"We are so sorry, sir!" James said, having no other choice but to apologize for his reckless actions. "Mr. James, I believe I didn't ask you for an apology. Now help me understand exactly what is going on here before I lose it. Did you not train these people at all?" "We did. We gave them all the training there is to acquire," James said, trying to defend himself and all he stands for at all cost. He had heard about Levi. He knew how ruthless the young man was. Even if he wasn't that ruthless, he knew that the man would follow after the footsteps of his uncle Gilead. If not why else would the man hire him to be his successor. What he didn't hear was how strategic he was when he felt pushed to he wall. And Levi was pushed by so many factors. He had been embarrassed in front of Brittany before but something about him being embarrassed in a store that was clearly his after he had brought her there just to convince her of his true identity left him very upset. He wanted to get his rev
"Bri," Levi moved sluggishly towards her. He crawled, ignoring the pain that coursed through his body as he took a step. "Bri, wake up!" His heart was beating faster than he could count. He could hear the thumping rhythm. He needed desperately for her to be okay. They had just begun a new friendship, he couldn't lose her after telling her everything about himself. He couldn't lose her... He just couldn't lose her. "Brittany, wake up!" He shouted when he finally got close to her. But before he could touch her, he was dragged back by a pair of strong hands. "Let me go!" He kicked and thrashed, not knowing who was coming to get him. "Sir, calm down. It's me, Mark," from the voice, he could tell who it was. Immediately, he sprang his head to look at his bodyguard. He could not understand how the man always showed up whenever he was in trouble but he could tell that he was very excited. "Mark, you need to save her. She isn't breathing," Levi said once he was fully out of the car
Levi waved at Mark once he was able to site him. He sat across a table for two and Levi couldn't help but wonder why he wasn't waiting at the bar. "Hey, why are we sitting here?" He asked. "Well, I just figured you'd be more comfortable here than at the bar."Levi pulled out a seat and sat. He was tempted to ask why he would say that, but he shrugged it off immediately the feeling came. "So what are we drinking?" He asked, raising the bottle that stayed on the table. "Umm, beer. Do you like that?" "Yeah, it's good." "How is your friend?" Mark asked as he took a sip of the drink. He didn't bother to pour it into mug. The feel of the bottle on his lips gave him a strange feeling. "Oh she is good. The doctor said she is going to be fine. She just needs to be under close monitoring but she just has some skin injuries.""Oh I'm glad to know that she will be fine," Mark said and meant it. He could see that Levi cared deeply for the young woman and it would be a sad thing to see her
Levi and Mark turn to see what the noise is about. "I think it's coming from outside," Mark said after a while of searching to see what happened. Immediately, he stood up and yanked his belt to the front. "Sir, get behind me. I need to get you out of here right now!" He said and pulled out his gun, holding it ever so slightly to avoid it being noticed. The noise caused a state of disarray in the bar yet no one knew exactly where it was coming from or what caused it. Mark took slow steps towards the door, scanning the room as he went. He walked slowly with Levi behind him till he got outside. "Where did you park?" Mark asked Levi once they got outside. "Have you forgotten that my car was bashed? Plus, I think I have found the source of the noise," Levi said pointing at a car that laid waste on the road. Mark placed his gun back into his trousers and walked with Levi to the scene of the crime. It was a black toyato. It looked exactly like the car Levi drove and the car was hit
Shivers ran down Levi's spine as he stared at the message. He wasn't worried for himself, he was worried for Brittany. The culprit knew where he was and they had access to his phone, it was only a matter of time before they get to find out about Brittany.If they hadn't already."Driver, go faster!" He yelled at the Uber driver. "Sir, I know this can be disturbing but I don't want you to worry about this. I am here to protect you." Levi could hear words coming out of Mark's lips but he didn't bother to know what they were. All he cared about was getting to Brittany and ensuring that she is safe. "Can you please stop talking?" He said when he kept mumbling words. "I need you to calm down, sir. This is all under control!" "No it's not. Don't you get it?! I am not worried about myself here. I am worried about a poor innocent girl that will be caught in the middle of all these simply because of me. She doesn't deserve this and I need to ensure that she doesn't get hurt." "I highly
Levi hurled into the hospital, bypassed the front desk receptionist without answering her questions as to whom he was looking for and he ran straight to Brittany's room. Mark followed right behind him while ensuring that they were no deadly looks from anyone in the room. Levi arrived at Brittany's hospital room only to find an empty room. "No, no, no!" He muttered and ran inside. Mark followed right behind him, confused as to why the room was empty. Could Levi's enemies really have taken her? How did they find out where she was? Was the truck driver a bait for them to get to know more about Levi's movements? He couldn't wrap his head around what was happening. "Brittany! Brittany! Brittany!" He screamed while running around the room and opening any doors he found. He checked the bathroom and he still could not find Brittany. "No. They have taken her!" He said to Mark, losing breathe."I don't think so. Remember, we saw the car outside so they must still be around somewhere. We
Levi stared at the woman again. His brain took time to understand what she was saying. She knew where Brittany was. Was she part of the gang that took her? Is everyone in the hospital a spy? He could not pinpoint and say who they truly were but for their own safety, he hoped they were not responsible for what Brittany's disappearance. "Where is she?" He finally managed to ask after keeping mute for a while. "Well, she was not kidnapped. She was only moved to another room. You know if you had asked me before running into the hospital, you would have known that they are already." Levi went mute. He could feel his heart beating less and less. Brittany was okay.Though he couldn't confrim the information and so he said,"Which room is she? Take me to her?" "Yeah, I can't do that. It's not my job," The receptionist could somehow tell that the man standing in front of her had enough money to buy the hospital she worked in. She knew that rich people were usually very arrogant and auth
"Good afternoon, are you Mr. Strauss?" A man dressed in black walked up to Levi and asked. "Yes that is me." Levi begin to talk. "Look, officer..." But he was cut short. "I was sent here by Commissioner Andy to handle a case of kidnapping. May I see the picture of the woman that has been taken?" "Okay, officer. That is what I am trying to tell you. I thought she was kidnapped but turns out the hospital just moved her to another room. She is in there, safe and sound. I apologise for having brought you down here for no good reason." He had a good relationship with the Commissioner but Levi also knew never to abuse power.Commissioner Andy was a cut throat man. If he discovered that Levi actually wasted his time and that of his guys, the relationship that they had may be bruised. "Okay. Well sir I didn't only come here for that. He also mentioned a case of you being harrased and that your life may be at risk.""Yes!" Levi said. Somehow, he had totally forgotten about the death threa