The last thing Elijah wanted to hear was having to let go of Haylee. It was his worst nightmare coming true, given the attachment he has grown for her, and the feelings that have started to develop for her.He refused to imagine what would happen to her if he decided to save himself and sign those papers, it would make no difference. He nudged the feeling, choosing pain over temporary comfort. “You better kill me now,” he said in a muffled voice, with his face stuffed through the hard mahogany wood of the table, “I am not signing any of those.”The tussle of signing and not had been going on for four hours, and neither of the men was ready to yield to the stubbornness of the other. Elijah seared into his, an unending desire to see the Greene family burn to the ground, but first, with the fall of Daniel Greene.Daniel landed another strong punch to Elijah’s face on the table and shook off the pain he felt on his knuckles. He’d never had to punch anyone in the face, except Elijah. Hi
“What were you doing just now,” Daniel said, trying to get a mental picture of how fucked he was. “I can never be stranded.” “You… you are pretty fucked,” Hank scoffed and chuckled aloud.Daniel thrusted his fist into Hank’s gut, “Maybe you just answered my question, you fool. I always get what I want.”Hank’s eyes were filled with rage, as he was restrained by the people he called his men, his eyes darting at Gusto and only thought of a way to make him pay for his betrayal. As threats flew across the warehouse, tensions got high, and only the toughest of minds can get it done. Nobody knew what to expect next, including Daniel, his fear was something he’d thought to be simple, but his history with Elijah always outsmarting him at every turn of the way would not let him have his peace. Daniel took a full six minutes to strategize his next point of action, strolling outside the warehouse, leaving Gusto and his minions with his captives, with Elijah not showing any sign of yieldi
Two officers walked into the Greene mansion with their noses tingling. it was an alien occurrence in the Greene mansion, as they seldom visit, only on occasions where something foolish has been done, just like every other situation.Daniel had not returned home when the police visited the mansion, pulling by a relaxation bar first, cooling his mind and gathering his thoughts. His emptiness was starting to grow without limits, knowing no bounds as he downed bottle after bottle, hoping it would take the harsh truth of reality away, and possibly renew him. “A complaint has been filed that Mr. West has been missing, or to be more specific, has been kidnapped by a member of your family,” one of the officers said, his eyes darting around the luxurious grandeur of the mansion. It was Dorothy who happened to attend to them as she was the one with the least duty, aside from staying home and being the home dog. She was at first confused by the request of the men in uniform, “there is no
“T-the police?” Daniel said with a stammer, his eyes wide open like he had just seen a ghost or heard the screams of a zombie. “The police were here?” All eyes turned to Daniel with his sudden reaction to Dorothy’s information, and the unusual fear skittering all over his face. Haylee in particular, squinted her eyes, and could not but imagine the worst. “You got a problem with it?” Haylee deadpanned.He regained his composure, and cleared his throat, “Why would I? I don’t even know why they are here.” His words betrayed his voice, but it did not matter, as long as he was able to fool them. “Why were they here?” Mrs. Greene asked, facing Dorothy with sheer curiosity. “Someone made a report that a member of this family kidnapped Elijah,” Dorothy answered, her eyes still obvious that she was keeping out more details than she ought to reveal. “Ridiculous! Who made such a report?” Daniel retorted immediately, looking sideways. “I don’t know about that I was wonderin
He remained at a standstill, hoping that his grandmother was not talking about what he did. She knew him better than anyone else did. His weaknesses and inability to keep a perfect lie were not strange to her, and for that reason, she forced him to spill the beans. “I know you did it for us, but where is he?” She asked one final time, building on the damage her first set of questions had done to him.Daniel swallowed his lies, “If only you knew who he is,” he said subtly, and then voiced out, “I never intended for it to get worse.” “I know that. Where is he?” “Grandpa’s old warehouse outside the city,” he mentioned, his face down at the table.Mrs. Greene could not conceal her dissatisfaction and disappointment in Daniel, however, getting everything out of him was what proved to be the most important thing at the moment. If the police were on to them, she has to keep them off their tails. Her image is seemingly worth more than just a fool who ruined her birthday. “Since
“What do you think we are going to do now?” Elijah whispered to Hank as they were tied side by side to each other. After Daniel departed from the warehouse, each minute was as if they awaited their deaths, living on a string. They only lived on hope and hope could only last them a little while. Individually on their own, they thought of means that never saw the light of the day but only expired in their minds. However, Elijah’s ruptured ribs only allowed him to think as far as his pain relieved him. He felt more pain than he was able to devise a plan. It was left to Hank. “Give me time,” Hank said, one of his eyes swollen and about to close. Elijah might be a blackbelt martial arts fighter, but he has never suffered as much pain as he did with Daniel, compared to Hank who’s been in worse beatdowns than the ones Daniel subjected him to after his departure. All he needed was just a single strand of life for him to hang on to continue living, and that was all. He required little
A man’s journey begins the moment he comes to the realization of who he is supposed to be, and not the day he was born. The very day he knows what he is supposed to do, the kind of life he is supposed to live, the very purpose he is meant to fulfill.That is the day he is born. Hank thought he found that day. The day he was to become a father, he thought he had found purpose, something to live for, and something to die for. It was meant to be the happiest day of his life until it turned out to be the worst nightmare for him.Rather, he became a convict and someone the world despised, including the very people he was supposed to live and die for. “What happened to you? W-what made you…” the words could not flow from Elijah, the pain that ravaged his body, and the pity he felt for Hank, regardless, his speech was diminished.Hank let out a sigh, and heaved out like a cold was stuck in his throat, “I am not supposed to tell you this I have never told anyone about this. Not even Morgan,”
The silence that ensued in the warehouse was something no one could imagine. The clash of the two juggernauts transitioned into a cold war, the only difference being Hank on the receiving end. A cold war that turned into a round of punishment to Hank. “You think they love you?” Hank said summoning every living strength in him, “they don’t love you. None of them do. In fact, you are nothing but a narcissistic dictator who is too scared to admit how much of a loser he is.”Hank scanned his eyes through the rest of the gang members, then finally returned his gaze on Gusto, with his words piercing Gusto’s heart like a two-edged sword. Those words only subjected Hank to more punishment. “Fifty thousand dollars,” a man yelled from behind me.The auctioneer’s persistent gaze at me made my stomach churn. I looked away and rolled my eyes. I decided to attend this auction because the auctioneer insisted through daily mail and phone calls that I should be there. I turned him down the