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Nate changed into some comfy clothes and then made his way to his den. It was just like any other regular day, the sun was shining and birds were chirping. He had gotten up to get a good workout and make a quick breakfast. He had a meeting at noon with the board of a company he intended on working with in the future.Ruby was sleeping soundly in his bed. He smiled and placed a quick kiss on her forehead. He loved the way she was tangled in his sheets with rays of sunshine illuminating her beautiful face. How angelic They had a long night as they were up talking about life in general. He loved talking to her and was amazed by her perspective of life. He placed a toast on a plate, carefully coating it in peanut butter and jelly. As usual, he had his coffee by his side. Growing up, he wasn’t used to sharing things with people. After his father died, he ate breakfast alone and basically did every other thing himself.It was a little difficult trying to fit in with everyone e
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Tiny raindrops pelleted the windows while Nate clicked away on his computer. He had lunch alone and returned to work. Ruby had now woken up and went about her day’s business. The sound and smell of the rain and the cold it brought made Nate want to shut his laptop and curl up in bed with Ruby whilst listening to one of her unending stories.Adam still hadn’t called him, neither did Jake.Nate stroked his chin, he was now becoming worried. Adam had two phones, one was his regular phone while the other was his emergency phone. He always had his emergency phone and always answered it. Nate had dialed it thrice and there was no answer.He sighed as he tried to think positively, maybe Adam and Jake were caught up in something important. Ruby walked in, creating the perfect distraction for him. Her hair was pulled back into a ponytail and she had a bottle of water in her hand. She had just finished her rounds at the gym.Nate held his breath as he struggled for words. She wore grey l
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Nate pulled out the black sedan from the garage and hit the pedal.He honked angrily at the ice cream truck. What the hell was an ice cream truck doing under the rain, with the annoying ice cream song blasting loudly.The last time he got this burst of adrenaline was when he heard Ruby was moving. He immediately contacted his team for back up, Adam and Jake were in trouble and he was going to save them at every cost. When they began their mission of proving Nate’s father’s innocence and taking down Wyatt, they knew they were going to face so many oppositions and they had prepared. Nate wasn’t sure of were he was headed. Certainly not Adam’s house because Adam would never allow Jake into his house. Adam was very big on family and would go lengths to protect his family so he didn’t let any of his business partners into his home. Nate knew where Jake lived but he hadn’t been there before and he didn’t want to alarm Jake’s poor family.Which left him with one option which was the
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Ruby paced around the living room, snapping and shutting the lid of a lighter as she moved. After Nate left her without barely an explanation, she took a quick shower to calm her nerves. Clearly, something was wrong but she wasn’t sure what it was. She ran a hand through her wet as she tried dialing Nate’s number and it went to voicemail.Her worry grew with every minute that passed. Was Nate okay? What the hell was going on?She had overheard him the night before say he had a meeting with Adam and Jake. She groaned and slumped into a nearby couch. Now she wasn’t sure of what to do, Nate had always instructed her to not call anyone if anything happened to him especially because he didn’t want anyone to know that she was staying with him. Now, it was an emergency and she had to act quick before things got crazy. What made it worse was that she was the only one at the penthouse, she was going to make a decision with advice or help from anyone. Her phone rang and she reac
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Ruby clutched the phone against her ear as her face slowly twisted from suprise to a stern frown. “Esme, you’ve got to be kidding me!” She yelled as she held a table for supportIt almost felt as if she was the only sane person amongst her friends. First, Nate ran off without proper explanation and now Esme dumped big news on her. “I want you to be happy for me, Ruby” Ruby could hear a fast Italian song in the background. Esme and her boyfriend took a little vacation to celebrate their big win. Ruby stared at her feet, it hurt her that Esme took a trip with a stranger without discussing it with her but she was in no position to complain as she had done worse things. “Esme, you know I care only about your happiness and I want what is best for you. Don’t you think you’re throwing your life away for this man?” Ruby asked She moved to the window and peeked through it, silently hoping that Nate’s car would pull up at the garage. She rubbed her forehead gently, one thing Nate was
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The pub looked deserted, a strange look for a place that was always bustling with the locals. Even on days when there was no game or sport airing, the locals still gathered and talked about the current happenings in the city. Jake had claimed he grew up there and he was quite popular among the men. Archie, the owner of the pub, was outside the pub, right beside where the power bikes were usually parked but on that day it was totally empty. Nate frowned as he stepped out his car, his fear had gotten a better part of him. He had always thought Archie’s beards were too long and he looked like one of the cavemen in a children’s storybook. “Have you seen Jake or Adam?” Nate asked immediately.He was in no mood for formalities.He could tell by the look on Archie’s face that something was wrong. The man was jovial and always had a joke to tell but most importantly, he had a bottle of beer in his burly hands. “My pub had been destroyed and they took Jake away” he sighed Nate
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Nate’s brows creased with worry. Fear consumed him and he tried to keep calm. The smell of the antiseptic irritated him. The barmaid whose name was Florence sat on a bench, head in her hands. She had spent the car ride whimpering and crying. Nate understood she was terrified and had tried to comfort her. Adam sustained a head injury and Florence was kind enough to apply pressure on it.The ambulance had been delayed for another thirty minutes and Nate gave up on them. He took it upon himself to drive Adam to the hospital and called the police to check what happened to the pub. “I need you to calm down and tell me what happened” Nate said to herFlorence was wrapped in a blanket and had a mug of coffee in her hands. Her face was stained with makeup and she looked like she was about to pass out any minute. “The men we’re watching a match on the tv” she clenched her teeth together as her voice was shaky. “I was there serving some drinks to them. Some guys came to the pub”
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Nate stirred in the uncomfortable bench, everything was a blur. He rubbed at his eyes as the light from the front irritated them. All the memories came flashing back immediately, he was at the hospital and Adam was injured, Jake was kidnapped and what of Ruby? “Oh shit” he cursed as he fished for his phone in his back pocketHe spent the night at the hospital after barely convincing Florence to go home and get some sleep. He reminded himself to call Ruby but somehow, it escaped his mind. It was a few minutes past six in the morning. Guilt washed over him, he couldn’t imagine how worried she must have been. He placed a hand on his waist, tapping his feet as he waited for her to answer the phone.He sighed as he went to voicemail and then tossed the phone into his back pocket again.Everything was happening too fast with little to no time to process all that was going on. “Mr Jacobin, I see that you are awake” a police officer said, walking up to him If looks could kil
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