ROSWORTH PHARMACEUTICALS COMPOUND, HYPNOSIA CITY
“WE ARE HERE, SIR.” A voice interrupted Sven’s reverie. He opened his eyes when he heard the words of Alistair, his personal driver. He was attending a charity gala in the Kingdom of Larran when he received a call from his assistant about an urgent matter. Using his private plane, he directly flew back here in the State of Nyx and Alistair was already in the airport to pick him up. He looked through the car window and true to his words, they were here.
“Mr. Bernstein and Doctor Greyson are waiting for you in your office.” Alistair added.
He nodded his head in acknowledgement. Patrol cars were currently parked on their drive way and he saw some of the local authorities along with their security forces checking the surroundings. The lights were on in the whole compound, especially where the laboratory building was located. A tall and muscular guy approached the car and opened the door for him.
“Good morning, sir.” The man firmly greeted him. It was Oliver Wyatt, the head of their security team.
“Oliver,” he acknowledged his presence before turning to Alistair. “Go home, Alistair. I’ll stay here for a while. I’ll just call you later.”
Alistair nodded in agreement and he went out of the car. As it sped away, Oliver escorted him inside the building.
“What exactly happened?” he inquired as they headed for the elevator.
“I’ll explain later, boss and it’s better if you can hear from Greyson too.” Oliver pressed the button for the thirtieth floor where his office was located.
“Is he okay? I’ve heard from Eugeny that he fought off the intruder.” He was talking about Brenner Greyson, their head chemist.
“He is. A little rattled and has bruises but nonetheless he’s fine.”
He let out a sigh of relief. He looked at his watch; it was already two in the morning. An hour and a half after he received Eugeny’s call that someone entered into their laboratory and took D-1513571 or D-15 as they called it. It was a drug that they were developing under their Project Bloodstream. It was already on its final stages but they were not finished with it yet. It had to undergo several more tests to prove its effectivity and for them to get the government’s approval.
With all the information given to him by Eugeny, it seemed that this incident was not a simple case of breaking in. First, the drug was the only one stolen from their laboratory and second, the intruder had the access codes to their building, which means that whoever planned this heist, either hacked their security system or…had somebody inside working for them. Either way, this would be a big problem. The people were eagerly waiting for this drug ever since they announced this project to the public, but he also knew that not everyone was happy with what they were doing. He was hoping that this would not get out of hand before they could find a solution.
When they reached his office, Eugeny Bernstein greeted them by the door while Brenner, a woman and a man wearing NXPD uniforms were sitting in front of his table. He looked at Brenner. From his disheveled clothes, broken glasses and bruised face, it looked like he fought to hell and back. He also smelled agitation from his subordinate. The three immediately stood up from their seats, but he motioned for them to remain seated. Eugeny put out his tablet and stood aside, Oliver took his position beside his assistant and he went for his chair behind the table.
“Sir,” Brenner grimly greeted him.
He felt sorry for him. “Are you sure you’re okay?”
He nodded. “A medic already checked me a while ago.”
He then shifted his eyes to the other two. The woman offered her hand and he took it.
“Officer Mavis Grace, sir, and this is my partner, Sergeant James Randall.” The guy also offered his hand. He also took and firmly shook it.
“Lieutenant Jacobs send us. We will be the one to take Mr. Wyatt and Mr. Greyson’s statements. ”
“Sven Rosworth but ‘Sven’ is fine.” He then looked at Brenner and Oliver. “Are you ready?”
Both of them nodded their heads. He looked back at Mavis.
“Well, you can begin now.”
A month later…RUNE LOOKED AT HERSELF in the mirror one last time. She was wearing a standard white button-down, long-sleeved shirt, black trousers and her black and white high-cut converse. Two words came to her mind, presentable and comfortable.She was lucky that her boss wasn’t really that strict when it came to clothing. For him, as long as you look presentable he was okay with it. She let out a sigh while fixing her short, sandy-blonde hair. She checked her watch and saw that she had enough time to get to their office without being late. Putting her black coat on and messenger bag on her right shoulder, she went outside her apartment. The crisp morning air greeted her as she closed her door.Fifteen minutes from here or depends on how fast she could walk, she would reach Tactica Private Investigation and Protection Agency. Ugh. What a long name. It was where she works as a Private Investigator / Bodyguard. Her last assignment required her to be at her client’s side almost all da
RUNE WAS LYING down on the couch inside their resident physician’s office. It was where she ended up after the incident with the taxi driver this morning. Her wound was already treated and bandaged, her whole body was scanned and lucky for her, she didn’t have any damage inside. She also had a change of shirt since the one she was wearing was stained by her blood. She had to borrow one from her boss, it was way too large for her frame but as if she had any other choice.It was already one in the afternoon. Mirra, the woman she saved, was with their company secretary for an interview. She was an omega from Lunaseine, a town located just outside Hypnosia. She mentioned that she was new here and was looking for a job when the incident happened this morning. She then called her boss’ assistant because she remembered that they were looking for another assistant due to their growing clientele.She let out a sigh and stared into the white ceiling, recalling what happened earlier. Mirra broug
