Wow,i almost Had An Heart Attack,Thought Eric Was Going To Die There.Great Update Sir

This has being a great job so far, can't wait to read the last showdown

ironkurtain: It Doesn't End Here

Bro, Over-excellent Write Up U Gat Here, I Would Love To Watch It As A Movie, Probably A Korean Action Packed Movie... Pls Venture Into That, Atleast As A Hobby... Am Expecting A Happy Ending O. God Bless You.

Time to go and kill that bad friend.

I will be damned!
I will be damned!
I will be damned!

This is the words that will come out frm your mouth after being served up with raw undilluted action thriller,splash of romance with a generous dash of suspense.so sit back and get ready to feast on Ironkurtain's latest updates!

U d boss ironkurtin

@ironkurtin i can not but just give it to you bro. you are really the MAN. i stopped reading all other stories just because of this one. it got me captive and glued to my phone. THUMBS UP bros. Regards to your family.

This story is just wow. I think "it runs in the family" would have been better. Bloodline seems okay too. Thumps up

hehehehe....oga ironkurtain u wan make i dey shout your name before u come update today....abeg come finish this story

The story is just to good that I just can't have enough of it pls the next update sir

*Ghost mode deactivated*

Well! Well! Well! What else can I say? AWESOME!

I'm disappointed dat d story is yet to be completed.I came across dis piece 3 weeks ago,went 2 part one,demolished it and ran back here 2 part 2. I must confess dat I'm hyper-impressed with dis story.

I commend ur dialogue prowess, (d use of right words at d right time), d way u weave each characters together,d twists and turns, and d suspense is amazing. Ur style of minute by minute detail of every scenes,settings and locations is exceptional.I see d evidence of thriller movie addict in u through ur dexterity. I also love d surprises,d means through which d shocking revelations are being unfolded. D whole plot is mind-blowing. I can see dat u did a thorough research on firearms,US lifestyle,drug lords mode of operations,and high tech innovations.

I will comment on d key actors in dis movie (pls permit me to call dis piece a movie becos dat's d perspective I have abt it), den say something regarding d whole plot.

I'll start with Suzzane. I love her combination of beauty,brain, young age and bravery. I also love her attitude towards sex n men (although u didn't tell us whether she's still a virgin or not,lol). She come across like some1 who is focused,self-disciplined and possesses high self-control. However, I'm not comfortable with her new found love for blood,violence and murder. Althugh we can say dat she's justified in a way becos she only kills d bad guys, but when she's done killing all d bad guys,she might get bored and start killing d gud guys as well. I prefer her former timid personality to dis her present brutal nature. I don't know why I keep having d feeling dat she may be related by blood 2 d Sosai lineage, due 2 d way she was quick 2 pick up violence from Eric, unlike her other siblings, daniel and Victoria. Op, u are yet 2 tell us about her paternity. One more thing, u didn't tell us much abt her educational background, other than she was in junior high school when Eric came into d Philips home.

Eric- Inspite of d violent genes running in his veins, he has a heart. He's very compassionate and loves his people,always willing to keep dem alive at all costs. I also love his self-control charcteristics, just like Suzzane, he doesn't spend his time screwing hoes around. No wonder he's more powerful than Alex, becos he usually expends his energy on mental n physical trainings other than pussy banging,something that his counterparts always do. Dat is why only Lisa was romantically connected 2 him throughout dis story. No wonder she's helplessly in love with him. I wouldn't mind dating such a guy myself (winks). No need 4 bodyguards or fear of harrassment from psychopaths. However, his rude n arrogant behaviour often puts me off. Also d way he kills his enemies is too extreme.he's a fanatic butcher. Abeg Op,make him go easy on diz guys sometimes too na,haba! (A bullet or 2 d brain is enough).

Nina- my second best female actress in dis film (Diana is my 1st in d female category.I just love her maturity). She's brave and strong willed. She's a MAN trapped in a WOMAN's body becos no REAL woman will possess dat kind of character n strength. But she's arrogant n domineering, always bossing everyone around. She's also selfish. A keen observer of dis film will agree with me dat all she ever did in d whole plot centered around her own interests alone, even at d expense of other people's lives.I won't cite instances becos dere were many. How can she say dat she'd rather lose her father than her son? D old brute also deserves 2 live na.

Alex- I like his idea of resolving issues thru negotiation before introducing violence. Alex is also respectful, unlike his rude brother. But his unquenchable thirst for women is repulsive,maybe he's trying 2 compensate himself 4 all those times he was a feeble boy. But something is not clear to me Op. How did he escape his attempted suicide on d rooftop of his High school? U shielded dat part. All u said was dat Nina was dere 2 take him away frm d place n later replaced him with Eric 2 weeks after his disappearance. Pls clarify dat aspect very well 4 me.

Esther is a true definition of a mother and a wife material, bt she too dey pass her boundary sometimes. An instance was whr she wanted 2 beat up Nina when she saw how d latter inflicted injuries on Eric. What was she thinking?lol.

Chris is a genius. Rogers was a loyal friend.

My best characters so far are Cantona (Sosai himself). Dante (I just love dis guy,forget dat he's a bad guy). He's articulate and smart.Too bad he died easily. Earnest is my hero,always putting every1 first before himself. Lisa is also a good girl but vulnerable. These are d few personae dat interest me most.

I have reservations on d way Eric conquered Dante. It's too superficial and unrealistic. How can such a strong professional assasin sudenly turn 2 a puppy in d presence of Eric,all becos d latter's energy was boosted due 2 d threat 2 his mother's life? What kind of adreline can make things so easy 4 him while dealing with some1 his mother referred 2 as 'Eric's nemesis', considering d way you vividly described d latter as a ruthless murderer,a professional hitman who was even feared by Eric's superiors in battlefield. He was referred 2 as d best of d bests. Dis is a guy who blew up a hospital at age 8 when Eric was freshly born. D fact dat Eric was a born killer does not make him insurmountable by any opponent. In d thriller movies dat I usually watch, both d protagonist n d villain will be equal match to d end. They will have equal advantage in d physical combat, inflict d same degree of injuries on each other. Occasionally, Dante shud have d upper hand in d battle, even totally subdueing Eric at one point. Den when he must av thot dat he has won d fight (maybe Eric will pretend dat he's dead), he'll relax and perhaps turn his back on his supposed dead opponent, when all of a sudden Eric will leap 2 his feet and dive powerfully at him, catching him off-guard. Dis can lead 2 him being pushed and thrown out of d window,killing him finally. Pls if u are going 2 publish dis story, review dat part and also other similar parts. His hardened nature shouldn't make him immune 2 defeats as u painted him. He's also human,not an alien.

Dere some loopholes in d write-up,many unanswered questions, nevertheless, dis indeed is outstanding.

Pls be mindful of ur grammatical errors. Some Instances are 'informations/infos' instead of 'information/info'. Information does not av a plural. Another instance is 'lifes' instead of 'lives', 'and' instead of 'an' (most times I'm always left confused abt what u were trying 2 say). Also stick 2 one tense, preferrably past tense,instead of mixing dem 2gether.

Nobody is perfect. I'm not an expert in English language myself. We all just dey try.

All in all, I'll score u 95/100.

I'll state dis clearly. Dis piece of work is worth millions both in local and foreign currencies. Don't just write 4 NL literature section or other blogs alone 4 free,research on motion-pictures, especially in America who can buy dis story and turn it into a movie. Don't allow ur talent 2 waste. Pls don't ignore dis advice. And dis also goes out 2 all story-writers on dis forum. Make money wit ur talents. Try 2 publish ur stories, den adapt dem into scripts 4 filmmakers 2 purchase dem. Chimanda Adichie's epic novel, half of a yellow sun was turned 2 an afro-hollywood blockbuster. Lord of the rings, Star wars, Harry Potter and d likes were also written by people like u and me. We all know d outcome of diz movies 2day.Showcase ur talents 2 d world while u smile 2 d bank.

I admire ur sense of responsibility and devotion 2 ur family, always dere 2 help with d baby's care. Ur wife is a lucky woman,I envy am o. I pray 2 have ur type of man when I'm ready 2 get married(lol). Keep it up. May God continually bless ur home,but I want 2 ask,are u base in Nigeria or China?

I've never written such a long review on any story on dis section before,dat is 2 tell u hw captivating ur work is (abeg,no let ur head swell o, lol). I wrote dis comment early yesterday morning bt mistaken pressed d 'back button' while tryinng to edit it, hence all d texts were erased.I had 2 start all over again. Dat is how desperate I am 2 lend my voice 2 ur laudable work.

Finally, come finish dis story sharperly jare make man pikin rest from suspense. God bless u

cho25bc:
*Ghost mode deactivated*

Well! Well! Well! What else can I say? AWESOME!

I'm disappointed dat d story is yet to be completed.I came across dis piece 3 weeks ago,went 2 part one,demolished it and ran back here 2 part 2. I must confess dat I'm hyper-impressed with dis story.

I commend ur dialogue prowess, (d use of right words at d right time), d way u weave each characters together,d twists and turns, and d suspense is amazing. Ur style of minute by minute detail of every scenes,settings and locations is exceptional.I see d evidence of thriller movie addict in u through ur dexterity. I also love d surprises,d means through which d shocking revelations are being unfolded. D whole plot is mind-blowing. I can see dat u did a thorough research on firearms,US lifestyle,drug lords mode of operations,and high tech innovations.

I will comment on d key actors in dis movie (pls permit me to call dis piece a movie becos dat's d perspective I have abt it), den say something regarding d whole plot.

