Chapter 1

The glooming sky and the bare brick walls were witnessing what could only be described as massacre. A dozen men dressed in black body suits with their faces covered sliced through an army of men that obstructed their path. Leading the expert killers was one that stood the tallest and broadest, yet so agile that the others could not possibly win the battle without him.

"we have exactly 2 minutes to gain access to the vault, and a further 2 minutes to get hold of the prize" shifted one of the men. Yet this did not increase any pressure on the leader, he swiftly marked his sword against the neck of his next target and sent him flying across the hall. Blood splattered against the bare walls creating a collage evidencing the massacre.

The mission was a success, the prize was in the hands of machitis, the name given to him which meant warrior. He checked the documents which would bring the end of Dimitri, the head of the English mafia.

2 weeks later.

Sebastians POV

"Meeting is dismissed".

Ensuring all the members had left, he calls for Luca his assistant, " switch on the news". Luca efficiently obeys his command and switches on the news.

" Scotland Yard have arrested Dimitri Kosoclov for money laundering and human trafficking after receiving concrete evidence from an anonymous source. The Kosoclov branches have been seized and will be investigated for illegal activity. This is Samantha Burke for Sky News reporting".

"Arrange for the next meeting to be brought forward for 2pm", sebastian voiced. Luca turned on his feet and quickly got to work with rearranging the meeting. Luca was familiar with Sebastians ways and knew that he was a man of few words. His every word was treated as a legislation and was obeyed as this is what he expected from those that knew him. Those that were not familiar with Sebastian would not hesitate to disobey him as he conquered such an aura that emitted fear threatening anyone that dared to challenge him.

Facing the ceiling to floor window of the 112th floor of the Agreste Empire skyscraper, stood Sebastian at 6ft 7 with a built that could be best described as broad and lean which was evidence of the amount of physical activity Sebastian indulged in.

He gazed outside at the twin building that also had the Agreste Empire engraved in platinum at the head of the building. No one could guess what was going through his mind, not an ounce of emotion was expressed. Sebastian gave a slight nod and turned to leave the meeting room heading to his private elevator leading to the top floor which was dedicated to him alone.

Entering his office he noticed that his black coffee had been promptly brewed and left for him. Pressing the call out button to his secretary, Sebastian summoned Lauren to his office.

" Sir, these are the files you requested, and also your father has left a message for you to call him back". Sebastian didn't bother replying to lauren, instead took the files without lifting his eyes away from his phone. After an hour of redrafting the contract for the next meeting, Sebastian made his way to the meeting room.

"Mr Black, I am terminating the contract as you have breached the terms of it. Also your company will be liable for all the losses my company has incurred and for we will still require 10% of the estimated profit for the next 2 years as per the contract".

"Mr Agreste the terms were not breached we merely flexed them, in order to gain a better profit which would benefit both companies".

"Mr Black the meeting has ended I have given you my final decision, I expect to hear back from you when you are in a position to accept my offer. If not I will be take further action. Good Bye".

Luca does not need a command from Sebastian to show Mr Black and his partners the way out, which they reluctantly follow. Sebastian showed no emotion and was calm as ever as he knew no one would dare to disobey his word. Sebastian was a business mogul, the best companies were waiting to do business with him, as merely the name of Sebastian would gain the vote of many consumers. Sebastians influence far reached every corner of the world, including businesses, politics, intelligence agencies, media and the general public, he was well respected. His secret identify was just as powerful, as he was someone people did not want to cross paths with, whether that was businesses, politicians, police, or the underground. He was known to be ruthless with his victims and was reputed to never have missed a single target. With both identifies he was the most influential person in his time.

Reaching his office Sebastian doesn't forget to calls his father

" Sebastian Agreste, do I have to book an appointment to talk to my one and only child" huffed his mother who had answered her husband's phone when she recognized the caller I.D. Sebastian had not called his mother since their last conversation which ended with an emotional Mrs Agreste.

" Dearest Mother, I have been very busy and after our last conversation I deemed it necessary to give you some time to come to terms with my decision on marriage".

