He lowered his gun down. "Alright, Arthur Smith," Lord Azar said, putting up a tough front. "You've made your point. Why are you here in my nation?"Elijah sighed. "It's a very long story. Honestly, I don't want to be here. This place sucks. I never imagined the North would be so terrifying. There's
Lord Azar wasted no time. A permit was immediately signed and handed over to Elijah. "Take it and get out of my sight," Lord Azar scowled. "I don't ever want to see your face around here again."Elijah confirmed the authenticity of the permit and nodded his approval. "This would do," he put the p
A chill ran down Sheila's spine. The thought of sleeping with Isaac turned her cold. "I'm at the time of my month," she lied. "Can we skip tonight?"Isaac's smile widened. "No we're not. We're going to sleep together as husband and wife. Whether you like it or not. I'll be waiting at the event. You
Sheila looked as if she was seeing a ghost. Standing right infront of her was her real husband. "Arthur, I don't believe it," she said, rising to her feet. "Is this really you?"Elijah smiled at her. "Yes, it's me. I'm sorry I left."The room fell into a stunned silence as everyone glanced at Elij
"This can't be! How did you manage to hack V.42?" Isaac demanded. Elijah strolled over to and pointed directly at him. "You underestimated me, Isaac. You thought I'd just show up here without a plan? Think again."Isaac gritted his teeth. "That still doesn't answer my question.""I have three bodyg
Elijah took his attacking stance. "I warned you, Isaac. You'll regret this."Isaac gripped the handle of the knife tightly and charged at Elijah. "Come at me, coward!" * * * * Elijah dodged all the strikes Isaac stabbed at him but a few landed and gave him a few cuts here and there. No one interv
"Elizabeth, wake up. You're going to be late for your first day in school," Elijah said, stirring his child up. Elizabeth's eyes fluttered opened. She stretched and yawned. "Is it morning already?""That's right," Elijah checked his wrist watch. "You've been so excited for today. I'm going to drive
If a poor man set his feet in the white districts without a permit, they'd be arrested and fined.A permit was a temporary pass for a poor man to enter the white districts. Permits were only granted to folks who had jobs as gardeners, waiters and waitresses, construction workers, trash collectors a