I'll start with Suzzane. I love her combination of beauty,brain, young age and bravery. I also love her attitude towards sex n men (although u didn't tell us whether she's still a virgin or not,lol). She come across like some1 who is focused,self-disciplined and possesses high self-control. However, I'm not comfortable with her new found love for blood,violence and murder. Althugh we can say dat she's justified in a way becos she only kills d bad guys, but when she's done killing all d bad guys,she might get bored and start killing d gud guys as well. I prefer her former timid personality to dis her present brutal nature. I don't know why I keep having d feeling dat she may be related by blood 2 d Sosai lineage, due 2 d way she was quick 2 pick up violence from Eric, unlike her other siblings, daniel and Victoria. Op, u are yet 2 tell us about her paternity. One more thing, u didn't tell us much abt her educational background, other than she was in junior high school when Eric came into d Philips home.

Eric- Inspite of d violent genes running in his veins, he has a heart. He's very compassionate and loves his people,always willing to keep dem alive at all costs. I also love his self-control charcteristics, just like Suzzane, he doesn't spend his time screwing hoes around. No wonder he's more powerful than Alex, becos he usually expends his energy on mental n physical trainings other than pussy banging,something that his counterparts always do. Dat is why only Lisa was romantically connected 2 him throughout dis story. No wonder she's helplessly in love with him. I wouldn't mind dating such a guy myself (winks). No need 4 bodyguards or fear of harrassment from psychopaths. However, his rude n arrogant behaviour often puts me off. Also d way he kills his enemies is too extreme.he's a fanatic butcher. Abeg Op,make him go easy on diz guys sometimes too na,haba! (A bullet or 2 d brain is enough).

Nina- my second best female actress in dis film (Diana is my 1st in d female category.I just love her maturity). She's brave and strong willed. She's a MAN trapped in a WOMAN's body becos no REAL woman will possess dat kind of character n strength. But she's arrogant n domineering, always bossing everyone around. She's also selfish. A keen observer of dis film will agree with me dat all she ever did in d whole plot centered around her own interests alone, even at d expense of other people's lives.I won't cite instances becos dere were many. How can she say dat she'd rather lose her father than her son? D old brute also deserves 2 live na.

Alex- I like his idea of resolving issues thru negotiation before introducing violence. Alex is also respectful, unlike his rude brother. But his unquenchable thirst for women is repulsive,maybe he's trying 2 compensate himself 4 all those times he was a feeble boy. But something is not clear to me Op. How did he escape his attempted suicide on d rooftop of his High school? U shielded dat part. All u said was dat Nina was dere 2 take him away frm d place n later replaced him with Eric 2 weeks after his disappearance. Pls clarify dat aspect very well 4 me.

Esther is a true definition of a mother and a wife material, bt she too dey pass her boundary sometimes. An instance was whr she wanted 2 beat up Nina when she saw how d latter inflicted injuries on Eric. What was she thinking?lol.

Chris is a genius. Rogers was a loyal friend.

My best characters so far are Cantona (Sosai himself). Dante (I just love dis guy,forget dat he's a bad guy). He's articulate and smart.Too bad he died easily. Earnest is my hero,always putting every1 first before himself. Lisa is also a good girl but vulnerable. These are d few personae dat interest me most.

I have reservations on d way Eric conquered Dante. It's too superficial and unrealistic. How can such a strong professional assasin sudenly turn 2 a puppy in d presence of Eric,all becos d latter's energy was boosted due 2 d threat 2 his mother's life? What kind of adreline can make things so easy 4 him while dealing with some1 his mother referred 2 as 'Eric's nemesis', considering d way you vividly described d latter as a ruthless murderer,a professional hitman who was even feared by Eric's superiors in battlefield. He was referred 2 as d best of d bests. Dis is a guy who blew up a hospital at age 8 when Eric was freshly born. D fact dat Eric was a born killer does not make him insurmountable by any opponent. In d thriller movies dat I usually watch, both d protagonist n d villain will be equal match to d end. They will have equal advantage in d physical combat, inflict d same degree of injuries on each other. Occasionally, Dante shud have d upper hand in d battle, even totally subdueing Eric at one point. Den when he must av thot dat he has won d fight (maybe Eric will pretend dat he's dead), he'll relax and perhaps turn his back on his supposed dead opponent, when all of a sudden Eric will leap 2 his feet and dive powerfully at him, catching him off-guard. Dis can lead 2 him being pushed and thrown out of d window,killing him finally. Pls if u are going 2 publish dis story, review dat part and also other similar parts. His hardened nature shouldn't make him immune 2 defeats as u painted him. He's also human,not an alien.

Dere some loopholes in d write-up,many unanswered questions, nevertheless, dis indeed is outstanding.

Pls be mindful of ur grammatical errors. Some Instances are 'informations/infos' instead of 'information/info'. Information does not av a plural. Another instance is 'lifes' instead of 'lives', 'and' instead of 'an' (most times I'm always left confused abt what u were trying 2 say). Also stick 2 one tense, preferrably past tense,instead of mixing dem 2gether.

Nobody is perfect. I'm not an expert in English language myself. We all just dey try.

All in all, I'll score u 95/100.

I'll state dis clearly. Dis piece of work is worth millions both in local and foreign currencies. Don't just write 4 NL literature section or other blogs alone 4 free,research on motion-pictures, especially in America who can buy dis story and turn it into a movie. Don't allow ur talent 2 waste. Pls don't ignore dis advice. And dis also goes out 2 all story-writers on dis forum. Make money wit ur talents. Try 2 publish ur stories, den adapt dem into scripts 4 filmmakers 2 purchase dem. Chimanda Adichie's epic novel, half of a yellow sun was turned 2 an afro-hollywood blockbuster. Lord of the rings, Star wars, Harry Potter and d likes were also written by people like u and me. We all know d outcome of diz movies 2day.Showcase ur talents 2 d world while u smile 2 d bank.

I admire ur sense of responsibility and devotion 2 ur family, always dere 2 help with d baby's care. Ur wife is a lucky woman,I envy am o. I pray 2 have ur type of man when I'm ready 2 get married(lol). Keep it up. May God continually bless ur home,but I want 2 ask,are u base in Nigeria or China?

I've never written such a long review on any story on dis section before,dat is 2 tell u hw captivating ur work is (abeg,no let ur head swell o, lol). I wrote dis comment early yesterday morning bt mistaken pressed d 'back button' while tryinng to edit it, hence all d texts were erased.I had 2 start all over again. Dat is how desperate I am 2 lend my voice 2 ur laudable work.

Finally, come finish dis story sharperly jare make man pikin rest from suspense. God bless u

Thanks for the excellent review and comment my sister. Words cant express how happy after going through it. Anyway, let me answer some of your questions.

At the final part of chapter 17 of part one, Nina reprimanded Eric because of what he and Rogers did to Jim, her mole and driver in the Philips family. She said "Do you know that if not for his timely phone call to tell me that Alex didn't enter the family car after school, you wouldnt have a twin brother......i got to the school on time to save him from jumping off the roof".

Dante is the best of the best for sure but

1. He let his feeling get in the way of how he handled the situation with Eric and Cantona. Remember he made a deal with Cantona not to come after him ever again. But he took the job cos he thought Cantona abandoned his father to his enemies despite all his services to the Family.

2. He underestimated Eric after beating him down, or thought he did, thereby taking him for granted.

3. The truth about Eric is he is a psychotic killer and a maniac. Not the average kind of humanbeing we see on a daily basis. Its just that he was lucky to end up in the hands of Esther as a baby and through her overly motherly care and love, he was able to learn right from wrong. And also how to control his psychological condition. This shows that love conquers all and can change anybody, no matter the kind of monster he or she is. That's also the reason for Eric preference for Esther to his his real mother, Nina.

Suzanne is a case of being with a monster for too long that one start becoming one. And she is still a freshman in the tertiary institution and also a virgin ....though her sexuality comes into question .....if she is into men or not i dont know .

All in all i love your review.......and i am based in South Korea.

Take care.

cho25bc:
*Ghost mode deactivated*

Well! Well! Well! What else can I say? AWESOME!

I'm disappointed dat d story is yet to be completed.I came across dis piece 3 weeks ago,went 2 part one,demolished it and ran back here 2 part 2. I must confess dat I'm hyper-impressed with dis story.

I commend ur dialogue prowess, (d use of right words at d right time), d way u weave each characters together,d twists and turns, and d suspense is amazing. Ur style of minute by minute detail of every scenes,settings and locations is exceptional.I see d evidence of thriller movie addict in u through ur dexterity. I also love d surprises,d means through which d shocking revelations are being unfolded. D whole plot is mind-blowing. I can see dat u did a thorough research on firearms,US lifestyle,drug lords mode of operations,and high tech innovations.

I will comment on d key actors in dis movie (pls permit me to call dis piece a movie becos dat's d perspective I have abt it), den say something regarding d whole plot.

I'll start with Suzzane. I love her combination of beauty,brain, young age and bravery. I also love her attitude towards sex n men (although u didn't tell us whether she's still a virgin or not,lol). She come across like some1 who is focused,self-disciplined and possesses high self-control. However, I'm not comfortable with her new found love for blood,violence and murder. Althugh we can say dat she's justified in a way becos she only kills d bad guys, but when she's done killing all d bad guys,she might get bored and start killing d gud guys as well. I prefer her former timid personality to dis her present brutal nature. I don't know why I keep having d feeling dat she may be related by blood 2 d Sosai lineage, due 2 d way she was quick 2 pick up violence from Eric, unlike her other siblings, daniel and Victoria. Op, u are yet 2 tell us about her paternity. One more thing, u didn't tell us much abt her educational background, other than she was in junior high school when Eric came into d Philips home.