Rosworth Pharmaceuticals, CEO’s Office…“I’M SORRY, SVEN, even Lieutenant Jacobs couldn’t do anything, but we believe that this man has something to do with the closing of the investigation.”Sven gritted his teeth when he heard what Mavis said on the phone. They were in communication ever since she and her partner, James Randall handled the break-in that took place in their laboratory a month ago.“Send me all the information you have on him.” he told her before he cut the call.From what Mavis told him, it seemed that there was more to this that meets the eye. Just like what he thought at first. He couldn’t accept the reason that was given to him.‘There isn’t enough evidence that’s why the higher ups decided to close the case.’Well, that was bulls—t. Mavis and Randall were also put on a forced leaves but he was grateful that Lieutenant Jacobs, their superior, who decided to continue working on their case despite this setback. He met the man and he could say that he was someone who
“HEY, RUNE, HAVE YOU MET this Sven Rosworth in person? I mean, your best friend is working for him, right?”Rune turned to Riven De Villalune who was sitting beside her. He was the youngest member of Tactica’s Cyber Security Team and came from Ivslight, the realm of the humans. Calix brought him here to set up the materials for this meeting. She frowned when she saw the crooked, black-rimmed glasses that almost cover his face. She fixed it for him and the young man mumbled a ‘thank you’.“Nope. Usually, Brenner and I see each other outside work. They have also a different company structure than ours and although, he told me that Sven was the best boss out there, it’s not every day that he mingles with them or the rest of his employees for that matter.” she answered. “Why did you ask?”Sebastian ‘Sven’ Rosworth was the CEO of Rosworth Pharmaceuticals. He was a licensed chemist and the only heir of Rosworth fortune, a close relative to the current monarchs of the Kingdom of Larran, bill
“NEWS OF OMEGAS GOING into sudden heats in public are getting more and more every day. The State of Nyx already issued a directive to let them stay in the confines of their homes for the meantime until this issue is resolve —”The video was then put on pause. Rune looked at Calix who was sitting on her left. He shortly met her eyes before it went to Wren and Calvin who were on the opposite side. They occupied half of the table with Brenner and Riven seated beside Calvin. All of them knew that this case would be different from the other cases they handled before. Their eyes then went back to Eugeny Bernstein, who was standing in front and presenting them all the information they had on the missing drug, the effect it had on the company and how they thought that it was connected with the Omega cases. Eugeny fixed his glasses before looking back at them. Sven who was seated near the front turned his chair, crossed legs and with the air of authority oozing from him, he faced them.Rune fe
SVEN RAISED his brow on Rune’s question, not because it was out of place but rather because it was an interesting one.“How about Betas?” she continued. Everyone’s attention was now on her.Brenner shook his head. “No. To tell you the truth, we didn’t think about it because D-15’s purpose is for the Omegas alone.”“So, you don’t know what will be its effect on other secondary genders?” she followed up.Brenner nodded. “Yes.”“Hmm…” she pondered.“What’s with these questions, Ms. Navarre?” He interjected.He was curious as to where this was going. She was going to open her mouth but Calix spoke and offered an explanation on her behalf.“Let her, Sven. If she’s asking questions, it means that there might be something we might have missed from this discussion. By the way, she was the employee involved in that incident I called you about three days ago. ”A sudden interest rose on him. “Oh. Go on then,”To his amusement, Rune gave him a blank stare while thanking Calix. She brought her at
“OPEN THE ENVELOPES in front of you.” Calix said as Sven looked at him. He then stood up from his chair and went in front. Sven gave him the remote before he stepped aside, giving the floor to him to continue. All of them did what he told. True to what Rune thought a while ago, the envelopes contained information about a certain person.Calix then pressed the remote and a slide came up the screen. A familiar black-haired woman with round, emerald-green eyes appeared along with all the information about her. She was beautiful albeit the gothic type and although smiling, her gaunt face and pale complexion gave her a mysterious aura. But the woman was not really a mystery at all. In fact, her face was on posters and billboards all over the State, making her familiar to anyone.“Valentina Craventus, the first Omega who is running for Nyx’s Head of State,” Calix continued as he looked on the screen.Every six years, Nyx held its election and the Head of State would be its highest elect lea
“BUT that’s not enough to point your finger at him as the mastermind behind the burglary.” Rune said as her eyes went back to Sven.Sven then stood beside Calix. “You see, Ms. Navarre, Damien has been eyeing Rosworth Pharmaceuticals for some time now. When the economic crisis hits us ten years ago, he offered to buy the company from my grandfather but was refused. We survived the recession and ever since then, Mr. Montford has been on our trail. He didn’t build his own pharmaceutical company per se, but he, unknown to many even to our own industry, is a major shareholder in Medicina Laboratories Inc.”Her frown deepened because the company that Sven mentioned was Rosworth Pharmaceuticals’ number one rival in the pharmaceutical industry.“In these past years, he didn’t make any drastic move, so, it’s true that we couldn’t just say that it was him. But a source informed me that a few days ago, he was at Nyx Central Police Station and seen leaving the Commissioner’s office. After that th