||Hardie Morrison||
Trailing deeper into the heart of the dark passageway, it later burst open in a partially light blue hallway. A large clubhouse might fit in, maybe.My both hand in my pants pockets, I stood godly, scanning around the hallway. Just at the other end sat the two fuckers who actually thought it'll do them good by striking a deal with me, not a good deal though.Jamel Grayson. Gareth Sebastian.I hate to hear those name and now I'm meeting with them? But well, I have to do this.I scuffled towards them in my best intimidating look."Are you sure about this, Hardie?" Lincolnshire asked barely escaping a whisper."They want me to, do I have any other option here?" I asked back."Yeah. You could just back out and..."I cut him short. "And look like a weakling same as the two pussy faces tagged me?""Well..." He trailed off as we appear before Jamel and Gareth. Fuckers."Look who we have here." Jamel chuckled like he's cracking a joke. Gareth just gave me a short stare and then face his sh*t, I don't care."Nothing is funny here, Jamel." I hissed at him."I know, I know..." He replied flatly."Dismiss..." He sneered at the bitches hovering around. The bitches stared at him weirdly before scurrying away in utter fear."So...?""Now that you're here, let's get down to business." He said."Yeah." I huffed. "Got the papers with you?""Of course. You excepting to sign the deal on lips?" Jamel mused.Somehow, I find Jamel funny and weird. Everything seems to amuse him."The f*ck, Jamel." I groaned clearly not in mood fpr his shits. "Let's dig into business already.""Yeah. But first he needs to excuse." Jamel said referring to Lincolnshire."So you could murder him right here? Behind my presence?" Lincolnshire scoffs."You should know better, Hardie." Gareth spoke for the first time."He should know better? Of his death, huh?" Lincolnshire pressed in pure sneer."Lincoln..." I nod at him and he sigh before heading towards the exit."Now, no one's here to protect you." Jamel smirks.I stared at him without batting my lids, did he thought he could kill me right here? If so, then he's so wrong."How about we play a short game first?" He pressed still putting on his smirks. Seriously?"Is this also part of the deal?" I scoffs."Maybe..." He said smugly. Before I could say Jack, I heard gunshot and a bullet fell beside me. Yeah, this shit is happening for real.......||Jamel Grayson||I smirks as he stared in disbelief and confused. Yeah, I just want to end his life here and then gain all he'd worked for.Its clear, he's the richest Drug Lord and I can't just afford to be the second. I'm greedy and bloodthirsty, I want to be mentioned the first before any other drug lord.Good thing he got no relatives, I would have start from them and watch him emotionally down before I finish him off. But it seems I'll have to act fast, tch."Really, Jamel...?" He groaned deeply."Life can be cruel sometimes, Hardie." I said with a smug grin."What about the deal?" He said flatly. Yeah, I haven't gotten his signature, how can I be so dumb.I masked my fallen expression with a sly smile. "Well, as I state earlier it was just a game.""A death game." He still didn't look mused."I never mean it that way, Morris. It was all a act, tch. I thought you would fall, good thing you did not." I pressed further.He let out a deadly smile. "Life f*cks us up more than a street game, how am I suppose to fall? Tsk, tsk, don't worry. Let get to business."Even with my intention to kill him, he still appear unworried. Clearly, there should be something behind his confidence. Maybe being fearless and cold even at the face of death, that's what it takes to be drug Lord. Is it not?"Here, you might want to go throught it first. All that remains is your signature." Gareth stretched a file towards him....||Hardie Morrison||I took the papers from him and went through them. Truth be told, I don't think I understand a thing from here.Games. Pass card. Last to be defeated. All the fortune?I was expecting more of this but here I'm only seeing a death game here. Who's gon' die?How in heavens name who some motherfucking fool think of such shitty things like this? Clearly, there's more to this? Yeah?I adverted my gaze towards Jamel then Gareth. "Really?""At least you can read." Gareth answered sarcastically."That wasn't the reply I expected from me. Why this shit? Why involving me in this, the fuck, there are some other pussy faces who will accept this. Why Hardie?" I snorts at them.Just as expected, Jamel chuckled yet again. "Are you now afraid of mere papers?""Why will I?" I shot at him."Then sign this shit and stop prolonging the issues here. Just so you know, I got something I should attend to." Gareth sneered.Seriously, what's wrong with the both of them? Are they taking me as a fool or what?"In a nutshell, what are you trying to insinuate?" I asked playing numb."Pick the motherfucking pen and sign this shit, then we dismiss. Nothing more." Gareth half yelled."How about I make a request?" I said in a flat tone."And the request is?""I'm taking this with me, at least to get a clear knowledge of it." I pried into their eyeballs as if searching for answer."And if you aren't allowed to?""I'm backing out then..." I said with a taunting grin.They both stared at each other in shock, clearly, they weren't expecting me to put them under condition.And that says it all, they're bent on destroying me......[84]The sun dipped below the horizon as the fiery colours infused the sky above the sky above them, painting the perfect backdrop for the end of an era. As the crimson hues bled into the night, Lincoln couldn't help but admire the scene from the rooftop terrace if Hardie's lavish home.The cool breeze brush past them, bringing forth a scene of melancholy that mirrored the thoughts racing through Lincoln's mind. It was hard to believe that after all the hardship they had faced together, their journey was slowly screeching into a halt.Hardie, in his usual assertive manner, told Lincoln that he did not plan of letting him go anytime soon. Despite anticipation, the words slammed into Lincoln's chest like a brick wall, causing him to struggle for breath.Although, Lincoln had mentally prepared for such a confrontation, the reality was far more difficult to accept. Over the years, the two had become intertwined in a complex net of loyalty and betrayal, blurring the lines of their allianc