Eric- Inspite of d violent genes running in his veins, he has a heart. He's very compassionate and loves his people,always willing to keep dem alive at all costs. I also love his self-control charcteristics, just like Suzzane, he doesn't spend his time screwing hoes around. No wonder he's more powerful than Alex, becos he usually expends his energy on mental n physical trainings other than pussy banging,something that his counterparts always do. Dat is why only Lisa was romantically connected 2 him throughout dis story. No wonder she's helplessly in love with him. I wouldn't mind dating such a guy myself (winks). No need 4 bodyguards or fear of harrassment from psychopaths. However, his rude n arrogant behaviour often puts me off. Also d way he kills his enemies is too extreme.he's a fanatic butcher. Abeg Op,make him go easy on diz guys sometimes too na,haba! (A bullet or 2 d brain is enough).

Nina- my second best female actress in dis film (Diana is my 1st in d female category.I just love her maturity). She's brave and strong willed. She's a MAN trapped in a WOMAN's body becos no REAL woman will possess dat kind of character n strength. But she's arrogant n domineering, always bossing everyone around. She's also selfish. A keen observer of dis film will agree with me dat all she ever did in d whole plot centered around her own interests alone, even at d expense of other people's lives.I won't cite instances becos dere were many. How can she say dat she'd rather lose her father than her son? D old brute also deserves 2 live na.

Alex- I like his idea of resolving issues thru negotiation before introducing violence. Alex is also respectful, unlike his rude brother. But his unquenchable thirst for women is repulsive,maybe he's trying 2 compensate himself 4 all those times he was a feeble boy. But something is not clear to me Op. How did he escape his attempted suicide on d rooftop of his High school? U shielded dat part. All u said was dat Nina was dere 2 take him away frm d place n later replaced him with Eric 2 weeks after his disappearance. Pls clarify dat aspect very well 4 me.

Esther is a true definition of a mother and a wife material, bt she too dey pass her boundary sometimes. An instance was whr she wanted 2 beat up Nina when she saw how d latter inflicted injuries on Eric. What was she thinking?lol.

Chris is a genius. Rogers was a loyal friend.

My best characters so far are Cantona (Sosai himself). Dante (I just love dis guy,forget dat he's a bad guy). He's articulate and smart.Too bad he died easily. Earnest is my hero,always putting every1 first before himself. Lisa is also a good girl but vulnerable. These are d few personae dat interest me most.

I have reservations on d way Eric conquered Dante. It's too superficial and unrealistic. How can such a strong professional assasin sudenly turn 2 a puppy in d presence of Eric,all becos d latter's energy was boosted due 2 d threat 2 his mother's life? What kind of adreline can make things so easy 4 him while dealing with some1 his mother referred 2 as 'Eric's nemesis', considering d way you vividly described d latter as a ruthless murderer,a professional hitman who was even feared by Eric's superiors in battlefield. He was referred 2 as d best of d bests. Dis is a guy who blew up a hospital at age 8 when Eric was freshly born. D fact dat Eric was a born killer does not make him insurmountable by any opponent. In d thriller movies dat I usually watch, both d protagonist n d villain will be equal match to d end. They will have equal advantage in d physical combat, inflict d same degree of injuries on each other. Occasionally, Dante shud have d upper hand in d battle, even totally subdueing Eric at one point. Den when he must av thot dat he has won d fight (maybe Eric will pretend dat he's dead), he'll relax and perhaps turn his back on his supposed dead opponent, when all of a sudden Eric will leap 2 his feet and dive powerfully at him, catching him off-guard. Dis can lead 2 him being pushed and thrown out of d window,killing him finally. Pls if u are going 2 publish dis story, review dat part and also other similar parts. His hardened nature shouldn't make him immune 2 defeats as u painted him. He's also human,not an alien.

Dere some loopholes in d write-up,many unanswered questions, nevertheless, dis indeed is outstanding.

Pls be mindful of ur grammatical errors. Some Instances are 'informations/infos' instead of 'information/info'. Information does not av a plural. Another instance is 'lifes' instead of 'lives', 'and' instead of 'an' (most times I'm always left confused abt what u were trying 2 say). Also stick 2 one tense, preferrably past tense,instead of mixing dem 2gether.

Nobody is perfect. I'm not an expert in English language myself. We all just dey try.

All in all, I'll score u 95/100.

I'll state dis clearly. Dis piece of work is worth millions both in local and foreign currencies. Don't just write 4 NL literature section or other blogs alone 4 free,research on motion-pictures, especially in America who can buy dis story and turn it into a movie. Don't allow ur talent 2 waste. Pls don't ignore dis advice. And dis also goes out 2 all story-writers on dis forum. Make money wit ur talents. Try 2 publish ur stories, den adapt dem into scripts 4 filmmakers 2 purchase dem. Chimanda Adichie's epic novel, half of a yellow sun was turned 2 an afro-hollywood blockbuster. Lord of the rings, Star wars, Harry Potter and d likes were also written by people like u and me. We all know d outcome of diz movies 2day.Showcase ur talents 2 d world while u smile 2 d bank.

I admire ur sense of responsibility and devotion 2 ur family, always dere 2 help with d baby's care. Ur wife is a lucky woman,I envy am o. I pray 2 have ur type of man when I'm ready 2 get married(lol). Keep it up. May God continually bless ur home,but I want 2 ask,are u base in Nigeria or China?

I've never written such a long review on any story on dis section before,dat is 2 tell u hw captivating ur work is (abeg,no let ur head swell o, lol). I wrote dis comment early yesterday morning bt mistaken pressed d 'back button' while tryinng to edit it, hence all d texts were erased.I had 2 start all over again. Dat is how desperate I am 2 lend my voice 2 ur laudable work.

Finally, come finish dis story sharperly jare make man pikin rest from suspense. God bless u

for a moment when I login, I thought this was an update.. Hehehe. I was wrong! I went through it, and it was an interesting review.. Thought of pointing out a thing or two especially concerning Eric, Alex, Suzanne and dante..

But since the writer answered her, I think there is no need again except a little chip here and there..

1. Never underestimate your enemy or friends.. Do that and it is the beginning of your downfall. I can always relate with this and I want to believe that this is probably what happened between Eric and Dante. The elements of surprises is really a formidable weapon in combat. Dante was best of the best as the old man puts it, even though the writer didn't go into detail of what dante can do other than what he did as a boy and what Nina said about his that he leaves no witness but the old man is in no position to make that judgement having not seen first hand what his grandson can do .. Even Nina has not witnessed it. That he was beaten easily by Eric was not surprising given the fact that he already let his guard down.

2. Alex?? The dude has not discovered his full potential yet at all... The screwing around and talkative aside, I want to believe he is more powerful and intelligent than we are made to believe... Like for instance Eric had noted, he took his talkative part from his grandmom, Right? We fail to understand that the nun is really full of Brain... She think fast and if not for her, Eric probably would have died. Simply put, Alex is an untapped killing machine.

3. Finally I agree with the writer concerning Suzanne... Spending almost all you time with a body builder,a thief, a footballer, a soldier, a tennis player etc... we have 80% chance that you will eventually end up being one too.

Hehehehe... I wonder when the next update would come.
Happy Sunday ma!

Happy sunday 2 everyone!
My shout out to the unsung hero #chris:the computer genius,the uncertified hacker,the brain behind the plot.(he made me to remember boris,the division guy in #NIKITA)
*Ya he gat the swagger of a college kid and so articulate to the game bt his reluctance to participate or get involved in the dirty job will always set him up as a weakling and a mere *sisi boy or book reader whose only consolation comes frm being able to push up some buttons to synchronise the city's street light inorder to manipulate traffic.he's so immaculate to a fault that sometimes he felt those dead bodies will resurrect and hunt him..lol.
My best bet is that he will end up with susanne cos he seriously need someöne 2 protect and defend him in the long run.
Oga Ironkurtain,Happy independence! I dey wait 4 ur updates.

I taught the post by cho25bc was another update...that was long but thoughtful though.
Oga ironkurtain,how far update.

Sorry 2 disappoint u sister

dimssy:
I taught the post by cho25bc was another update...that was long but thoughtful though.
Oga ironkurtain,how far update.

cho25bc:
Sorry 2 disappoint u sister

mi im a brother oooo

motion78:
Happy sunday 2 everyone!
My shout out to the unsung hero #chris:the computer genius,the uncertified hacker,the brain behind the plot.(he made me to remember boris,the division guy in #NIKITA)
*Ya he gat the swagger of a college kid and so articulate to the game bt his reluctance to participate or get involved in the dirty job will always set him up as a weakling and a mere *sisi boy or book reader whose only consolation comes frm being able to push up some buttons to synchronise the city's street light inorder to manipulate traffic.he's so immaculate to a fault that sometimes he felt those dead bodies will resurrect and hunt him..lol.
My best bet is that he will end up with susanne cos he seriously need someöne 2 protect and defend him in the long run.
Oga Ironkurtain,Happy independence! I dey wait 4 ur updates.

It's not "Boris" but "Birkorf"
Don't mention.

cho25bc:
Sorry 2 disappoint u sister

Im not sister ooooo

Luckymay:
It's not "Boris" but "Birkorf" Don't mention.

Yes f**king Birkoff!

Luckymay:
It's not "Boris" but "Birkorf" Don't mention.

Yes f**king Birkorf!

no update yet ?? Na wa ooo ............ Feel like crying !!! Ibeg just finish this story make person rest

I just love this movie(best so far in NL), I can wait to see another update. keep it up boss

guy abeg come update na this kind suspense never dooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooopoo

Sorry fellow nairalanders....i have been under the weather; change of weather sickness. Anyway updates will be coming shortly.

