A black Mercedes drove into a dark alleyway across the street, a narrow way in between long buildings, and after a while, it came to a slow stop. Chris stepped out of the car, and brushed his hair to the back, with closed eyes, he took in a deep breath and ruffled his hair, a smirk seized at his lips. Rolling the car keys in his hand, he approached a door, opened it, and stepped into a dark room. As soon as he walked in, the lights flickered on, his skeptical eyes scanned the surroundings, and he muttered, "Let's get down to business, Ernesto. Unlike you, I have other things to do rather than stay hidden in a dark alleyway while planning an attack on my rival." Chris pulled out a chair, wiped it off with a napkin on the table, and sat down, crossing his legs to sit in a relaxed state. Nearly two minutes after he welcomed himself in, shoe clicks echoed through the small room and a man came into view. Standing tall, emanating a thoughtful presence, his angular jawline was mark
Cecile might have tried to hide it but getting a compliment from Ben pleased her.She was a little girl at the end of the day and even though she was so against her brother she still sought validation from him, to be seen and to be heard.Viola and Aliyah observed as she came by to drop the plates that had been lined in the room for a while."You are lucky Master Ben didn't get angrier than that, that was a crazy stunt you tried to pull. how could you do that?" Viola stated Aliyah rolled her eyes at the endless nagging she was receiving from her makeshift older sister."Don't worry about it, I was just about tired of his attitude that was why I did that, okay?" Viola only pursed her lips.She took a long probing gaze at Aliyah's and then suddenly relented since she seemed to be getting nowhere with the scolding.With all that had happened and how Ben had reacted to the whole thing it all made Aliyah wonder if he was trying to seem softer to his sister, if that wasn't the case there wa
Ben held a blank look at her before he shut the door, and the last thing she saw was his lips slowly pulling into a smirk. She zapped out of the room like a scaredy cat, his eyes trailed to the item that was placed stop his table, a small parcel that was no bigger than a brick.His eyes flicked as a thought seemed to extinguish in his mind. he turned his back to carry on with what he was doing.What was that about? She wondered if she could still feel his breath on her skin even though she was away from him already.Aliyah cursed him in a low voice before heading down the stairs. Cecile was nowhere to be found and Aliyah assumed she was already getting ready in her room, so she went straight to the kitchen.She still couldn't find Viola, so she decided to just start preparing the dish, she wanted to do it alone without assistance, so this was fine. Just as Aliyah brought out the ingredients she needed, she stepped over to the refrigerator and opened it, bringing out some vegetable
Dave Thompson sat down in the living room of his opulent house, looking disturbed and worried as he angrily slammed his phone on the table—he was heavily disoelws3d from the news he just heard. Mark was just not anyone to their organization, he had a lot of resources and was like a brother to him, so the news reaching him about the death of his friend shook him to the core, but what disturbed him more was how Mark was killed and tossed in the street close to one of their underground business headquarter—he was certain that whoever killed Michael was not just powerful but daring and he was after something that without a doubt had something to do with him as well. He cursed under his breath before standing up, pacing around, and thinking deeply about something—he would have to get Akiyah out of Ben's territory sooner and not later, cause there was so much time. If he wasn't careful, the next death would be his and maybe it would be more cruel compared to what his friend suffe
Chloe stepped into her room and went on a frantic search for her phone. Her father barely threatened her but she was sure that whenever he did, it wasn't a joke—this annoyed her to the core. She picked up her phone, intending to make a call, and scrolling through the call log, she dialed a number."Hello, Clarice," she spoke abruptly. "Hey, Chloe it's been a while. How are you? you don't sound so good." Clarice detected immediately that the unease in Chloe's voice was clear."Is everything okay with you?" She asked with great concern.She drew in her breath to recall herself before she spoke. "I'm fine, umm...remember the last time we had a reunion and you invited Aliyah?" Chloe went straight to the point.Clarice was puzzled by the direction their discussion was going since Chloe never tried to hide her contempt for Aliyah. Hearing her start with something that concerned her was off-putting."Y-Yeah I do" she stammered, her lips curling to one side as she waited for her friend's
The lights in the expansive, oriental-styled hall dimmed as the next special item in the auction was brought to light, A lady with luscious blonde hair and beauty that seemed to illuminate the entire room. “This is the next item on our agenda, It needs no mention of the appeal it holds. A beautiful maiden in distress, Now audience, display your resolve, she'd be all yours, and would do anything you asked- I repeat-ANYTHING."The auctioneer said emphasizing the last word he uttered. He winked at the audience. “So gentlemen, show your resolve in capturing her wailing heart"“The starting price is 5 million dollars"“6 million" A voice that seemed to be from the front-row seat beckoned. “9 million" Another man said. “15 million" A third man said. The bidding war continued till a fat and unpleasant-looking man raised the bid; “29 million". The situation was spiraling and it left people guessing why anyone would splurge such money just to have one virgin girl.The fragile-looking la
“You?....what the hell are you doing here" she asked visibly shocked. After taking a look at her, the man acted as though he did not hear what she just said as he took a sip of his drink in his hand and set it down on the center table. “I see you still remember me, I should be asking you the same question, but then I'm well aware of why you are here" he replied now glaring at her, whether she recalled his face or not didn't matter, her face on the on the other hand was one he could never forget, for all the bad reasons. “It has been quite a while Aliyah, I'd ask how you are doing even though I do not care, but well it is obvious considering you put yourself up for sale at an auction to get out of debt" he scoffed after making the snide remark. “This... this is a mistake," Aliyah said gesturing with her hands as she turned around to make her way toward the door. Ben dashed toward her, grabbed her by her arm, and dragged her to the floor. “Let me go, what the hell is wrong with y
Aliyah finished taking her bath and felt a little comfortable. Relaxed enough to finally take in the view of the whole room, the mixture of modern European decor in the room was masterful and eye-pleasing. An elaborate space filled with imported furniture of the highest command. Vintage aesthetics and artistic wall frames. Nothing was lacking. She, all her life, had never seen such a seamless array of exotic interior designs explored to perfection. Aliyah's family belonged to the middle class of their society. They were on a well-to-do scale and were quite affluent in their own right, having an unrivaled mansion and always donning outfits people around them fawned over but right now, This was of course a next-level luxury. The architecture, furnishing, and decor were charmingly classy seeming like a meticulously carved wing from a contemporary manor of a regal fantasy world. In comparison to what she was used to and often bragged about, the difference was like heaven and earth.