If she didn’t come forward, maybe Henry might not have allows her in. then she was sad as staring at the lady munch down the food reminded her of those days, they went hungry. Especially, when Windsor’s wife wanted to punish them, for her husband
Ruby stood there watching as Marissa ended the call. Just as she turned to leave, she too froze on seeing Ruby. When Marissa regained herself, she looked at everywhere but at Ruby’s face.“How could you Marissa?” Ruby’s voice boomed over the quiet nights. Marissa flinched at the loudness. “We took you in and fed you. Treated you like you are family.” Ruby sneered. Tears burned at the back of her eyes. She had seen this happen time and time gain in the Mafia. Trust was a very heavy and expensive. A big and well feared Mafia lord is nothing without the people he trusts. Ruby had seen maids betray each other because one gang boy or the other. A mafia lord was nothing without, his loyal people.“I have to do this” Marissa finally said, still not looking at Ruby’s face.“Do what? Have you not done enough dirty work? How much did they promise you” ruby said. She swallowed as she got a hold of herself. Marissa was quiet.“You know at Windsor’s they never treated us like people. Why do you li
“Do you want to talk about it?” Hercules asked. Henry let out a breath, and calmly nodded. They took a seat by the little pond. Henry let out a breath again.“Tell me man. What ever the problem is. You have being sighing all night.” Hercules turned to face him. henry looked into Hercules face.“ I no longer trust Jackson” he said. Hercules began by slowly nodding his head. “ okay. This is not really new. As a new Mafia lord, I experienced something like this. I just didn’t know who were my friends or my foe” he said. “ I know that feeling but I also want you to know that it doesn’t last”“what if you have proof?” henry said.“ proof? Proof of what?” Hercules asked. He raised an eyebrow wondering what Henry was talking about.Almost immediately, Henry took out his phone from his back pocket. He scrolled through for a moment, and took out a picture. And so he began to explain all these to Hercules. He explained how very message that had been sent, happened to be the exact truth about
Marcus parked the sleek black sedan a few blocks away from the prison, ensuring no prying eyes would catch him entering. The sweat he had accumulated while stealing out of the house had disappeared. Thanks to the AC. He was dying of anxiety of not seeing her. He looked from left to bright and sighed. His informant was right. Now was the right time.The night was chilly, and the streets were deserted, except for the occasional patrol car. He adjusted his coat, the weight of the situation settling on his shoulders as he walked purposefully towards the looming prison walls. “Marcus” he turned immediately. It was Officer Rodney. His inside man.“Follow me” he said and they walked a little distance. The officer tapped on a wall and the door slid open. There was no way that was a door, Henry thought.Inside, under the dying lights of the visitation room, Sabrina, his girlfriend awaited him. Her blonde hair was tied back in a simple ponytail, and she wore the plain prison uniform with a cer