"Any words from the Sosai?", Bernard asked his chauffeur as the car rolled into the compound after the gate slided open.

"No sir", the man behind the wheels replied and brought the car to a halt in the parking space of the walled mansion.

Bernard check his cellphone. It was probably his hundredth time of doing so. Even the car driver seems to have noticed the incessant checks as he stared at the man at the backseat through the rearview mirror.

"Sir is there any problem?", the chauffeur asked politely.

"Just expecting a call", Bernard replied and unbuckled his seatbelt.

Two sturdy men in black suits came out of the building and went straight to the car. They politely greeted Bernard when he stepped out of the car and lead him towards the entrance of the building.

"So how is the prisoner?", Bernard asked one of the men as they entered the lobby of the mansion.

"He refused to eat again", the man replied. "He hasn't eaten since yesterday", he continued.

"Well a man who is about to die wont have the appetite for anything.....even women", he chuckled as they ascended the stairs leading to the rooms.

Bernard checked his cellphone again as they headed towards the door that was manned by another bigger man in dark suit.

"Good day sir", the big man politely greeted Bernard when he came over.

"Good day.....", Bernard began and gave the man a curious glance from head to toe. "What happened to the other man guarding the door?", he asked and looked at the other men standing behind him.

"He called in sick and took the day off sir", one of them replied.

"Called in sick?", Bernard scoffed. "Anyway the Sosai gave an order to move the prisoner to a different location", he continued and reached for the door handle after gesturing at the big man to move aside. "And it's even better that i do it myself....since you guys are now calling in sick".

Then Bernard opened the door to enter the room.

"Good day Bernard".

The voice that greeted Bernard prompted him to freeze in his tracks. He remained still with his eyes wide as he stared inside the room and at the old man who was sitting on a single sized bed, reading a book.

The old man closed the book he was reading and looked at Bernard. "I'm surprised to see you here Bernard....", he continued. "....Because i remember very well that i gave all the members of the organization a clear and strict no-visitation order to my prisoner. So, why are you here?", the old man asked with furrowed brows.

"I......i...heard...", Bernard stammered and then got interrupted by a strong hand that grabbed his suit jacket from behind. He put up no resistance as the hand spun him around and he saw himself staring at the wicked glare of the big man.

Then the two sturdy men that escorted Bernard into the mansion stepped forward and gave him a rough pat down while the old man watched. They took his handgun, his cellphone and every other thing they could find on him, including the pen in breast pocket of his suit jacket.

"Anyway......", the old man began after the men were done searching Bernard. "......no need to answer that question", he sighed and got up from the single bed that was the only furniture in the room. "I have decided to listen to what that young man told me and let Mr Barry Philips to go. Nina is more than old enough to make any decision, no matter what anybody thinks, including me", So i let her boyfriend go", he smiled.

Bernard remained silent and stared with fear in his eyes as the old man paced around the room with his hands behind him.

"So", the old man quietly paced around the room with one hand holding the book behind him. "Arent you gonna ask me how the interview went?", the old man asked and stopped to inspect the iron bars used to seal the window of the room. "And why it seems that it kind of ended too early?", he asked again.

Bernard gave no response to the questions.

"Well no need to answer that question too...cos i'm sure you expected everything to go well......as planned", the old man muttered and continue pacing around the room. And me being here means that it indeed went well.....or maybe not".

The old man paced around in silence for about half a minute and then gazed at Bernard. "Apart from that, other interesting events unfolded in my office today", he said and quietly paced towards Bernard. "One was a miraculous one. The other, an eye opener and a grim reminder of how we should be watchful of the people around us". The old man stood infront of Bernard and glanced at him from head to toe. "And to never take anyone for granted, no matter how they present themselves".

Bernard sighed with a downcast gaze with beads of sweat on his forehead. And trying hard not to look the old man in the face.

Anyway.....", the old man dipped his hand inside the inner pocket of his white suit jacket and took out a small pouch. ".....i want to give you this", he showed it to Bernard. "The diamonds you were expecting to get today....and probably the reason why you are here", the old man grunted as he slipped the pouch inside Bernard's suit breast pocket and tapped the pocket with his fore and middle finger.

Bernard glanced at the pocket and swallowed hard as he stared at the old man.

"The young man who was suppose to give you this diamonds wanted to do it himself", the old man continued with his eyes on the pocket. "But he had done enough stressful work for today. And his emotions was....kind of really running high. You know,.....maiming and killing Dante....and blowing up a building full of hired mercenaries can take its toll on the human mind and body",

Bernard's mouth ran dry as both men stared at each other. Then the old man got closer to Bernard.

"So that's why i'm giving you one week to leave this country. And never ever think of coming back", the old man muttered into Bernard's ear. "It would be unwise to stick around and get a taste of what this individual can do, especially to someone who tried to harm his family". the old man added with a smile and backed away.

Then the old man's smile turned into a cold expression. "But it's gonna be a heavenly treatment compared to what i will do to you if i as much as hear that someone happened to get a whiff of something that smelled like Bernard", he concluded with the warning and gestured at the big man standing behind Bernard.

The big man immediately grabbed Bernard and roughly pulled him aside to make way for the old man. The old man nodded at the other two sturdy men who bowed respectfully and escorted him out of the room and away from the mansion.

CHAPTER SEVENTEEN.


One month later.

The silence in the brightly lit office got umcomfortably longer as Barry quietly went through the pages of the documents. Except for the faintly heard ticking of the wall clock and the occasional shuffling of feet, the only sound that came out as Barry went through the divorce papers infront of him were the flipping of the papers and a few long sighs.

His lawyer, a glasses wearing middle aged man with an average frame, was sitting beside him. And the man seems to be unhappy with the way Barry was handling the situation at hand as he too stared at the documents. He expected more from him. Atleast a few protests to the demands Barry's wife was making. The lawyer had already gone through the documents and they were quite outrageous.

Agnes was seated on the other side of the table. Her daughter, Victoria, and her own lawyer, a plain looking woman in her mid thirties were sitting by her sides. The three of the stared at Barry in silence, waiting for any objections to which they were well prepared to counter.

After a few more minutes of silence, Barry dropped the last paper in the document and sighed with his hands folded under chin. Then he looked at the pen lying infront of him and reach for it to put it in use. His lawyer began to protest as Barry picked up the pen, but Barry motioned at the man to stop.

"I'm doing this for the sake of our kids", Barry began and looked at Agnes. "I know what i did was wrong and probably inexcusable. But you and i know the real truth about our marriage. We were not really happy together,......we were never really happy. Over the years we tried as much as we can to keep the union from falling apart. But doing so was the mistake we were making.....because we were never meant to be together".

Agnes remained silent ad stared at her clasped hands. Victoria pursed her lips with a look of disdain.

"I dont want to contest your demands because i want it all to end. I dont want our kids to suffer because of our mistakes", Barry continued. Then he scribbled his signature on the documents and slided the file to Agnes. "I trust your management skills", he said to Agnes as her lawyer glanced through the documents and handed it to her with a satisfactory smile. "I know you will be more than able to run the company very well", he concluded.

Then Agnes lawyer got up and thanked both Barry and his lawyer for their co-operation and motioned at Agnes. Agnes seemed unwilling to leave as she kept staring at the files handed to her. Victoria then got hold of her mother's arm and stood her up. And walked her out of the office.


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Agnes walked out of the building unaccompanied by her daughter. Her lawyer was the first to leave after giving some final advises. As she headed towards the spot where her chauffeur parked the car, she saw Nina standing near another car and staring at her. Agnes regarded the woman with alot of disdain and decided to go have some talk with her.

Nina saw the woman approaching her and shook her head with a sigh. Agnes came over and stood infront of Nina, staring at her for over a minute. Nina stared back at the woman with an expressionless look on her face.

"Before i leave the both of you alone, i want to ask you a question", Agnes began with a sigh. "What is it about you that made my husband to be so willing to abandon his family and to do something so foolish", she asked and held up the file infront of Nina's face.

"Why didnt you ask him that question when you were penning your signature in that document?", Nina replied indifferently to the question with another question.

"Well, i'm asking you the question now, and i expect to get an answer", Agnes said authoritatively.

Nina looked at Agnes from head to toe and laughed, despite having alot of anger for the woman standing infront her. She was having alot of urge to reach for the weapon concealed under skirt and add another number to the bodies she had dropped. But she knew better.

"Woman, its not about me", Nina said to Agnes. "Your husband just got tired of living with a manipulative c#nt. And a very greedy one for that matter". Then she looked at Agnes. "That's the answer to your question".

The answer left Agnes dumbfounded.

"I just happen to be the other person who is helping to set him free", Nina continued. "But you have to be forever grateful to him my dear, cos there are other ways he could have used to settle this matter. You know very well that he has the resourses.....and the people", Nina smiled and jerked her head at Alex who was standing some metres away and staring at them.

Then Nina looked ahead and saw Victoria striding towards them. Victoria eyed her condescendingly and turned to Agnes.

"Mom everything is done, we are ready to go", Victoria said to Agnes and eyed Nina again. "Is it her?....is she the woman?", she asked and rudely pointed at Nina.

Agnes sighed and said nothing.

"No wonder....just look at her. Quite pathetic", Victoria muttered and looked away.

"I know you think you're all grown up", Nina coolly said to Victoria without looking at her. "But you need to show the respect that your mother taught you to have for anyone......if at all she did so".

"Show some respect.....to who?, to a shameless woman who snatches husbands?", Victoria scoffed.

Nina looked at Victoria with a funny smile. "Excuse me young lady, but arent you and i riding the same wagon?", she asked Victoria. "Or do you want her to know about those visits to Allen Estate and who you are seeing?", Nina pointed at Agnes.

