Marshall X Everest Novels & Stories

It wasn't the sight of the grilled steaks and sauce that had her swallowing. No. It wasn't. Not that she hadn't found it yummy but something more yummier had her swallowing hard. Her breathing rose to another crescendo with every delicate octave of the orchestra. Shannon walked towards the freezer, pulling out a bottle of chilled water. "Hey," Shannon spoke, acknowledging the male who hadn't seemed to notice them come in. He had been too engrossed in whatever he was doing. Marcel had black suit pants on, he was completely shirtless. He was lean but pads of rock hard muscles defined his chest and arms. Everything was perfectly contoured like a pair of skillful hands had crafted them, his shou

Xavier wanted to know. “It appears Marx had a few secrets he neglected to share. You’ll see. Gather the men. The ones who can carry on rally them with the new recruits. Have the injured taken back to Anax Corp and readied for transport to the Mountain. We are going to throw everything we have at this bastard, Kunz.” Xavier walked off, pressing a thumb to his left temple. So it wasn’t just the women who were stubborn. “Martha?” Vescovi said, turning to where she remained with her head on Nico’s chest.

I whisper. Both Jude and Martin freeze. Jude turns to me slowly. “Whose?” “Everest’s.” I shrug, like it’s not the most dangerous confession I’ve ever made. “Richard—Marcus—was using my company to launder it. So... I moved it. Hid it. All nine hundred million.” Silence. “Jesus Christ,” Martin mutters. Jude leans forward, brows drawn. “Marion—” “It’s leverage,” I interrupt before he can start moralizing. “I’m not giving it back.”

It had to be. She kept moving, wiping sweat from her forehead, when the low rumble started outside. At first she thought more ambulances. Then the big white trucks rolled into the bay, clean and heavy, their sides marked in bold blue: AELION INDUSTRIES. Relief swept through the department like a breeze. The logistics coordinator was already out there waving them in, voice cracking with gratitude. “They’ve got emergency respiratory support systems,” he called. “Donated. Fully operational. They can start setting up now.”