The Winner Novel David Baldacci Novels & Stories

He walks towards Mia, and she asks him: "Who's the winner?" "You guess it" Mia thinks for a moment, then she says: “I don't know by what criteria you guys judge… But, maybe Malcolm?… You're very good too, I'm sorry” – She says awkwardly. David is a little uncomfortable, but he still replies: “You trust him, don't you? But unfortunately this time I’m the winner. He has fallen more than me!”

He wasn't engaging David anymore. "There will be no fight anymore" Alpha Jones raised up his hands and waved. "Then David is the beta. He has won the imposter" the Mage jubilated. "No. Scott is the winner" Alpha Jones pull up Scott's hand above their head. "He is my new beta" he tried to stop Scott from falling to the ground but he eventually failed and Scott dropped heavily on the floor with a big thud. "The man standing is the winner" the Mage went off again.

He has summarised what he thinks I am in a heartbeat. Alexi Carrero is a predator in expensive tailoring and smiles, yet he has the black soul of someone who has killed without remorse. I know his family's body count must be immense by now, being four or five generations of underhand dealings and back-alley negotiations. They are infamous for who they are, even if some of them have turned legitimate and steer clear of the crime world publicly.

"Find out where the new CEO of D. R Corporation is. I heard the news that the successor to the Karl family is already in this country." "Okay, Miss." Jessica is back at work and has a lot of homework to do soon. She should be able to compete with the D. R. Corporation. The woman seemed busy with her work. While the bodyguard was still standing tall beside the woman, looking at her with a gaze that was difficult to interpret. Until nightfall, she just finished her work. The golden brown-haired woman leaned against the back of the chair while calling her lover. "Jimmy, can you come over tonight to my house?"

I may not be able to take back what was done to her, but I could at least make those men pay. Took a little time, but I managed to find every single one and give them the deaths they so greatly deserved. The only one left was Zephyr. The one who started it all. His death will act as a warning to every man in this room, and maybe, just maybe, it will stop it from happening again. And if it doesn’t, then let them know I’ll be coming for them. They may all know me as Dasha Hatzis, daughter of Mihalis Hatzis; right-hand man of the of the most powerful mafia family in all of Greece. But to the rest of the world, I am known by my codename - Aconite; a lethal assassin who fears no man.

My wolf roared to life, twenty years of suppression ending in a single, perfect moment of clarity. I could smell David's scent now, truly smell it. Smoke and rain. Just like Maya had described from my childhood nightmares. The killer who'd orphaned me was about to become Alpha of the pack that sheltered me. Unless I stopped him first. Two days later, the official word would come: David had won by three votes. Shadowcrest was divided, leaderless in practice while Marty remained at the trials. But that was two days away. Right now, I had a wolf to unleash and a twenty-year-old murder to avenge.

And David knew, the real war had only just begun. The revelation about 'The Architect' detonated David's carefully constructed peace in Bali. The serene beauty of the island, which had only moments ago felt like a sanctuary, now felt like a cage. The weight of his father's death, an old, raw wound he had thought was caused by fate or petty crime, was now revealed to be the deliberate act of a master manipulator. David understood, with chilling clarity, that his entire life, his career, his descent into the underworld, and even his eventual quest for peace, had been orchestrated as part of this man’s grand design.

And he wouldn't start now over a pretty face and tight waist. "Most of my life was one giant secret after another, but it always felt so good to know I served as one of the men my father or government official could call upon to stand up to white collar criminals, and others. No matter how difficult the case might be, I never gave up. So, if it takes me three or four days, maybe more, I plan on winning!" His past was a mystery, sometimes even to himself, but she had him beat when it came to mysteries, but he knew one thing for sure: he was always up for a challenge.

Adalyn Darkness surrounded me, I could hear some faint noises, but my eyes refused to open. I tried to move any part of my body, but it was useless. I felt another prick in my neck and slowly feeling started to return. I’m not sure how long it took but I was eventually able to open my eyes. The light in the room was blinding. It took a few minutes for my eyes to adjust. “Welcome back to the land of the living.” I tried to move my arms, and when I looked, I realized I was in chains. I pulled on them but there was no slack. It looked like I was in a cell and it had to be underground. There were no windows anywhere. They had spotlights set up with the cords running under the bars at the door.

It's Monday morning and Max’s alarm pulled him from his sleep, which he didn't get a lot of last night thinking of Jenna and what happened in the car. Getting up and ready for work. The Criminal Investigations Division which he works in is his passion. This weekend he needs to be on call the major drug bust that his team is planning is very near. Then he goes on long service leave he wants to get away with Jenna. He no longer wants her to work. They can both retire enjoy life, get married have kids. That’s what he wants. The perfect life with Jenna