Lana had decided to confront the shareholders. It had been on her mind immediately after she left Rylan’s house. It was a stupid move, but she did it anyway. It was to show that she wasn’t scared of them and that she knew they were behind it. She didn’t know who in particular had done it, but her focus was mainly on Seth. He had orchestrated the plan to kill Rylan. It would be no surprise that he would have changed his mind after she left and poisoned her instead. It would make perfect sense. “The lost sheep returns,” Seth said with his arms folded. Lana gritted her teeth and she glared at him. She was upset that he wasn’t surprised to see her as the rest of the table was. Cody seemed to be shivering in fear. They were all guilty of almost getting her killed. The only person who didn’t let that guilt faze him was Seth, and she detested it. “I know what all of you did!” Lana yelled. Seth chuckled. “We don’t know what you’re talking about.”Lana’s eyes went down to him. Seth was sa
Time waited for no man. And time was also the avatar of life. If you had time on your side, you could be the greatest person to grace the earth. Rylan knew this, and that was why he had been patient about it. He had been plotting slowly to get his revenge on the Valdez cartel, and that time was here. It had taken him weeks to plot it out, but it was now here. After finding out the location of the cartel, Rylan had been able to gather numerous henchmen with the help of Dayton. He had struck a deal with them and also provided them with enough arms. There was only one instruction from Rylan; Make sure you make them feel the heat. He didn’t care about the casualties that would be done. All he wanted was his revenge, and that was now possible thanks to the anonymous mail he had gotten. He hadn’t made contact with the source since then and hadn’t bothered to. With time, everything will be revealed. Rylan stood now behind the huge monitor screen which lit his face as he watched the vehic
The dinner table was filled with laughter as they all enjoyed their dinner. This was what the family was all about to Ernesto. He smiled as he watched them share the chicken. He made sure that everyone at the table had a piece of it. When he was done eating, he poured himself a glass of wine and lifted it standing to his feet. It was a toast. “Can I have your attention please?” He requested. The table became silent immediately. “For the past two months, we have been in charge of Los Angeles, but until Rylan Daystar chose to step in. But we found a way to stop him,” he said. “Gentlemen, I’m here to tell you all that we are back in control of the city!”The whole table cheered. Ernesto smiled as he watched the men before signaling them to be quiet. “Here’s to many more years of dominance!”Suddenly, the front door burst open, and armed men stormed into the room. It took Daniel only a split second to digest this. They were under attack!Daniel sprang from his chair and pulled his fa
Detective Jain Reynolds showed her badge before being allowed to step into the scene. It was a horror sight. She immediately covered her nose with her elbow. In the house were numerous dead bodies scattered around the floor. This was like a horror film. Stanley walked up to her with a grim look on his face. For some reason, he didn’t look happy. Neither was she. “What the hell happened?” She asked. Stanley sighed and shook his head. “Well judging from the bullets and bodies, I’ll say there was a shootout here,” he replied. Jain shook her head. She watched the dead bodies being zipped up and taken away. The house was buzzing with police officers and forensic scientists. There was blood everywhere on the floor making the house stink of gunpowder and blood. It was a traumatizing sight. “Are they any survivors?” She asked. Stanley nodded and placed his hands on his waist. He turned around to look at the morbid scene. This was one of the worst scenes he had ever encountered in his ca
Detective Reynolds and Rogers stepped out of hee black Acura as they arrived at the hospital. Jain’s heart was racing now. She was finally going to meet up with the man whom she had been looking for years. She had spent most of her time at the force trying to bring him to Justice. Now she had him within her grasp but she could do nothing about it. It didn’t make sense to her. Why would they have to treat Ernesto like he was innocent? He was a monster that needed to be brought to Justice. And she wasn’t going to stop until that was done. As they walked into the building, Jain touched her gun holster making sure it was still there. She also held it for comfort. As they walked through the hallway heading towards the room number that Mrs. Lopez had given them, Jain could spot armed men at different stations of the hospital. She was certain those were Ernesto’s men and they were looking out for his safety. She wished she could do something about them too, but there was no way she could op
“What did I tell you, Jain?” Stanley asked. They were at the parking lot now and Jain was leaning on her car. She had messed up big time. She had lost her cool and had been sent out of the room together with Stanley. Stanley had warned her to keep her cool but that had failed. Back in the hospital room, she had cold feet as she saw Ernesto. It was all surreal to her. After five years of constantly chasing him, she had finally met him face to face. They had finally been in the same room. But she couldn’t do anything about it. She had wasted the opportunity they had to interrogate Ernesto. Now they weren’t going to get anything. “I told you to keep your cool!” Stanley yelled at her. Jain slammed her fist on the roof of the car in fury. She wasn’t angry that she had messed up the interrogation. She was made aware that she couldn’t do anything to Ernesto. There was doubt in her mind that she was going to get such an opportunity again. It was over. “Answer me, Jain!” Stanley ordered.
Back in his younger days, Ernesto Valdez was a smart, intelligent, fast, and cunning man. Those were the attributes that made him what he was today. One of the biggest names in the whole of California. He had worked so hard to build his wealth from nothing. And when he had everything he wanted, he had formed this big family. The family that terrorized the streets of Los Angeles; The Valdez cartel. Laying on his sick bed and writhing in pain, Ernesto had never thought for once he would end up like this. He was always so careful about his whereabouts and who he saw. If someone ever became a liability, he would cut them off immediately. That was his way, and that was the way he had taught his son, Daniel. Sensing that his time to step down was almost here, he hoped that his son had learned sternly of the consequences of his actions. And that he would be able to carry on his legacy. The dream was to have a family in every city in the country. And so far, they only had ten. New York, Det
When Rylan got the message from Daniel Valdez, he found it hard to believe. First, he wondered how possible it was for him to reach him. And two, he was suspicious of the fact that Daniel wanted to meet him at the club he had brought that. The club was back in session now, and it was packed better than before. Rylan had feared the attack on the club which had cost him investors and also customers but that wasn’t the case. It seemed the news of the Valdez cartel being taken down had made everyone feel safe once again, and they owed it to Rylan. He had been the only one brave enough to stand up for himself. Everyone else in the city was used to the cartel taking whatever they wanted and also bullying them in the process. That wasn’t Rylan’s persona. He had been bullied in the past by his ex-in-laws, and that had taught him a valuable lesson. There was no way he was going to sit back and let other people do whatever they wanted while he was here. That was why he had chosen to help peopl