THE LADY

PRESENT

"So, Ak Forzan is just a title and we all thought it was a name.The name of a gang leader" Juliet said in bewilderment

 "That's how they made it seem. Ak forzan didn't die, Shadad did,  A new Ak forzan arrived just after Shadad's death. And he has been operating secretly for years now. His name is Sharad, Shadad's twin" Eden explained tactfully.

Silence fell in the room after Eden's explanation.

 "So what do we do with the info, boss?" Eagle eyes asked.

 Eden turned to him with arms akimbo.

 " First of all, I need to meet Sharad, he's our only way of breaking in" he said

 "What!! There's no way I'm working with a drug lord, I'm an agent of the law, remember?" Juliet pointed out.

 " I'm doing this alone Juliet, you don't need to get involved, besides I owe him a lot" he said to her.

 "Do you even know his whereabouts?" She asked

 "Last time I heard about him, he's back in the slum. He had travelled out to Malaysia where he had been leading the gang after the death of his brother. But right now, he's back in the slum" he explained

 "So how do we meet him? Would it be easy?" Eagle eyes asked.

He paused for some seconds to think.

"The Ghost and The Forzan brotherhood had never been friends from the start. There is a great enmity between both gangs, starting from Gabriel and Shadad" Eden explained

 "And so how do you even plan on meeting him if both gangs are enemies? Do you think he'll accept an invitation from you?" Juliet asked

 "Sharad is unlike his brother. He is quite calm and understanding. He once spared my life, I don't think he'll have any reason to reject my invitation especially when it has to do with Derrick" he said, thoughtfully

 "I think that we would be able to allure him through that. We'll make it known and clear in the invitation" Eagle eyes supported

 "Anyway you do it guys, I just want us to be careful especially as this has to do with drug lords" Juliet said and Eden nodded.

 "So Eagle eyes, you'll prepare a special letter which would be delivered to him by some of the Ghost loyalists in the slum. I'll get them to give me every information I need about Sharad before embarking on this" he said

 "That would be okay, boss," Eagle eyes acquiesced.

 "So, what next?" Juliet asked as she rested her bum on the table behind her.

 "I'll be visiting the slum, a place where I belong" he said with a charming smile

"I can't let you go alone, if you're going back to that place, then I'll go with you" she insisted

 "No sister, this is personal. I can't risk you going over there with me" he refuted

 She kept silent with his gaze upon her. She knew there was no way he would let her in.

 "Fine, just keep safe and keep me updated" she said as she stood on her feet.

 "Thanks Julie," he said, smiling.

She picked up her car keys on the table and pecked his cheek before walking out.

 He gave a sigh of relief as she walked out. He turned to Eagle eyes who was busy with the computers.

"Let me know when you're done. I'll be getting the boys ready. It's time to visit home" he said with a mischievous smile as he walked out gallantly.

**

12 AM, D&D CASINO

She crossed her legs majestically as she sat at the bar drinking and smoking. She moved her body slowly to the loud music playing at the casino.

As usual, the whole place was bustling with activities. She could see men of high calibers moving to and fro the Casino. Her eyes were a bit heavy as she had divulged a huge quantity of alcohol.

She had been waiting for Derrick to come meet her at the casino where they would have their usual night fun. He had been taking a lot of time and she had gotten herself wasted with the alcohol.

 He seems to trust her a lot and he didn't even bother keeping guards over her like before. She always serves him good sex, more reason he hadn't thought of sending her away like he does the other girls.

Not long, she watched him walk down the stairs with his bodyguards. She stood up immediately and adjusted her skimpy black down.

 " Hey, you kept me waiting" she said as she approached with a bottle of liquor in her hand.

 "Oh Mi Bebe, I'm sorry," he said as he pecked her cheek. 

She could smell the strong fragrance that oozes out of his body as he pecked her. He was dressed in a black leather coat with a sheepskin's scarf use to adorn his shoulders. 

 "Shall we?" She asked as she wrapped her arms around his shoulders.

 "Not tonight Bebe, I'm expecting a visitor. I can't pass over the night with you" he explained.

 "Oh, " she said as she feigned sadness.

"I'm sorry ok, I'll make it up to you by tomorrow," he said and kissed her passionately on the lips.

"She's here, boss" one of the bodyguards called his attention.

He broke free from the kiss immediately. His eyes fell on the tall slim lady who was walking in through the entrance with three able bodied men guarding her.

She was dressed elegantly in a black sequined long gown which had a front split that stops right on her laps. Her face was partly wrapped with a black scarf, making it difficult to picture her clearly. 

She stopped right in the middle of the Casino as she spotted Derrick who was beside Sara. 

 "Hey, Sancho will look over you okay, I've got to go now," Derrick said to her and walked away with the rest of the men.

She turned and her eyes fell on the lady whom Derrick was going to meet. She wondered who this lady was. Their eyes met and the lady turned away. She was beginning to look familiar, She thought as she continued staring at the her, but the club lights were making it difficult for her to have a perfect view of her face.

 She watched as Derrick and the lady walked out of the casino hand in hand.

 "Ehem" Sancho cleared his throat. He had been standing behind Sara for a while now.

 "Who's she?" His wife?" Sara asked

 "Um.. not really, but she visits him once in a while and I guess she is so important to him" he replied.

 She kept silent and she took a sip from the bottle she was holding.

 "How about we have fun tonight? I don't think the boss is coming back tonight" he said to her as he licked his lips with his eyes on her cleavages which her dress was revealing perfectly.

 "You want a ride, you'll get one" she said seductively as she moved closer to him and dipped her hands underneath his trousers.

**

6:30 AM, EDEN'S MANSION

The ringing of the phone jolted him from sleep. He opened his eyes slowly as he yawned and stretched tiredly. He had slept so late as he had worked almost all night.

He reached for the phone which was on top of the drawer beside the bed.

 "Hey Alves, any positive feedback?" He asked.

 "Kind of, he finally received the letter and he's ready to meet with you, but you've got to be careful, he doesn't trust you and he only agreed to the meeting because of me. I assured him you were of good intentions. Do not do anything stupid else, you'll get us both in trouble" A male voice spoke from the phone.

He gave a sigh of relief. 

"Thanks a lot Man, seriously, this meeting is of great benefit to him and I. There will be no cause for alarm, trust me" he assured with a smile.

 "Great, you and your men can go in today, and don't forget to deliver my money to me when you get to the slum" Alves said

 "For sure, I'll do just that" he assured again and  hung up.

He exhaled deeply  as he dropped the phone on the bed. Everything was working in his favor, he thought.

Securing a meeting with Sharad had not been easy. He had  employed Alves, an old member of the ghost, to help him secure a meeting with Sharad. Alves who once trained under Gabriel at the slum now runs his own gang and he still operates from the Slum. 

Alves was into partnership with the Forzan brotherhood and they've worked quite well together. Sharad had declined the meeting request from him due to the unpleasant history of both the Ghost and the Forzan brotherhood.

After much pressure from Alves, he was ready to honour the meeting request only if Alves would stand as a guarantee that nothing would go wrong.

Eden knew this was his only chance of meeting Sharad and all he's got to do was get prepared to visit the Slum, a place where his life began.