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CHAPTER 65Laurel gulped visibly. No one had ever survived his amulet before. He was sure it worked. He could feel Jack’s life force being drained away slowly by the amulet until there was nothing left to drain. He had done this countless times to countless people to know how it worked, so it wasn’t a matter of whether it worked or not. It was clear to him that Jack had died and come back to life.“What the fuck happened? Didn’t you just kill him?” Gregory asked his brother.“I did. I fucking did,” Laurel replied.“Then how the hell is he alive?” Gregory growled.“If you don’t believe me, then fucking do it yourself,” Laurel spat back in anger.He felt embarrassed. His powers felt useless. This has never happened to him before. “Maybe you should try again,” Jack said, followed by a mocking laughter.“Arghhh,” He got pissed and grabbed a gun from one of their guards, unloading round after round on an unsuspecting Jack. “Die! Die! Die! You fucker!” Laurel yelled, emptying thirty live
CHAPTER 66Loud screaming and wailing could be heard coming from below in the eerie darkness. Sounds produced as Eagle mercilessly tore through any obstacles in his way as he approached the room upstairs.Jack couldn’t see in the dark but that didn’t stop him as he made his way forward, clashing into furniture, advancing towards the Smiths and Trent with pure rage and anger in his mind.With the help of the flashlight from his phone, Gregory dashed out of the room with his brother and Trent in tow.The screams had died down and only fast heavy thuds were heard coming towards the step. Going down was not an option so the three made their way to the helipad.Eagle and Jack had caught up and were hot on their heels. Blood for Blood. The duo had only one thing in mind, avenging the death of their mutual friend, Cole Turner.“Quick, get in Brother,” Gregory yelled as he hopped in and took the pilot’s seat of the helicopter.His head was racing hard. The shock of seeing a man come back from
CHAPTER 67It was the third anniversary of the Mayor of Coral city as mayor and he was throwing a banquet to celebrate it. The wealthiest and high profile individuals of the city and the entire state were all present.Jack had been trying to reach the mayor ever since Trent’s public announcement that he and the Smith brothers were behind the bombing and collapse of his hotel but the mayor had been avoiding him.Seizing the opportunity, Jack decided to attend the party, to see if he can persuade the mayor to go back on his decision on handing his hotel to the Swift and Smith Group which belonged to the Smith brothers since it was now public knowledge that they had a hand in the bombing.The truth was that even though Trent had confessed and mentioned their supposed involvement, there was no tangible proof. It was Trent’s word against the leaders of a multi-trillion dollar corporation, so their involvement was quickly swept under the carpet and Trent alone bore the brunt, being sentenced
CHAPTER 68“Nonsense,” the mayor replied. “Mr. Bolton here is the chairman of the Blackbolt group. It doesn’t take too much wisdom to see he is only trying to spread these lies to save his company’s tarnishing image.”Murmurs of agreement rippled through the crowd.“Indeed.”“That makes sense.”“The mayor is right.”“Blackbolt is such a shady company. No wonder they took over coral city in such a short time span.”Jack scoffed. “Only one image is being tarnished here tonight and I assure you Mr. Mayor, it is not mine.”“What do you mean by that? Are you saying I am tarnishing my own image?” The mayor asked in visible fury.“Your words not mine,” Jack answered with a shrug and a deep frown contorted on the mayor’s face.“You watch your tongue when you are talking to me. Your company may be bringing millions into the economy and employing thousands of people but it doesn’t mean that you forget your place!”“It is you who has forgotten your place Mr. Mayor,” Jack berated him openly.Loud
CHAPTER 69“Ah! You-You are the godson?” Garvin asked again like he didn’t get the memo the first time.Jack wasn’t just the Godson of governor Clint, he was like a son to him. Clint and Jack’s father were childhood friends who grew up into adult friends.While Jack’s dad ventured into the business world, Clint ventured into the world of politics and throughout his thirty some years career, his campaigns have been bankrolled heavily by the Bolton family.Jack did not want to go down this route initially but the mayor had given him no choice. After it became clear that the mayor was refusing to see him on purpose, he decided to go a step ahead of the arrogant man and tonight the mayor’s action only proved Jack right.“I am,” Jack replied sternly, crossing his arms and staring daggers into the man.Garvin swallowed hard and went pale. He had to remedy himself or this could spell bad for his campaign in the next election which is just a year away.Governor Clint wasn’t just the governor o
CHAPTER 70Governor Clint’s words were immediate and final. There were no ifs or buts about it. The Smiths were officially banned from doing business anywhere in the state. The Governor went as far as announcing it on live Television the next morning, drumming support and creating sympathy for Jack Bolton and the Blackbolt group.The news went viral, the bigwigs in the state and other parts of the country became interested in the story and everyone wanted to own a piece of the biggest hotel the country would have in decades.Soon Blackbolt’s coffers were lining up with billions and billions of potential investor’s funds.“It’s crazy how things can change in an instant. How do you always do it bro? You take the most disastrous situations and just flip it on its head,” Mildred asked days later as they sat analysing the plans for the new hotel building.With the new funds coming in and the public interest in the hotel, Jack and his team had to come up with a new plan for a bigger hotel,
CHAPTER 71White Finger was a notorious and dangerous hacker group who worked for top government agencies and countries. They were formally special agents in various countries' international crime forces.Since they banded together after turning rogue, they have devastated and destroyed countless lives and properties at the whim of their highest bidder.White Finger consisted of five members. None of their official government names were known, except to themselves. Rumour even had it that they medically induced a selective amnesia so they can completely forget who they were in the past.The five of them gave themselves names according to each finger on the hand. Their leader was called the Thumb, their second in command and master strategist was called the Index, their main hacker and tech genius was called the middle finger, since all their work majorly revolved around his.Their muscle was called the ring finger and the pinkie was a hardware tech developer who was also as important
CHAPTER 72Christopher Newton, Jack’s uncle still harboured deep hatred for Jack. Even though Aaron Bolton, Jack’s father had used his powers to keep him in jail, Christopher lived like royalty in there and he knew everything that was going on in the outside world.The White Finger with their many connections had done extensive research on Jack, his family and businesses. They knew all the enemies and allies that he had in Coral city and that he had crippled many of them financially or otherwise.The only person who hated Jack with the kind of resources they needed was Christopher Newton.The thumb and the index decided to pay him a visit in prison to clearly state their position. They had two plans to get him to join them. The first one was to bank on his hate and hope he would join their crusade and the other was to coerce him with incriminating information that they found about him.“To what do I owe the pleasure. I haven’t had anyone visit me in years. Well except for the strippers