The angry look on Victoria's face immediately changed to a surprised stare. Agnes looked at Victoria with knitted eyebrows and asked her what Nina was talking about.

"Honey, let me give you a heads up about that game you are playing", Nina continued with a smirk. "There are about a dozen other girls like you that are also sneaking in and out of that house when the wife is not around. He is just rotating you fools like....cattles, so dont believe all those bullshits he is telling you".

Victoria stared at Nina with a thoughtful stare and then hanged her head up with a look of defiance. This made Agnes to get angry.

"Will you get inside the car!", Agnes barked at Victoria and glared at her daughter as she grumbled and left them, heading toward Agnes' car parked a few metres away. "Foolish girl!", she fumed and looked at Nina. "Anyway", Agnes sighed, she glanced at the file she was holding. "I'm glad we all came to an amicable agreement, even though deep down inside my heart, i hate to see it end this way", she said and looked at Nina. "Well i hope he gonna be alright".

Nina chuckled. "You wanted his company and everything he owns and got it all", she said and looked away. "Now you are hoping that he gonna be alright". Nina chuckled again. "Don't worry, he gonna be alright.....we all gonna be alright", she then said and ignored Agnes.

Agnes sighed. Seeing that Nina wasnt interested in saying any other words to her, she turned to leave.

"And i hope i dont see you again, woman", Nina said and looked at Agnes as the woman walked a few steps.

Agnes paused and looked over her shoulder. She could see the flame of anger in Nina's eyes as she stared at her.

"Barry did it his own way and you got everything that you wanted", Nina continued in a cold tone of voice. "But if you ever come to us again with your bullshits, i'm gonna do it my own way.....and it's gonna be me taking what i want......All of it", she warned.

Agnes slowly turned and silently walked away, heading towards her car.

Alex stood with his arms resting on the roof of the grey coloured 2015 C class Mercedes-Benz and stared at Agnes as she walked towards her car. Then he glanced at Eric who came over and stood beside him.

"You are late", Alex began and turned his eyes back at Agnes. "The hand over ceremony ended minutes ago", he continued.

"Yeah i know", Eric said and looked around. "Where is Suzanne?", he asked.

"She is with Nancy at her place", Alex replied. "She said she rather spend time with the cook than be here".

"How is Nancy doing?".

"Holding on quite well after Rogers funeral.....and very glad to know that those men who killed him, didnt go so easy".

Eric nodded and looked at Agnes. "So how did it go with her and father?", he asked.

"Dad did exactly what he said, he gave everything to that woman", Alex sighed and stared at Agnes as she boarded the car after giving her chauffeur some instructions. "Just look at her", he muttered with some anger in his voice.

Eric leaned against the car and watched Agne's car leave the premises.

"Probably rushing to go celebrate with her damn friends after bleeding father dry of everything he ever owned", Alex continued with a frustrated look on his face.

"Probably", Eric muttered and tucked his hands inside his jeans pockets.

"Man, i wish our mother didnt sanction any hit on that f@cking woman", Alex said and looked at his brother. "I would love to be the one to stick a knife slowly into that fat neck of hers", he fumed and glared at the car as it disappeared down the road.

"You gonna do that to a woman you called mother for almost twenty years?", Eric snorted and looked at Alex.

"Weren't you the one who almost knocked down the house with my laptop after spending just a week with her", Alex said and looked at Eric. "That woman is heartless. Everything about her is how to take advantage of other people", he continued. "I spent an entire week leaving corpses of countless men that i even barely know. But here i am, unable to do any goddamn thing to the one person that i hated the most in my life while she f@cks us over".

"Well, those men are murderers and remorseless criminals who were coming to kill you", Eric noted. "She is just a desperate woman. And neither is she worth the stress nor the effort of doing what you want to do to her fat neck with a knife".

"Dude dont just see that f@cking meat-sack as nothing but a desperate woman!", Alex said irritatedly. "I have lived with her for almost twenty years. She is the kind of person that would set you up with those murderers without even thinking twice. Atleast Gus did it for money. That woman will even do it just because she doesnt like your face".

Eric remained silent and looked ahead. He doesn't want to continue the debate on why woes should befall Agnes. Debates with his twin brother never ends.

Alex sighed. "Mother and i had to chip in so as to help father meet that woman's demand before she will sign the divorce papers", he muttered.

"How much?", Eric asked.

"Every f@cking penny in my bank account", Alex replied. "Mother sold her house and also gave the little money she had", he added.

"What about the old man?", Eric asked. "Mother could have contacted him and have him settle this....in the right way".

"Our grandfather made it clear that he had washed his hands off anything that has to do with our father", Alex replied. "Even if he wants to help, mother wont allow it cos she too has sworn never take anything from the old man".

Eric pursed his lips and nodded.

"Luckily......", Alex dipped his hand into his pocket and pulled out a pouch; the pouch containing the diamonds. ".......grandma gave me this", he handed it to Eric. "Maybe she convinced grandpa not to give Bernard the diamonds", he said.

Eric stared at the pouch with a thoughtful gaze and then opened it to take a look at the diamonds in it.

"Atleast we can sell it for a few millions, pay off some of dad's outstanding loans and put my agency back on track", Alex continued as he slipped both hands inside his pockets of his black jean trouser. "Perhaps, sell a car or two to supplement what's left", he added and pursed his lips with a downcast gaze.

"Sell your cars?", Eric asked.

"Yeah", Alex nodded and looked at his twin brother. "Alot of clients paid money for some services and money is needed to render this services", he said.

Then he looked at Nina and Barry standing near the building and tightly hugging each other. "But i'm more worried about them bro", Alex said and jerked his head at their position. "You know how they used to live. Money runs sh!t in this world and i would forever hate to see the love they have for each other go sour because of lack of it".

Eric stared at the pouch for a while and handed the pouch back to Alex. "You know....", he began with a smile. "...Bringing that diamond into this country wasnt that easy", Eric said and pointed at the pouch.

"So what?", Alex muttered indifferently. "Even if you had to shove it so far up your ass that you almost lost it in an endless pile of sh!t, it aint gonna triple its worth", Alex sighed and looked away.

Eric smiled. "I'm not talking about only the ones in the pouch you fool, i'm talking about all of them", he said.

Alex furrowed his brows and looked at Eric. Then he held up the pouch and stared at it.

"How much worth of diamonds did you really take from Jacques?", Alex asked and looked at Eric.

Eric raised his hand and showed Alex three fingers.

"Three million dollars?", Alex asked.

Eric shook his head.

"Thirty million dollars?!", Alex almost exclaimed.

"Three hundred million dollars", Eric corrected.

Alex gasped and stared at Eric with his mouth and eyes wide open. After staying like that for almost half a minute, he then got closer to his brother.

"If this is....some kind of a joke", Alex began with a throaty voice. "Then it gonna be the last joke you ever made....cos i'm gonna kill you right here, right now", he said seriously.

Eric smirked and grabbed Alex by his arm. "Get your dumb-ass into the f@cking car", he said and pushed Alex towards the driver's door of the Mercedes. "I've got deliveries to make....to some jewelers who just came into the country", he continued and he went over to the front passenger door.

Alex saw that his brother wasnt joking. He stood and stared as Eric opened the front passenger and slided into seat. Then he turned his eyes to the driver door handle and remained still, as if wondering what to do with it.

"Dude are you going or not?!", Eric asked and blared the car horn.

Alex took a deep breath and exhaled with his eyes glancing around him to be sure that it wasnt a dream. Seeing that it was reality, he smiled and hurriedly got inside the car. He slammed the door and brought life to the Benz.

"Say we go grab a couple of drinks to celebrate before going for the business transactions", Alex voice suggested as the car rolled away.

"Isnt it the other way round?, celebrating 'after' the business transactions", Eric's voice said as the car joined the light traffic on the street.

"Yeah.....but i need a drink to be at the top of my game. You know,.... with the talks and negotiations we have to make during the business".

"I know.....but you might end up buying the entire bar".

"Perhaps......but.....okay just one beer. I promise to....."

"Just drive before you get pistol-whipped".



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Three weeks earlier....


Bernard swung the black Bmw sedan into the available parking space in the international airport car parking lot. He ended the phone conversation he was having and killed the car engine. Then he looked at his gold Rolex wristwatch.

Four-Fifteen pm.

He was a hour early for his flight to South Africa. The phonecall he made earlier was to inform a jeweler he was to meet in Johannesburg on his arrival time to the city.

Bernard sighed and shifted his eyes from the line of cars infront of him to the small black bag lying on the seat beside him. It contained his traveling documents......and the pouch given to him by his former boss; the old man. The pouch that contained the diamonds.

Grunting as he leaned towards the bag, Bernard opened it and took out the pouch. He loosely held the small bag infront of his face. And then shook his head with a bitter smile on his face after staring at it for a while.

Two years, Bernard thought with a distant gaze as he opened the pouch took out one of the diamonds. Two damn years of a well thought out plans and plots. And with his position in the organization, he never thought that anything could go wrong when he set the plan in motion.

Bernard sighed again. He was rolling one of the precious stone inbetween his thumb and index fingers as he continued staring ahead of him. To him, the game seemed tight and the entire plan, perfect. Everything was well in place. All Gus and Dante had to do was complete the tasks given to them and he would be the new Sosai. And he would run the Family 'the proper way' because the old man seems to be getting weak and getting too complacent with the way things should be done in the organization. Everything was set for a quick and smooth take-over, only for Nina's disrespectful bastard boy to throw a damn monkey wrench into his plans and derail the entire operation.

