Joseph can hardly contain the fury brewing inside him. Sixteen years of relentless efforts to get close to Tekna and his men blows all his efforts right out of the water in less than one hours, and after almost tasting victory too.Now, it’s been weeks since what Joseph calls “The Chicago Debacle” but the pain raging inside of him remains as brand new as the original day.Perhaps I should dispose of these useless fools I call my employees and start all over again, he thinks to himself. Of course, it’s a threat he can’t carry out and he knows that. No matter how bad his workers are, they’re what’s standing between him and total defeat.A knock sounds on Joseph’s door just as he’s about to start venturing into the realm of how he can get his incompetent workers replaced with competent ones and still not lose the footing he’s gained over the years in the fight to win who’s no doubt Earth&rsq

Gary physically fidgets as he makes his way to the conference room; and the reason for that fidget is quite understandable to be honest. That morning, no sooner after he clocks in to work, he receives a text on his phone that the boss himself, Jacob Londermann wants to see him immediately, and he’s as sure as hell that it’s not to drink coffee and talk politics.To be honest, Jacob Londemann has always been an alien to Gary; and although it’s not exactly in the green, “Take me to your leader, Earthling” sort of way, he has to admit that the man has assumed a role befitting an out-of-space sci-fi character in his mind.Now, he isn’t just referring to the fact that he doesn’t know a damn tangible thing about the man other than he owns Alphatech, but the now an open secret in the company that he was beaten hands down by a sixteen-year old girl; and although no one makes any inclination to acknowledging it, Jacob has become less th

Port of New York, New York City.Mia hugs the coat tighter round her body as the cold night air blows in from the sea.Try as she can, she can't quite understand why Jacob will choose to meet at the seaport of all places. Maybe he likes the sea, she think, or perhaps he's a fan of the privacy of the setting as the movies will have us believe.Or maybe he's just an egomaniac who wants to show you how much control he has of the situation, her mind supplies.Whatever Jacob's reason is, Mia lets it slide and cocentrates back on her surroundings.On paper, the government owns the port. The truth though, is that Jacob Londermann controls over ninety percent of the operation going on there, just like he does almost every other business venture around the globe. It's like the reach of the man’s tentacles has no end.Soon the entire world will have Alphatech written all over it, Mia

“You’re sure about everything you just told me, Mr. Londermann?” the detective asks, checking his notepad for the second time.“I told you that my men and I came to the port for a routine check when these men suddenly showed up and began firing at us. My men had to return fire in order to protect me and that’s why all the assailants are now dead. Tell me what part of that sounded unsure, detective,” Jacob returns as he tries really hard not shout at the man standing in front of him.To be honest, Jacob has never been a fan of cops. All talk and no action are what he thought of them. Left to him, he won’t have wanted them involved at all but unfortunately, some passer-by heard the shots at the port and called the cops.Seeing them arrive long after the exchange is over and the dust settle, Jacob recounts the incident- at least, the abridged, open to the public, and uncondemning version of it- to them, just as he repeats i

Jacob sits at his desk fuming over the unfairness of how his victory is robbed of him; and a great victory, it will have been too. He already has Mia cornered and about to submit to him. The end of that fight is a certain in that moment.But that end doesn't come like it's supposed to, which is why Jacob decided to call on one of his greatest works to understand why.El Pasado. It's the only device that he can think of to take on the responsibility of answering the most important question of the night: how in the world has Joseph known that he will be at the port with Mia?Now, it's no brainer that Mia herself isn’t behind the leak. She doesn’t like Joseph any more than she likes Jacob. Besides, she has no obvious way of contacting him; and even if she does, Andrew will never have allowed her to do so.Which leaves only one logical possibility to consider: a mole. Someone has been betraying Jacob and feeding Joseph