Rolph was in his room trying to figure out the best way to get rid of Jolanta without having to kill her. He had spent the whole night pacing, cussing and grunting. He was supposed to be at the auction the previous night but had locked himself in his room ignoring all calls and knocks except for when he wanted to give Derrick instructions. -And he was right to have followed his instinct because Ben was sold to a foreigner and would be taken out of the state. If he dies, all the client had to do was pay his worth in money. How much was Ben really worth? Maybe a few millions as a Czarna pantera's pet but as his elite, how much was he worth? Who can pay for that without losing their lives? So when he was told that Ben's signal had gone dead in Mexico, he had told Derrick to find him, bring him back and wipe out every member of whatever gang was involved with Ben. Right after that, he went back to trying to figure out how to handle Jolanta. A
Three hours later, he managed to get his ass out of his room. There were simply too many emotionally exhausting things to deal with. Hannah's feelings for Derrick, Jan's anger, Jenifer who will definitely look for him, Jakub who will question him about Hannah and Derrick. Topping that chart was Jolanta. He will never be ready to face Jolanta.And just like he had predicted, the moment he stepped out of his room, a guard was waiting by his door and the guard told him that Jan wanted him to come to the main villa anytime he surfaced. Resigning to the inevitable, Rolph got in his Jeep and made his way out of the desert but he took his sweet time to arrange his thoughts. Leading to a 10 minutes drive taking up to 30 minutes. By the time he arrived at the main Villa, it was already dark. As he made his way to the main door, Jan and Hannah exited and they met on the porch. "Brother!" Hannah called. "Hannah? What are you do…" Rolph was surprised on seeing Hannah with Jan. That wasn't a
Two things Rolph got from this conversation. One, Hannah was bent on marrying Derrick with or without his approval. She has colluded with Jan to force his hands. Arrrgh! Hannah!Secondly, Jan had kept him in the dark about the stability of the family's position in the underworld. Even though he was the heir-appointed and had started training in the underworld from the very beginning, he had been withdrawn from that life the moment he started attending public schools 2 years ago. And when he moved to Texas and changed to online classes, Jan had still insisted that he finish with his selected educational curriculum, single handedly selected and arranged by Jan himself. Rolph was given a maximum of five years to complete this curriculum after which he was to join the army for another 2 years, retire then gradually take over from the Demonic. Therefore, transfer of power wouldn't start for another 8 years give or take. But
That night, neither of them slept a wink. While Rolph went horse riding into the distant dunes with a Twink and a guard, Jolanta spent the night talking to Hannah who advised her to just leave Rolph alone for now. And the Twink that went with Rolph, he never came back. Hours later, towards evening, Rolph got a call from Derrick. There was still no word on Ben's whereabouts but the top gun of the gang that bought Ben wasn't some random player. He turned out to be one of the biggest, most mysterious, well hidden, Mexican drug Lords, Rolph had been on the lookout for because this guy, Draco by name was consistently, unabashedly putting up huge fees for his assassination on the darkweb. Since Rolph had never met this guy or took any business from him, the only possible explanation was that the guy was connected to Marek. To think that the greatest threat to his life walked into his home, spent the night and even bought his Elite as a slave wa
As Rolph raced his car to his Villa, he made a call to Derrick, giving him a download of what had happened at the ranch and the instructions to find Draco and bring him in dead or alive. When he got to his Villa, men were still around doing a second sweep. Jolanta was outside waiting for them to be done and when Rolph arrived, driving in like a maniac, she got more agitated. But then, she needed answers and only he could provide them. So Jolanta braced herself and approached his car as he was stepping out of it. "Raphael ! What is going on?! They found lots of explosives? Who did this?!""I should be asking you." Rolph turned on her with dark eyes. She stepped back more out of indignation than fear. "What do you mean?"Rolph gave her an intense stare but seeing that she was truly confused and angry at his accusations, he relented but started walking away. As expected, Jolanta hurried after him."Draco came in as a guard u
After surfacing, Derrick and the boys moved to Texas City directly. They didn't dare to stay even a night in San Antonio because they didn't want Jan to catch up on their extracurricular activities.Even in Texas, HD wasn't taken to Rolph's downtown clubhouse where most interrogations were normally carried out. He was taken to Rolph's home in a blindfold, in the middle of the night and kept underground for interrogation. With his help, Nikkie was able to track down Draco who was also brought in, 4 days after HD got to the house. Unlike HD who was chained to the wall but could sit, stand and move around at will, Draco was chained on his feet and couldn't move an inch from his spot. Having discovered that HD knew practically nothing about Ice's work and research, Derrick and the Shadows let him lead them to Ice's hideout located in an out of the way village in the rural part of Mexico. The security of the house was way too futuristic, it outclass
Since their return from Mexico, Ben had recovered well and like he promised himself, he took his training more seriously. Especially his combat training and physical fitness. He was still not allowed to carry guns but Derick had promised him that his speed at gun training would determine how soon he would get a gun. With the whole team focused on cleaning up Rolph's army and investigating Jolanta's kidnap, Ben had too much time on his hands. With nothing to do, Ben spent his free time at a private shooting range owned by one of Rolph's socialite friends. He wasn't going to the shooting range just because he was desperate to get his own gun. It was more than that. Since he realized his feelings for Rolph, a lot of things had changed for him mentally. Unlike before when he just wanted to please Rolph and stay alive, now Ben was ready to do anything to protect his master. He came to the realization that even though Derrick was the second in command t
"Told you she wouldn't agree.""Get the boys ready for what we spoke about. Once the coast is clear, we will move.""We don't need to sneak around. I made sure none of her moles remained.""Good." After Rolph and Derrick left Jolanta in the power room, they went to Rolph's office where they patiently cooped up, waiting for her to leave. This childish attitude Rolph puts up when upset really infuriated Derrick most times but this time around, it felt like the best thing to do. Jolanta's fury was scary. "Are you sure you want to leave Jennifer to her? She might go overboard.""It will have nothing to do with me.""But Jan…""You heard her. She will take care of Jan.""What does she even mean by that?""I would like to know too. I hope everything that could go wrong goes wrong." Rolph sneered. Derrick shook his head in disapproval."I have a bad feeling about this."