A black Lamborghini arrived at the parking lot of the casino and came to a halt. Before the casino stood numerous bulldozers and construction workers all in yellow helmets. It was time to take down everything and clear the land. The casino which was always buzzing every day of the week was empty as the huge machines stood above it. Standing before the casino was a boulder that was going to smash the casino to tiny bits. It was safe to say that this was the end of the casino. Amid the machines stood Leah Marcher. She had her arms folded as she watched the men organize the machines in preparation for the order of the new owner, Rylan Daystar. Leah turned around as she heard the sound of a Lamborghini coming into the parking lot. Everybody turned around with her and stared at the door as he went up. A figure stepped out of it. It was Rylan Daystar. Rylan straightened his suit jacket and closed the door of the vehicle before heading towards Leah. Leah rolled her eyes in irritation as sh
Seth Mannen was in disbelief as he stared at the hole in what used to be his casino. He was trying hard to believe that this wasn’t real. But it was, and it was happening. Rylan had finally gotten what he wanted. He had taken down the casino, and there was nothing he could do about it. He had been too late. Instead of going after Rylan, they had been distracted by Lana who had threatened to honor the police with information on them. That had prompted them to switch their focus on her. They had lost track of Rylan and he had swooped in just in the nick of time and destroyed their casino. The boulder swung towards the casino and smashed another hole in it. The sound of the wall collapsing made Seth tremble in fear. This was happening. Rylan was destroying his hopes and dreams. It was a horrendous act. After so many years of poor investment and financial management, the casino had finally grown on the people of Los Angeles. They had begun crowding the place with a lot of tourists comi
Arlene Daystar stepped out of the Cadillac with her bag in her hands. She was dressed in a black and white dress with a pair of shades that concealed her identity. She was standing in the parking lot of the hospital where Rylan had been born. This place was familiar to her because she had been here a couple of times. Arlene looked around to make sure that nobody was watching her. When the coast was clear, she walked into the building. She was here to see someone important; Dr. Mathew Mayer. He was the man whom Arlene had paid to get for the extinction of files of Rylan’s birth. She had paid a good sum of money only to realize many years later that she had been scammed. The rage on her face was concealed by the shades. She was going to let him see it when she got into his office. Dr. Mayer had put her in this mess. If he had gotten rid of Rylan’s file and they had planned, none of these would have happened. Since she was back in town. She had no other choice than to pay him an impromp
“What do you have to say about this, Detective Reynolds?” Lieutenant Wesley asked as he read her notepad. Jain was standing in his office, and behind her was Stanley who was leaning on the wall. After going through hee notepad, Stanley had been disappointed that she had continued her investigation on Rylan Daystar and was forced to report her to the Lieutenant. Jain couldn’t believe that her partner would do such a thing to her. She knew that this would happen if Stanley had gone out, and here she was now. She had been careless enough to keep her evidence close to the reach of Stanley. And he had taken that opportunity. She could perceive the smell of tobacco coming from behind her. Stanley was smoking a cigarette. “I was trying to get more information from the cases we are under, sir,” Jain explained. “Detective Stanley here told me you’ve been after Rylan Daystar for a while now,” Lieutenant Wesley said leaning on his desk. “Is that true?”Jain’s eyes went to Stanley who was beh
“Just look at it!” Seth Mannen said, pointing at the projected image before him. It displayed a picture of the casino and what the place looked like now. The factory had begun construction, and it looked like a nightmare to Seth. A place where he once owned now looked like it was a dark, gruesome place. He could no longer recognize the place where the casino had been situated. Rylan had done a perfect job in making sure that no inch of the casino remained. There was nothing to prove that one of the places that was enjoyed by the citizens and also tourists existed. It was totally gone. Forever. Before him sat Noah, Cody, and Leon. They were the only ones available. Lana wasn’t here as he had expected. It seemed her fate had been sealed. This was all her fault by the way. If she had agreed with them, they would have been able to stop this from happening. Rylan would be dead and they would still have their company. But she had chosen to act saintly and tell Rylan everything. That had c
Lana Pierce dumped her basket of groceries on the counter and sighed. It was about time she got to the counter. She had been waiting in line for almost fifteen minutes. Impatience has been one of her virtues lately. She couldn’t stand people anymore, especially what her colleagues had done to her. They had tried to kill her because she was against murdering an innocent man. And she was certain they were going to do it again. The lady at the counter, a black woman with plump cheeks whose braids were tucked under the store’s cap on her head, moved her jacket to the side and began taking out all the groceries. She passed them through the machine, and when she was done, she packed them all into two brown grocery bags handing them to Lana. Lana got it from her and nodded in satisfaction. “Thank you.”The woman nodded, chewing her gum recklessly. Lana found it to be a slight nuisance. “That will be forty-nine dollars and thirty-five cents,” the woman said. Lana brought out her credit ca
