DANTE They had met at an abandoned amusement park near his estate, him and the investigator. This was not the usual place he would prefer to meet, but this particular meeting had to be as unsuspecting as possible. Unsuspecting in an abandoned amusement park, he thought to himself. The irony. Discreet. That was the word he was looking for. This meeting had to be as discreet as possible. Here, only squirrels could eavesdrop on their conversation. “The only thing I could get them to disclose was that Lorenzo was the enemy of an enemy and they had to handle him for friendship’s sake.” The investigator was telling him. “Also, he has been released. They abandoned him behind the cafe he was at with your mother when they took him at first.”“Why would they release him?” He blurted out the question as soon as it popped in his head.“I don't know, I do not understand these people.” The investigator confessed. “But I do know that Lorenzo was not doing good when his people found him.”Of cour

GENESISShe was pacing in her room, looking at her phone and almost at the brink of tears. This was the fourth day and she was still yet to receive a call from her brother's men. She was sure that they were only delaying the whole thing to get under her skin, they were aware that she was anxiously waiting for their call.Part of her was happy that those drug lords were going to do something to find her friend. But at the same time, she knew that Dante and the men were underestimating her brother and his own men. Only her was aware of the things her brother was capable of.They thought her brother and his men were just a team of flimsy criminals and that was what they were preparing for. But it was very far from that. If she could crown a king of hardened criminals, it would be her brother. She would have warned Dante and told him all these things, but how was she going to explain where she got the information from? The only thing she could do was to somehow convince Dante to go with

DANTEHe was on the phone with Luke who was laughing his ass off. He did not know what was so funny about him threatening Gloria with the dirt he had dug up in her.“What's so funny?” He just had to ask Luke. His friend's laughter was beginning to irritate him.“I did not think you had it in you to play dirty like this.” Luke struggled to talk properly amidst his laughter. “Smart move, but it's funny.”“You, of all people, know that I will go do any length to protect my son.” Dante said.“And Genesis too, right?” Luke said in a teasing tone. Dante was sure that he was also wiggling his stupid brows as he said that. “Don't start.” Dante said firmly. Now was not the time for Luke's unneeded comments. “And I'm not playing dirty. If anyone is doing that, it's her. She did not remember that I was her son until she started going bankrupt, and then she proceeds to threaten Genesis behind my back? That's foul play no matter how you put it.”“Just be careful with this.” Luke sounded sober now

GENESIS She had managed to get Elon to take a nap not too long after Lana left the house. She took him to his room and tucked him in before she headed for Dante's home office. She was dying to know what had happened between him and Gloria, whatever had caused Gloria to cry must have been something very serious.She knocked on his door and only went in when she heard him say, “come in.”She pushed the door open and found him massaging his temples with his eyes closed. She was not surprised that the encounter with his mother had left him stressed. His eyes fluttered open and his gaze landed on her. He sighed, resting his back on his chair. “I was expecting you. I knew you'd come.”“Well, I saw Gloria leaving like she and she looked very upset, like she had been crying.” Genesis walked to the chair opposite him and took her seat, his eyes followed her every movement. “What did you tell her that got her like that?”“I only reminded her of her reality.” He shrugged lightly. “And I told h

GENESISIt had been two weeks and she had still not heard any good news concerning her best friend's recovery. These days, all she did was pray and pray because that was all she could do.According to the man she had met at the hospital two weeks ago— Scar Face, as Dante liked to call him— Sara had twitched her index three days ago. When she heard the news from Dante, she was so filled with hope that her day was brighter. But now that she had not gotten any better news for three whole days, doubt was beginning to creep into her mind again. To say the least, she was scared for her friend.“Jenny?” Elon called out to her.She looked up from his legs that were glistening with oil and responded, “huh?”“You and my daddy are married, right?” The boy asked with a little frown.“Yes, we are.” She answered, wondering why the kid was asking her that all of a sudden.“Then why do you guys sleep in different rooms?” He tilted his head, looking at her intently. “Isn't a married couple supposed to