But to Bernard it's not yet over, not to him. Infact, to him, the Sosai had made a very terrible mistake of not getting rid of him immediately. A mistake that will soon come to hunt the old man. All he need is time; time to re-organize, make new strategies and meet a few contacts who wants the old man brought down by all means.

But before all that, he has something very important to do. To get rid of Nina's twin sons; both of them. After his business in Johannesburg, he intends to contact the few he knows that are more than capable of taking care of them, especially Eric. And the money he will earn from the sales of the diamonds will be more than enough to hire them......all of them.

The roaring sound of an aircraft landing interrupted Bernard in his thoughts. He glanced at the pouch he was holding and tucked it inside his pocket. Then he grabbed the bag on the seat beside him and hit the car trunk button as he unbuckled his seatbelt. He calmly got out from the car and stole a casual glance around the area with a sea of parked cars before moving to the car trunk to take out his baggages. Taking another quick glance behind him as he opened the trunk, Bernard bent over to grab his travelling bags. Then he paused with his hand over the handle of one of the baggages when he heard a sound behind him.

"Good day sir".

Bernard looked over his shoulder and stared at the woman standing behind him. She looked quite beautiful and probably in her early thirties. Her skin colour and face showed that she was of mixed black and white heritage, and probably a foreigner due to her accent. The outfit she wore says that she was a Catholic Nun.

"God bless you sir", the woman continued with a weak smile as Bernard straightened up and faced her. "Care to donate for the less privileged?", she asked and extended a pamphlet at Bernard.

Bernard glanced at the pamphlet and turned. "Sorry my dear", he grunted as he hauled out one of his travelling bags from the car trunk. "I'm not much of a religious guy.....besides, i'm quite in a hurry", he continued and reached for the second bag.

"But sir, you dont have to be a religious person to help the needy", the Nun said politely and paced closer to Bernard with the pamphlet in her hand still extended at Bernard.

"Oh really?", Bernard said indifferently and looked at the Nun with a mischievous smirk. "Then a woman like you can do alot of good for the needy. You could take off that clothing and get a proper job. And i know alots of places where females make fast cash", he chuckled. "A pretty woman like you wouldn't find it difficult getting work there".

"Really?", the Nun looked at Bernard with alot of interest. "Where can i.....get this job that you are talking about?", she asked.

Bernard smiled mischievously. "Well.....i've had quite a rough week", he began and glanced at his wristwatch. "But i think i'm still good for some.....action".

"Action?", the Nun furrowed her eyebrows.

"Yeah, some action before i leave the country", Bernard said and ran his eyes from the woman's head to toe. "So you can either get into my car and take off that blanket and soon be on your way with some money to take care of your less privileged.....or shove that pamphlet far up your ass and get out of my face".

"Sir no need to be.....", the Nun then heaved a sigh and looked away with a frustrated look on her face. Then she dipped her hand inside her pocket and took out a Bluetooth device. "Look, i'm getting tired of this f@cking charade", she spoke on the device. "Just bring the van....f@ck it if anybody sees us".

"What?", Bernard began.

Before he could say any other word, the Nun threw her head forward. The headbutt dazed and fell Bernard to the ground. He groaned and made an attempt to get up as fast as he could. But Nun's hands was already wrapped around his neck and her vice like grip almost choked him. Then another headbutt squarely impacted him on his face and made his vision go blurry. The last thing Bernard heard before another headbutt sent him into oblivion was the screeching of car tires.


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"Wake up mister!", the woman blurted out and a loud smack to the face that rented the air of the room followed.

The smack woke Bernard up, then a big splash of cold water left him fully alert, shivering and gasping for air. He tried to move his limbs as he squinted his eyes to the fluorescent light shining on his face, but he couldn't. He tried again. Failing to move from his position on the second try and his eyes getting used to the light in room, he immediately remembered what happened at the airport car park and wildly glanced around room.

Bernard saw himself staring into the cold eyes of the young Nun that knocked him out cold. This time, she was only wearing a yellow sleeveless latex apron. Then he noticed that he was lying on his back, stark n@ked on a cold concrete slab. Both his arms and feet were spread apart and firmly tied. The air in the room was quite stale and the place smelled of something decaying.

Bernard took another glance around the place and then recognized where he was. He was in one of the meat cutting room of his ex boss' abandoned meat processing plant.

"Good boy". The young woman's voice and her palm patting his cheek, brought Bernard's attention back to her. She dropped the bucket she was holding and put the filter end of the burning cigarette inbetween her lips.

"Sorry for the...rude awakening", the woman continued, exhaling a cloud of cigarette smoke with a chuckle as she ran her eyes from Bernard's face down to his n@ked body. And stared at his waist with a mischievous smile.

"Who are you?", Bernard muttered the question quietly.

The woman gave him no response. She continued smoking and turned away. Bernard looked at her uncovered backside as she paced away and saw that the woman was only wearing a black pant under the apron.

"Who the hell are you!", Bernard asked again and abit louder.

"Good evening sir".

Another voice turned Bernard's attention to the other side of the room. He saw another young woman who briskly walked into the room with a tray in her hands and came toward the slab he was lying on. Bernard stared at her with furrowed eyebrows when she stood over him. She looked exactly like the first woman, definitely twin sisters. The only difference between them was the facial expressions and clothing; the second woman looked more friendlier and wore a clean white medical clothing.

"Good to see that you are already prepped up", the second woman continued politely with a friendly smile and placed the tray on the table beside the slab.

Bernard craned his neck to see the contents of the tray. He saw a ceramic mug of steaming coffee, a small clipboard, two syringes containing a clear liquid.....and scalpels of different sizes.

"We haven't stayed up to a week in this damn country", first woman said as she came over, carrying a small ice box on one hand. "We are already into 'Operation stab-stab' in a damn rotten meat factory", she grumbled and noisily dropped the box on the table. "By the way, who the f@ck is he?", she asked and stood beside the second woman; her twin sister.

"I don't know. And..i..dont..care", the second woman muttered coolly with a sigh and reached for the coffee mug as she ran her eyes on on the paper on the clipboard. "Mother superior gave an order....and we are here to carry it out", she continued and pursed her lips after taking a sip of the hot coffee.

"Who the f@ck are you women?", Bernard blurted the question at them.

"This is the third time you are asking that question honey", the first woman replied. "By now you should have known that we skipped the introductions cos we ain't interested in that part".

"The Sosai gave me a week to leave the country!", Bernard blurted out again.

The first woman looked at her sister. "What is he talking about?", she asked.

The second woman gave no reply.

"Is this Nina's set up?......are you also working for her?.....are you also her twin daughters?". Bernard was now sounding desperate and beginning to sweat.

"Yes we are twins. And no, we are not working for.....Nina or whoever that person's name is", the first woman replied coldly. "Seriously...do you have to read that....damn report card or whatever it is before we start?", she impatiently asked the second woman.

"Standard procedure", the second woman calmly replied with her eyes still on the clipboard.

"Aww f@ck the procedure. Let's just gut the f@cker and take whatever it is that she wants us to take", the first woman sighed and reached for one of the scalpel.

The second woman smacked her twin sister's adventurous hand and warned her not to contaminate her tools.

"She?", Bernard asked with alot of anxiety written on his face. "Who the f@ck is she....and what does she want to take from me?".

Both women ignored Bernard.

"Is it Nina?!", Bernard asked again. "The Sosai gave me an order to leave the country!. Nina knows the rules!......she cant do this to me!", he said desperately.

The second woman quietly placed the clipboard in its former position and sighed with downcast gaze. Then she looked at Bernard with a friendly smile on her beautiful face.

"Sir, we dont know any Nina or....the Sosai", the second woman began in a cool polite voice. "And neither are we aware of any rules. We were given the order to take a few things from you sir.....and that order, we intend to carry out",

"Few things?", Bernard gasped and took a quick glance at the razor sharp scalpels on the tray. "What few things?", he asked.

"Oh..", the second woman picked up the clipboard and cleared her throat. "Your liver, your kidneys and heart sir", she said and smiled at Bernard. "The rest will be properly disposed. That's what my sister will be doing", the second woman said and tapped the shoulder of the first woman who waved at Bernard and took out a pair of rubber gloves from the pocket of her latex apron.

"What?!", Bernard gasped, throwing glances at both women. "Hell no!", he shook his head. "You women got the wrong man!", he protested.

Bernards last words made the smile on the second woman's face to slowly fade away. She held the clipboard infront of her face and took a closer look at the scribblings on the paper. Then she took another sip from coffee mug and stared at Bernard with a sinister deadpan expression that made her look more scarier than the first woman.

"You think you are the wrong man?", the second woman began coldly.

The look on her face and the coldness in her voice made Bernard unable to answer the question.

"So you are saying.....that i'm wrong huh?.....that i don't know what i'm...Fucking...doing?", the second woman asked again in the same cold voice. Then she dropped the clipboard on the tray. "Your name is Mr Bernard Evans. Forty-two years of age, one-eighty two centimeters in height, eighty-five kilograms in weight, neither smokes nor drink, no known spouse and a few girlfriends....",

Bernard throat ran dry. He just stared at the woman just met for the first time give him a run-down on everything about him; everything about his life.

"......and your favourite colour is brown", the second woman concluded. "So do you still think i'm wrong?", she then asked with a hard look on her face.

Bernard gave no answer. He was dumbfounded as he stared at the woman. Then the woman raised the coffee mug and held it over Bernard's waist. And poured the blistering hot coffee on his manhood.

"No!...no!!", was the last words that came out of Bernard's mouth before his loud scream of agony filled the whole room.

The woman continued pouring the hot coffee on him, slowly, till the mug was empty of its content.

