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Duke's hand falls off the knob as he turns back to mister Jimmy. " Do you mean Ansel?" Duke asks. " Isn't he your arch-enemy?" He chuckles as he stands up with the cup of tea in his hand. " You keep acting like you are the God– maybe the god of war– but you keep forgetting that you are not a saint and will need help too."Duke can't do nothing other than look at him as he speaks, he keeps reminding himself that he has to watch his anger around this man. " Ansel can help me?" Duke ignores his taunting tone and asks." Of course, he can. Alejandro is a friend of his father and if there would be anyone to grant you an audience with Alejandro, it will be him." Mister Jimmy says. " I will speak to Ansel."Mister Jimmy bursts out in laughter and Duke wonders what is so funny. " You think that Ansel is going to help you? After all that has happened between both of your families? And how you often told him that you would kill him?"" Leave that to me," Duke tells him. " I will speak to h
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" Why did you leave Melody all by herself?" Eden isn't happy. " With all that is happening with Alejandro, don't you think that was kind of dumb?"" She is better without me, she will be safe. Besides, Bloom is there too." He assures her. Eden laughs and covers her mouth. " I don't mean to be mean, but Bloom also needs protection. " She chuckles. " Have you seen him fight? Ansel's men beat the hell out of him."" That's because he didn't want to fight. " Duke is looking at his phone. " Bloom is actually lethal, but his innocent look folks, everyone." " I see."The doorbell rings and they exchange glances. Eden struggles to her feet and starts to half run to the door. " Remember what you promised me. " She whispers strongly. " No fighting. "He waves his hand as if to say that he hasn't forgotten and he would still do as she had wanted. She gets to the door and opens it. Ansel is standing in front of her, his coat wet with rain. " You said it's urgent. " He murmurs. " I came alo
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" Wow." There is no sympathy in Ansel's voice. " How did it happen?"" I have no fucking idea. " Duke sinks back into his seat. " This is absolutely fucked up."Eden gives to his side and holds his hand, Duke seems to be having a breakdown. " Seems that even the military is not free from sinners. Someone sabotaged you. " Ansel comments. " We are all evil men after all."Duke holds his hand over his face, he feels so angry right now and his jaws tighten. How did the video disappear into the thin air like that? It doesn't happen like that, evidence like that is kept secret and now it's just gone?" Is there any way to get the video?" Eden asks. " Is there anything that I can do?"" I don't think so. " Duke shakes his head. " The video is gone." Ansel sits up and folds his hands. " So what do you plan on doing now?" he asks. " I will have to go without the evidence," Duke concludes. " Okay, that's crazy. " Eden frowns. " He is going to kill you."" Well, I can't sit back and not
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They touch down in Mexico City late afternoon and the scorching sun greets them. The place is as hot as an oven and maybe it's just the environment telling Duke that he is not welcome. A line of cars is waiting for them outside of the plane, Duke can see this outside of the window. " This is it, man. " Ansel takes off his fastener. " Hope you are ready."" I am. "" One more thing, before we leave. " Ansel looks straight at him. " No weapons on you, right?"" Of course not, I am not going there to fight him. " Duke scoffs. " I just have to remind you because it might get you killed. " Ansel warns." I don't have any of that on me. " Duke answers. " If you say so, I just want to help you." Ansel raises his hands in surrender. He stands to his feet and Duke does the same. Ansel leads the way out of the plane, he steps into the brightness of the sun. "Juan!" He shakes the hand of the first man. " Ansel, hola!" The man, Juan greets. He is in a suit and has dark shades on, he doe
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" Do you realize that with a raise of my pinky, I can order your destruction?" Alejandro mocks. " Waste you the same way you wasted my son?"Duke's hands don't drop from the air, dropping them will mean death for him. " I didn't kill your son. " Duke calmly mutters. " Liar!" Alejandro screams. " Bloody lies and you are going to pay for it!"" Think about it!" Duke raises his voice and stands to his feet. " You think that if I am guilty I will come here to explain everything to you?" Alejandro watches him. " I risked everything, came here to tell you that your son was at the wrong place at the wrong time. " Duke looks him straight in the eyes. " Why should I and the people I love pay for that?"" Are you saying I should be accountable for that?" Alejandro grunts. " Yes. " Duke nods. " Maybe you shouldn't have let your young son go all by himself to do something so dangerous."Duke's eyes move around the room and find Ansel. " Maybe you shouldn't have hired little boys to play wit
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Ansel is smiling like he has won some kind of lottery and at this point, Duke is convinced that his sister has gotten down with a psychopath. " Tell me. " Ansel puts his hand against his chin. " How did you find out?"" It was all your master plan, wasn't it?" Duke fires back his question. " Why don't you tell me?" Ansel lets out a happy exhale and then looks at Duke. " Well, I am going to tell you. It all started when you won't just let Eden and I be. " Ansel starts. " God, you were such a pain and I wanted you gone. I couldn't be directly involved with trying to kill you because your sister will find out. So I plotted it out."" It wasn't hard for you, was it?" Duke nods. " Absolutely not. " Ansel beams. " Not when I have every leader of the military on my payroll, including the freaking president! It took one call to send you straight to Padre island!"" Where your boys were working and where Ethan was your intern." Duke looks out of the window, almost speaking to himself. " E
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Vice president Connor McWilliams. He is a hundred times more responsible than the sitting president and everyone knows this. If not for politics and godfatherism, he should have been the president. He has been the only one who has been intentional about positive change in the country, the upright one who wouldn't sell his conscience for a gold coin. It's not a surprise that Mister Conor has been missing a lot in the public eye and Duke hasn't seen or heard from him for a very long time. Mister Conor calling right now has to be something important and at this moment, he wouldn't have taken the call of the president, but he will take that of Mister Conor. He takes the phone from Bloom, who turns around and leaves the room. Duke places the phone over his ear and strolls to the window. " Duke Dawson. " He hears Mister Conor's familiar voice, it has been a long time. " Good evening, Mister vice president. " He greets. " Sorry for the wait, I just came back from a trip and I was tak
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Logan is looking straight at Eden, she is leaning against the wall of her office. She is thinking as she taps her puffed cheek with a pen. " What do you think?" She asks Logan. " Should I let him go through?"" You don't need my opinion, I am only delivering a message, I will take back to him whatever you say. " Logan shrugs. "Hmm." She huffs and returns back to her seat. " You think I should let a wanted criminal pass my territory? But there is a bounty on his head."" Yes, but he has promised to give you three times more than what the government is promising." Logan reminds her. Eden lets out a chuckle, she has been caught, and she likes the price involved. " That's a lot of money, I think I am going to take it. " She concludes. " Tell him he can go through, only him." "Woah, that's the catch." Logan stops her. " He is crossing with some of his men, and some of his hostages."Eden's face changes, and drastically. Her eyes grow dark and her eyebrows furrow. "Hostages?" She repe