[83]"Isn't she the same with her?" I heard her asked all of a sudden, her voice was laced with outmost surprise or maybe shock.I raised my head up to the television's screen, trying to figure out what she was talking about. It was Ms. Roselle, that was her name, Hardie's mom. Why is she on the media all of a sudden? "She's the one, right?" She asked again, this time turning to me. "This is Hardie's mother." "Yeah." I nod in agreement, drawling my words. "I'm sure she is the one, she looks like her and the name too." "Why is she on the screen then?" Charlotte furthered, staring questioningly at me. I frowned at her question, we are both in the same room and she is the one who had informed me about this yet, she is asking me such a question? She's seriously unbelievable! "Were you not the one who just told me about it?" I return her question back to her. "And we are yet to listen to what she might have done." "You are right." She said sounding defeated but I did not really care.
[82] ||•Lincoln Shire•||"Welcome..." The hotel receptionist uttered, wearing a delightful expression as she smiled warmly at us.I'm not the type that smiles but I was kind enough to reciprocate it. Charlotte, on the other hand, just gave her a slight nod with a blank expression on her face. It's obvious that she's too tired for all of this, every thing about her tell it all."Two VIP..." I simply stated but the stare on her face tells otherwise, I need her not to say much before I understand her expression. "We'll just hop for any available rooms left, okay. As far as it's as comfortable as a home, we have no choice to it."She shook her head with an apologetic look on her face. "I'm sorry, Sir..." She muttered, avoiding eye contact with Charlotte and I. "It's just a room left, all other rooms are occupied for the night."Mere looking at Charlotte, she was not comfortable with herself as she scrunched her face tightly in displeasure. "Why...?" She requested with indifference
[81] ||•Lincoln Shire•||The day has been kind of hectic for Charlotte and I, tailing and spying on other lords just to get want we want from them.Well, as usual, Charlotte was used as the bait to get to them. I must commend how much she has done in the nick of time.She made every thing much easier for me since they are things I can do and places I can't penetrate as a male, yeah .Retiring for the day, we decided to lodge the night in one of the suites around till the next day.I would have vouch for a clubhouse instead because there, I would surely meet with new lords but Charlotte had insisted we get a proper night sleep instead.Well, I have no other choice to obliging. We will just find a suitable suite for us after we are done with our drinks. •••"I think I need a break after this." Charlotte muttered before chugging down her last cup of wine. "This is becoming much more challenging than it ever was.""What break —?" I asked with my brows raised in questioni
[80] ||Hardie Morrison||I speed up and in no time, we arrived at the park, the same park I brought her to couple of months ago. It was just few weeks after we met. Arlington was a little bit surprised, well, it reflected on her face."I guess I did not see this coming..." She countered with a soft chuckle after. "Why did you bring us here?"I ignored her question and helped her undo her seat belt. "Come on." I said instead and hopped down from the car.She hopped down immediately after I did before I was able to turn around. "I can always help myself with the door, you should stop worrying over little things." She said as she shut the car's door behind her."Little things also matters, Arling." I told her in reply and hold her hand, and intertwined it with mine. "What did you want?" "I want… that." She pointed at the cotton candy not to far from us, wearing a wide smile on her face. The smile of hers that I did not want to miss, not now or ever.I’ve done so much wrong
[79] ||Hardie Morrison||"Ms. Roselle is coming home with us." Arling suddenly announced which made Hardie stopped in his track."What...?!" I blurted out, almost choking on my own breathe. " think I heard wrong, yeah. What did you say?""What did I say?" She repeated my question with her brows deeply creased. "I said; Ms. Roselle would be coming with us, did I say some thing awful?"These days, ever since this fóxy human suddenly introduced herself to you, I see you enjoy getting on my nerves...” those were the words I wanted to reply her with but said some thing else instead.I know and I'm sure of it, this fóxy human is trying to cause a rift between Arlington and I the same way she did to Amelia and other people too.But then, I would never give in to such cheap plan she drafted. I'll just have to pretend I never heard Arling speaks about her or made mention of her name."Aren’t you tired of staying here?" I asked, diverting the topic else where. "You’ve been in the ho