"When i'm right, no one says i'm wrong!!", the woman then barked at Bernard with alot of rage in her voice and held the ceramic coffee mug close to his face in a threatening way. "No one!!,.....do you f@cking understand?!!", she thundered and her voice echoed all over room.

Bernard nodded as he groaned with a lot of pain written on his face. The woman glared at him with a murderous look on her face for half a minute as he whined in pain. Then she took a deep breath and gently exhaled. She quietly placed the coffee mug on the tray and the friendly smile appeared on her face again.

"What's going on here?".

The third voice made Bernard to slowly and painfully turn his head to where it came from. He saw another woman walking inside the room. She looked old, but quite beautiful for her age. She was dressed in an all black suit outfit with a darkshade on her expressionless face.

"I thought your girls are done by now", the old woman said and stood inbetween the two young women. "By the way, did you get that thing?", she asked and looked at first woman.

The first woman dipped her hand inside the apron pocket and took out the pouch containing the diamonds. She handed it to the old woman.

"Good", the old woman muttered coldly. She collected the pouch and tucked it inside her suit jacket inner pocket. "Do you always have to be naked when doing this", she asked.

"I feel comfortable like this", the first woman replied.

"Comfortable indeed", the second woman scoffed and muttered something in italian as she looked away.

"Alright....", the old woman sighed and quickly glanced around the room. "You girls should hurry up, we have other things to do. Make sure he is totally erased after you all are done", she said to the first woman and pat her on her back.

"Who the hell are you people?", Bernard asked painfully and looked at the old woman.

The old woman stared at Bernard for a while and took off her shades. Then she bent closer to the man lying before them.

"You of all the members of the Family should have known better than going against the Sosai", the old woman muttered at Bernard. "He might be forgiving after what you have done.....but i'm not the forgiving type", she concluded and straightened up. Then she glanced at the twins and walked out of the room without saying any other word.

Who....who is she?", Bernard fearfully asked the young women.

"Oh...that woman?", the second woman asked and picked up the syringe on the tray. "I don't know the misunderstanding you have with her but she is the last human-being on earth you would wanna mess with", she said and nodded at the first woman who immediately went over to a bag lying on the floor.

"And she is our mother", the first woman added and took out a hacksaw from the bag.

CHAPTER EIGHTEEN.


Nina remained still infront of the mirror and Esther moved behind her to make the final adjustments to the wedding dress. For a while, she stared at the image of herself wearing a wedding gown in the mirror with a faint smile while Esther worked on the dress. Then the faint smile turned into sneer.

Esther heard it and paused in what she was doing. "What is it?", she asked Nina.

"Oh...it's nothing", Nina replied with a laugh.

"Then what's so funny?".

Nina shook her head. "There used to be a time i would scoffed at the thought of me wearing a wedding dress", Nina said and looked at Esther. "You know, due to the kind of person i am and things i did".

Esther continued with the adjustments she was making on the wedding gown and said nothing.

"As time went by, i started wondering how i would look if i wore one.....then started wishing that i would wear one someday", Nina continued with the look in her eyes turning into a happy distant gaze.

"Then you started getting desperate to wear one and decided to strong arm another woman into giving up her husband for you", Esther added with a mutter.

Nina sighed. She remained silent for a few seconds and looked at Esther. "Even after a month of obediently taking all those sh!ts", Nina began quietly. "Sh!ts that you endlessly shoveled down my throat in the name of teaching me how to be a good wife and other things i never thought a woman must do if she gets married,.....", then Nina furrowed her eyebrow. ".....you still dont want to put an end to this cold war that is going on between us?", she asked, still furrowing her brows.

"But you were the one that came to me because you were about to get married and still dont know the difference between salt and sugar", Esther replied indifferently.

"There are lots of places i could have gone", Nina said. "Places where if i throw the right amount of money, i would be taught how to manage a home and also have my ass kissed as a bonus. But i still chose you.....because i saw you as role model....my role model. That's why i swallowed my pride and stayed unconditionally humble to you".

Esther was highly flattered by those words. And it coming out from the mouth of the woman she had always seen as a rival, made her feel quite elated.


"Well.....", Esther began, not knowing what to say. "It's.....anyway.....you did something.....something very wrong to that woman", she stammered.

"What is wrong in what i did?", Nina asked.

"The man you are about to marry, is the man you snatched from another woman", Esther scoffed. "And what i hate most is me taking part in it", she muttered and inspected the adjustments.

"I didnt snatch any man", Nina differed. "He just made the right choice between two bad choices. Besides, his so called wife was also cheating on him", then Nina frowned. "Not that i have forgotten what she did to Alex".

"But two wrongs doesnt make a right", Esther said.

"Yeah right.....i'm sure Hector would agree with you on that one", Nina chuckled. "Do you know that it is unlawful to participate in taking a man life.....especially if the person is not in a threatening position.....like being tied up".

"That's what i hate most about our relationship", Esther frowned. "Willingly or unwillingly taking part in some of your evil deeds. I hate the feelings i get afterwards", she shook her head.

"Welcome to the other side my dear.....and my advice to you is to learn how to get used to that feelings".

"Anyway........", Esther paused to make the final inspection on the wedding dress. "I hope you do change your lifestyle as you had promised", she said and turned Nina around to face her. "And be a very good woman and a good wife to your husband", she added and stared at Nina.

"A good woman, i can be. But i'm not sure about being a good wife", Nina said.

"Why say that?", Esther asked. "Didnt i teach you enough?", she furrowed her brows.

"You did very well and i learned alot", Nina replied. Then she showed Esther her hands. "It's just these hands are more acquainted to pulling triggers and putting blades in arteries. I'm afraid that cooking a meal in the kitchen could escalate to something else", Nina snorted.

Esther shook head. "Just.....just employ a cook", she sighed.

Nina looked at herself in the mirror one last time and beamed a satisfactory smile at Esther. Then Nina gave Esther a tight hug and murmured some words of gratitude to her. Esther responded with some final words of advice with a friendly pat on the back.

After about a minute of being in each others embrace, Nina broke away from the hug with a weak smile on her face and started heading towards the door. Then she paused in her tracks with her hand over the door handle. She let out a deep sigh with a downcaste gaze and then looked at Esther.

"One more thing", Nina began with a somewhat concerned tone of voice. "It's about that....strange old woman".

"You mean your mother?", Esther asked, quite surprised at the words Nina used in describing Diana.

"Yeah", Nina replied. "You have to be very careful with that woman".

"Her?", Esther chuckled. "That woman is a good person....and thanks to her, you are getting married to Barry. She is the only person related to you that is normal, as far as i'm concerned", she stated.

"You think so?", Nina asked.

"Yes of course", Esther replied confidently. "And she is a Nun", she added.

Nina looked away and shook her head with a smirk on her face . "After all these years with me, i thought you would have learned one or two things from me", she muttered as she continue shaking her head. "Dont let her kindness and soft spoken manner decieve you", she warned.

"Why do you say so?", Esther demanded.

Nina looked at her. "When i was still a fresh recruit in the Family organization, one of the original members told me of alot things. Tales about that woman", she said. "And from what i heard, that woman is a remorseless and horrible human being....a complete psycho beast".

"But....", Esther began with a confused look on her face. "......but what Lisa told me about her contradicts what you are telling me now", she said.

"I dont blame you if you believed that 'Wanting to leave so as to put an end to the organization' bullshit story", Nina laughed. "Being a gang leader and doing nothing other than to just sit back and watch the boys do the dirts in the field aint much fun at all, especially for someone who was once called, 'The blood countess', by the federal army during the civil war".

Esther was speechless as she stared at Nina.

"She was bored and wanted some actions. That's why she left", Nina continued. "She knew very well that the Sosai loved her so much as not to allow her have some of it cos he wouldnt want to risk putting her in danger".

"But she went to Rome and became a Nun", Esther muttered and still trying hard to doubt what Nina said about Diana.

"Yeah.....but she could have gone to other places", Nina said. "I mean, forty years is more than enough time to travel around the world, especially the war zones and the trouble spots under the guise of a Nun coming to do God's work in refugee camps.....and unleash a 'biblical proportion' level of whacking on the people or group she deemed as the enemy".

Esther remained silent with a thoughtful stare.

"Eric said he first met her in the cemetary where Ernest was buried before he found out that she was his grandmother", Nina said.

"Yes that's what he said", Esther agreed with a nod.

"Did she tell him the reason for her being in the cemetary?", Nina asked.

"He said that she was there to see a friend", Esther replied. "Why do you want to know the reason for your mother being there?", she asked.

Nina didnt reply the question. She just smirked and nodded her head slowly.

"Maybe she came to visit the grave of a friend who passed away while she was in Rome", Esther noted.

"The only person she knew apart from the Sosai is Mr Andrew Philips, my fiance's father.....and Mr Andrew wasnt buried in that cemetary", Nina said.

"Then why do you think she is there?", Esther asked.

"I dont really know....i'm still trying to figure it out", Nina replied. "Perhaps she is there to relive every moment of what happened there during the civil war", she sighed.

"What happened there during the civil war?", Esther asked.

For a moment Nina surprisingly stared at Esther for her asking that question. The next moment she remembered that Esther was originally a refugee from another country and decided to answer the question.

"That ground was the place where the federal army suffered one of their most devastating loss", Nina said. "So messed up that the entire place had to be turned into the cemetary that we are seeing today", then she smiled weakly and turned her eyes to the door knob. "One of the Sosai's undoings they said.....and believed. "But.....", Nina looked at Esther. ".......that original member of the organization told me that it was Diana that planned and executed it. That the Sosai wasnt even there when the real show went down". Nina smiled again. "In the man words, he said, Cantona and the reinforcements arrived at the battlefield and saw the young woman sitting on a pile of dead federal soldiers. The young woman, on seeing them calmly got up, kicked some limbs and guts that was on her way as she approached them and asked Cantona if he was hungry so that she can go prepare lunch for him", Nina concluded and laughed.