The maroon hatchback stopped behind Lana’s car and the two men stepped out of it heading towards her. Lana was slipping out of consciousness and she could smell her blood. She had a cut on her forehead which had blood oozing out. She could hear footsteps coming towards her. Maybe it was helpful. “There she is,” a voice said. “She’s still alive,” another said in surprise. “What do we do with her now? The boss said we should make sure she’s dead.” “Well. I got an idea.” Lana battled with her mind to hold onto reality, but her efforts were futile. She was going to die and there was no one coming to save her. She managed to open her eyes one more time and she caught the sight of two pairs of shoes standing a few feet away from her. The rain was still pouring, and she could see the water flowing just over her head. Wondering how that was possible, she slowly slipped into oblivion. Allen squatted and came face to face with Lana who was already unconscious. He could see blo
It was cold, dark and silent. Lana Pierce could feel herself drowning deeper and deeper into the darkness with every passing second. How had she ended up here? She didn’t know. All she knew was that she wasn’t going to make it out. There was one thing on her mind. The person behind this was no other person than Seth Mannen. She was certain that this was his doing. She was paying for going against them. She fell deeper into the water, she realized that he had won. There was no coming back from this. Lana could feel herself running out of oxygen. Her lungs were burning, crying out for oxygen, but Lana knew no matter how she struggled, there was no escape. Nobody was coming to save her. This was the end. Her end. Her life flashed before her eyes. There were a few moments she regretted. The one at the top of the list was staying with Rylan when he had urged her. He knew that Seth would come after her again, and therefore he couldn’t let her go. But Lana had been stubborn and had refused
VENICE, ITALY6 MONTHS LATER. “Stay away from me!” The man yelled as he ran through the dim streets for shelter. Behind him, a man dressed in a black suit with a black mask was running after him. In his hand was an FN 5’7. The man in black pursued him endlessly. When the Italian man stopped for shelter, he pulled out his gun from the pockets of his leather jacket and aimed at the man in black. “Rylan. Watch out,” Williams called in his ear. “Holy shit!” Rylan yelled on his breath as the man pointed the gun in his direction. Two shots were fired and Rylan managed to dodge the bullets before they could hit him. “Are you sure this is our guy?” Rylan asked. “Affirmative. Dominic De Rossi,” Williams replied through the comms. “I just hope you’re right.”“When have I ever been wrong?”Rylan rolled his eyes and fired back at Dominic. The shot whizzed past Dominic’s head and he scrambled to his feet immediately. Rylan saw this and decided to go after him. They were on the main stre
“They let you in?” Jain asked. “Of course they would.”Jain sighed and drank her cappuccino. They were both seated at a table in the cafe. It was at their favorite spot—the table by the window. It had been two days since Rylan had spoken to Frederick. He could still remember the shock on his face when he told him he had forgiven him. It wasn’t something that Frederick had expected. Frederick was aware that he despised him, but there was no need to keep that grudge anymore. The battle had been won. The best thing he could do now was move on and that was ok his agenda. Jain shook her head in disbelief. She was baffled that they would let Rylan into the prison to speak to Frederick McCullough. Well, he was Rylan Daystar. “So what did you tell him?”Rylan lifted his cup of cappuccino and took a sip from it. His eyes went to the parking lot outside the window. The morning sun washed all the cars there with its glorious light including his black Audi. “I told him that I forgave him.”Ja
The door opened and a figure dressed in suit stepped into the facility. The sounds of footsteps echoed through the hallway as the figure made its way toward the door. When it arrived, a guard was waiting by the door who was heavily armed. He opened the door and stepped forward. He had a grim look on his face. “Welcome, Mr. Daystar.”Rylan smiled at him and shoved his hands into his pockets. “Where is he?” He asked. “Waiting for you, sir.”Rylan nodded and stepped forward. He was in a prison facility, one of the most dreaded in the country. Rylan was here to see someone special to him. He would call it a mockery, but there was something he would love to say. This was the last thing on his bucket list before he could tag this mission as a success. They arrived at a room and the guard opened the door for Rylan. Inside the dimly lit room, a figure was sitting at a table dressed in orange. Rylan clenched his jaws and stepped into the room. He turned back to the guard who was still sta