His reply was straight to the point with no beating around the bush, he was a man who did not nor needed to provide anybody with an explanation as he made 100% of the decisions concerning his life himself without any external influence from others whether that be his family, friends or his enemies. This is what made him who he was and helped him acheive the title of the most feared man in this world. Ofcourse this identity was not exposed and by no means was it linked to the wealthiest man in the world 'Sebastian Agreste', only his most trusted men knew.

Mrs Agreste sighed, as she knew there was nothing she could do to change his heart nor his mind. So instead she left the topic of marriage and asked about his wellbeing and when he was planning hus next trip to the United Kingdom.

After speaking to his mother, Sebastian went by his day attending meetings and finishing off with making new alliances which were desperate for his partnership. Leaving for work Sebastian used his private elevator to take him to the underground parking lot which had his driver Timothy waiting for him.

"Good evening Mr Agreste, I have made all the necessary arrangements for you for this weekend, and we will be at LAX airport within the next half hour". Sebastain gave a curt nod and entered the vehicle .

As promised within half hour Sebastian enetered the airport and went straight to the staff that were patiently waiting for him to board his private jet. The next 8 hours Sebastian spent catching up on his sleep on his private jet before showering and getting ready to meet his parents. Upon entering his parents mansion he heard someone familiar call out to him

" Sebastian I cannot believe you have made it for today. I did not think you would come, im so happy". Said the 5ft 10inch blonde who was dressed in her designer pencil dress which hugged on to her body like a second skin. Haley was one of Sebastians closest friends, though Sebastian was never expressive and only ever discussed business with her, she was still considered as one of his close allies. He trusted her as he knew Haley was one who cared for him unconditionally and would never betray his trust.

Haley knew Sebastian trusted only a few people his parents and his closest friends, and she was one of them. So she would never do anything against him but also she had been inlove with him from the age of 15 years. Her love for him surpassed any others as she had never been in a serious relationship for the last 17 years since she had recognized her feelings for Sebastian. Any relationship she had were merely to help her satisfy her bodily needs. As she knew Sebastian would never love any woman including her, he was closed off for love. He did not have a reason for this, there was no story behind his reason for not wanting a woman in his life. Sebastian had a loving childhood with all the attention from his parents grandparents aunts and uncles. Yet he was cold as arctic, his closest and dearest were familiar with this and were completely aware that Sebastian was naturally closed off and his love for his family and friends was not expressed like most would express theirs.

Haley walked towards Sebastian and gave him a warm smile not expecting anything back from Sebastian. They both walked to the rear acres of garden where they were met with Sebastians patents. Mr and Mrs Agreste both hugged their son as they and his grandparents were the only people that he would allow to embrace him in such a manner. With the exception of two others and that was his younger cousin, Gabriel and his sister Elizabeth. Gabriel and Elizabeth were his paternal uncle, Duncan's children. Gabriel was 9 years younger than Sebastian and Elizabeth 11 years and were his only cousins as Sebastians mum had no siblings and Sebastian father only had the one sibling, Duncan. Sebastian treated them like his younger siblings and was extremely over protective of them. At 24 years of age Gabriel was studying Medicine in one of the best medical school in the world and was in his last term of his final year. Whilst Elizabeth pursued her dream in fashion and design.

After greeting her son Mrs Agreste looked at Haley she was aware of the deep feelings Haley harbored for her son. She had thought about arranging Sebastians marriage as he was never involved in any serious relationship and was only ever reported to be with different women each time and she was aware of his reputation. With Sebastians personality he would never find love as he felt he did not need it nor did he need to provide it to an unrelated person.

Haley was considered to be a good looking woman her beauty had received a fair amount of attention. With a slim yet curvaceous body Haley was no less than the women Sebastian chose to satisfy his needs, however Sebastian would never treat Haley in that manner as he held far more respect for her to use and dispose her.

Mrs Agreste had given up after Sebastian had made it clear that he would not get married to anybody anytime soon.

After spending the weekend with his parents Sebastian flew back to the USA heading straight to his penthouse and ordering a woman from the well-known, high-end escort organisation to provide the finest women to satisfy him for the night.

This was Sebastian Argreste, the only multi-trillionare businessman and one of the finest assassins that the world had heard of.