“I thought we were going to head back home?” Jain asked as they headed into their Airbnb. “Well, Los Angeles is a two-hour flight back, and my pilots are off duty for the night,” Rylan said, closing the door behind them. Jain sighed and rubbed her neck nervously. She couldn’t remember the last time she had been in a room alone with a man. That had been with Jacob; five years ago. Rylan took off his suit jacket and hung it on the cloth rag before folding his undershirt. “If this makes you uncomfortable I could get a different room for myself.”Jain turned to him. “You could do that?” She asked. “I mean, there’s no need for that.”Rylan arched an eyebrow at her as he folded his sleeve once more. “Okay. If you say so.”Jain nodded and proceeded to the fireplace. She was gazing at the crackling fire as she held her shoulders. It brought her soothing warmth. There was a center table in the small living room and on it was a bucket of ice with a bottle of champagne sitting in it. “Wou
WASHINGTON D.CRylan dropped his fork and reached for his napkin dapping his lips softly. Jain who was watching him had a glass of red wine in her hand. They were surrounded by people who also stayed in an expensive diner. One only Jain could dream of having. Rylan had changed her perspective on things over the last few days. She had managed to see the world through another pair of lenses; the expensive kind. Jain never knew that Rylan could be such a sweet person. She could vividly remember the first day she had met him. She and Stanley had been trying to solve the shootout that seemed to have happened to his club. When she had first laid eyes on him, she knew he was trouble. From the way he talked and moved, she assumed that he was as narcissistic and arrogant as the rest of all the billionaires in Los Angeles. But now as she sat across from him in an expensive diner, she couldn’t believe that she had been wrong the whole time. She had missed judging him, and that was fine by him
The party was lavish. There were lots of special dignitaries who filled the scene. The paparazzi wouldn’t stop flashing their cameras at them. This was the biggest party in the city. It was an awards party which would explain why there were so many famous people. A black Lamborghini arrived at the scene and halted on the red carpet. The door lifted and a figure stepped out of the car. It was Rylan Daystar who was dressed in a charcoal black suit with floral patterns and a shawl which was tied at his waist. He looked like a Frenchman. He moved to the other side of the car and opened the door. A woman stepped out of the car all dressed in a white gown. It was Jain, and she had a new look. Her platinum blonde hair which was always long was cut short now making her look dangerously beautiful. Rylan smiled as he watched her close the door of the Lamborghini. A valet came forward and Rylan threw the key to him. “Make sure you take good care of her.”“Yes sir,” the valet said, getting in
Rylan opened the door and stepped into the house. He had a grim look on his face. Arlene, who was seated on the couch engrossed with the television, looked up and saw him walk in. She immediately turned off the television and smiled at him. “Rylan. You’re back.”Rylan nodded. “Mom I’d like for you to meet someone,” he said standing aside from the door. Arlene raised an eyebrow at this. “Come in,” Rylan appeared to be speaking to the door until a figure stepped into the room.As Arlene saw the figure, she immediately flashed back. There was no way this was happening. He was real, and he was still alive. He was Paul Richmond. Arlene tried to speak but no words could converge. Paul looked at her and smiled. “Hey, Arlene,” he greeted. Arlene tried to look away but she couldn’t. His voice brought back so many memories. Like when Lauren had first told her that she was pregnant die him. Or when he had tried to combine her right outside the Vice chancellor’s office to come with him. Th
“I’m telling you son, the Los Angeles Angels might win this,” Paul said as he stepped out of Rylan’s Lamborghini. “Well, I hope you’re right, Dad. Because I have put a lot into this,” Rylan said, shutting the door of the car. Paul came to his son and wrapped his hand around his shoulder. “Trust me, son. You’ll see.”Rylan scoffed and they walked towards the entrance of the stadium. They had their seats reserved in the executive box. Rylan was here to watch his football team win the title. He was supposed to be here with Leah, but she told him she had some other pressing business to attend to. And so he decided to go with his father instead. There were now a few things left for Rylan before he could cross off his bucket list. Everything was going according to plan. “I saw you receiving the key to the city,” Paul said. “I couldn’t be more proud of you, Rylan.”Rylan turned to him. “You saw that? How?”Paul chuckled and patted his shoulders. “I was there.”Rylan’s eyes almost bul
“Do you have jitters?” Detective Jain Reynolds asked. Rylan turned to surprise. “Of course not.”“Well, you’ve been talking about your thigh for the last two minutes.”“I’m just anxious.”Jain turned to him. “About what?”Rylan kept silent for a few minutes to think about it. “About this, I guess?”Jain scoffed at his words. “You’ve been in front of a crowd a million times. This is the same thing.”“Well not exactly. I’ve never been in front of a crowd filled with police officers.”Jain laughed at his words. “Rylan Daystar is being intimidated by a crowd of police officers. Who would have thought?”Rylan rolled his eyes and placed his hands before him. They were both standing in a room alone. In a few minutes, they would be taken outside to be handed the key to the city. Rylan wasn’t exactly sure why he was there. When Jain had first told him about this at the cafe? He quickly declined the offer. The city saw him as a hero. But he wasn’t. He had so many flaws that would prevent