Esther didn't find it funny at all. What she heard so far was giving her alot of chills. And it was raising some questions in her mind, especially on how Eric met his grandmother for the first time. Could it be fate that made them cross path in the graveyard.....or could it be Ernest trying to tell her that it's time to let go of Eric?.

Then Nina sighed. "I may be wrong about that old woman", she said with a downcast gaze. "And the little informations about her that i have might be false. But one thing i know for sure is that woman is back to take her rightful position in the Sosai's Family". Nina looked at Esther. "That's the real reason why i'm leaving the organization".

"So, why are you telling me all these things?", Esther asked intently.

"It's because of Eric", Nina replied. "I know you love him alot. And if you really do, then dont let him get close to that woman. Dont let him get her attention. He might have done that with the show he put up when he was saving them from Dante. If he did, please try as much as you can to convince Eric not to go to that woman", Nina warned. Then she turned to leave the room

"So what are you saying?,....that your mother is evil?", Esther asked as Nina was about to leave.

"I'm not saying that she is evil....and neither am i saying that she is good", Nina replied. Then she looked over her shoulder. "All i'm just saying is, dont ever be on the opposing side when it comes to that woman", she concluded and walked out of the room after telling Esther that they will meet at the church wedding.

Esther sighed and stared at the door with a somewhat worried look on her face.


Nina closed the door and saw the twin boys and Suzanne talking among themselves and waiting for her in the corridor. She smiled and tried to compose herself as she majestically walked towards them.

"Mmh mmh!", Alex began delightfully on seeing his mother. "I really regret being your son. Cos if i wasn't, i aint gonna give up till.....".

"Aww shut up", Nina said to him with a smile. "Even if you weren't my son, you wont be able to handle someone like me. I could kill you in the first encounter....and i dont do inexperienced boys".

"Mom you are really underestimating me", Alex feigned being serious. "Ask Eric, he will tell you who i am and what i can do", Alex said intently and looked at his brother to see his reaction.

Nina laughed.

"This is the part where i suppose to be asking what you are talking about", Eric muttered indifferently without looking at Alex. "But i will just pretend like i didnt even hear it", he continued with a faint smile.

"Hm....someone seems to be in a good mood today", Alex smiled at his brother.

"Well he is just trying to tell you that he will straight smack horse-sh!t out of your mouth if you say that again", Suzanne said to Alex.

"Oh please, remember that 'i keeps clappers all the time'...bro", Alex said.

"I'm unable to translate the foul language", Suzanne murmured.

"Anyway, what about your father?", Nina asked them.

"Outside, waiting patiently", Eric replied.

"Okay then", Nina exhaled after one last check up on her wedding dress. "Let's go make this family a legit one", she gestured at her twins and step-daughter and they all started heading towards the door at the end of the brightly lit mansion corridor; the family's new mansion.


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The guests filled elegant wedding reception was more than fantastic with the eclectic mix of party music that made the busy atmosphere of the party very lively. Alot of laughters and inter-mingling between the guests. Refreshments of expensive brands flowed like it was nothing and the bride and groom put up alot of memorable performance.....especially the bride.

Alex shook hands with the well built man he had been having a friendly discussion and the man left. He took a sip from his champagne glass and went over to Eric who was sitting alone under one of the umbrellas in the mansion's patio.

Despite the lively atmosphere around him, Eric doesn't seem to be enjoying himself. He just sat with his elbows on the table and his eyes on the party scene going on in the mansion.

"I thought this was suppose to be a very private wedding reception", Eric said as Alex sat on the vacant chair next to him.

"Yes of course", Alex answered and took another sip from his glass.

"This doesn't look like a private wedding reception", Eric gestured his fore-finger at the crowd infront of them. "I dont know half of the people here. The other half are mafians and the Sosai's affiliates".

"The mafians and the affiliates are here to pay their respect to mother", Alex said. "After that week-long insanity you and i perpetuated, the city's gangland big boys wants to align themselves with mother".

"And you think it is a good thing?", Eric asked and stared at his brother.

"Well.....", Alex began thoughtfully and not being sure of what to say. ".....we need to have some of these jack-boys on our team....incase another dumb individual decides to f@ck with us", he said.

"But what if 'these jack-boys' decides to come at us?".

"We take care of them bro".

"Yeah......", Eric nodded and looked away. "We take care of them bro", he mimicked Alex's response in a sarcastic manner. "And the cycle of fuckery starts again".

Then both of them looked at the crowd of guests that were enjoying the lively wedding reception. Their mother who was dancing alone and smoothly to the song being play caught their attention.

"Just look at her", Eric muttered and jerked his head at Nina after staring at her for some minutes. "She has being dancing there for like an hour.....like she has gone crazy", he sighed.

Alex smiled. "Well i dont see a woman who has gone crazy", he said. "I see a woman who is finally free.....and enjoying every moment of it".

"Free from what?", Eric asked, glancing at Alex and staring at Nina. "Even if she is free from whatever it is that was holding her down, she shouldn't be out here dancing like her mind is gone and embarrassing herself".

Alex smiled again and remained silent for a while. "You take everything too serious", he then began and looked at Eric. "And always extreme with everything you do. That's your problem bro. Maybe it's because of your psychological condition....or maybe you are just a born pain in the ass", he muttered. "Though i personally admire this unique character of yours because of all the sh!ts it had made you get us out from.....But if you just for a while.....let things be the way they are just like everybody else, you will see all the fun and enjoyments in life bro", Alex advised. "And people wont always be seeing you as a disrespectful douche", he added.

Eric sighed and stared at Nina as she continued to groove to the music being played. Alex stole glances at him and hoped that he didn't touch a nerve. It would be bad for their relationship.

"You are right about me", Eric then agreed to what Alex said with a nod. "But the problem i'm having with you guys is you all are judging me based of how you all think and feel", Eric turned to his brother. "You mentioned my psychological condition. So you already know that i am not wired to think and feel like you guys or like most of these other people walking around".

Alex stared at his brother and nodded slowly.

"Do you think i dont want to be like you guys?, to be able to feel.....to see all the enjoyments and fun in life", Eric continued. "Bro, i can't....cos that's how i am and i cant do anything about it. If i could, i would have done it long ago", he said with some pain in his voice. "But i can't", he muttered quietly with a downcast gaze. "Sometimes i see myself as nothing but an animal of human race. Animal that is only good at killing and inflicting harm".

Alex thought for a while and placed his hand on Eric shoulder. "Like i said, i admire your unique character....and envy you alot because you are special. Everyone that are very close to you just dont want to let go of you bro, because they know how special you are", he smiled and pat Eric on his back. "And i also wanna be the kind of animal you are bro......cos i have seen Lisa walking funny on several occasions", Alex laughed.

"F@ck you", Eric said under his breath with a weak smile on his face. "Oh by the way, two girls came to me few minutes ago. One of them said her name is Candice. Do you know her?", he asked Alex.

"Yeah....i'm her manager", Alex replied and eagerly glanced around the place. "Where is she?", he asked as he scanned the crowd

"I dismissed her", Eric replied.

"You what?!", Alex gasped and glared at Eric.

"Well she was calling me Lex gorilla", Eric muttered. "So i thought she mistook me for some porn movie actor. And i had to dismiss her".
"Aww!, you son of a....", Alex groaned. "I thought i once mentioned that Lex gorilla was my nickname you f@cking idiot!", he said irritatedly. "Now you just made me lose a client......and some fun night with two girls!".

"Haaa....i gotcha", Eric laughed and slapped his brother on his back. "I just told her to wait in your room".

Alex heaved a sigh of relieve. He immediately finished the content in his glass and got up.

Eric looked at Alex as he readjusted his suit. "Going for some business negotiations with your client and her friend or for some life's fun and enjoyments", he asked.

"The one that comes to mind first", Alex replied. "See you later bro.....or tomorrow", he muttered and turned to leave.

"Well you better be careful with the fun and enjoyments of life, before you start finding it difficult to do one of the simplest things of life......like taking a piss", Eric chuckled.

Alex waved his middle finger at Eric as he left. Eric shook his head as he watched his brother leave and reached for his cellphone that just vibrated in his pocket. He saw it was a notification for a new text message. He checked and saw it was from Lisa, asking him where he was. Eric proceeded to type a reply. He stopped midway with a thoughtful look on his face and then looked at the chair his brother just vacated.

"Well you did it before", he muttered to himself and continued typing the reply. "So you can as well keep on doing it". He sent the reply.

Within half a minute Eric got another text message. But he didnt bother to read it. He got up and started heading towards the entrance of the building. "i'm in the room.....alone", was the text message. Eric already knew that.



"......And do you know the funny thing about all this, the cycle just seems to continue", Chris continued in his tipsy voice while Suzanne continued to listen....or pretended to do so. "Your dad used to be the ladies man, now Alex is filling his shoes. Nina is not your real mother, but you are the younger and highly upgraded version of that woman", Chris continued.

"Oh really?", Suzanne muttered indifferently as she watched the party scene with a bottle of light beer in her hand. "So what about Eric", she asked.

"Eric.....", Chris murmured thoughtfully. "Well he is something else; a human-being who happens to be in a class of his own. His personality is the type that the society finds very difficult to understand", then Chris thought for a short while. "Indeed it is very difficult to understand that guy", he then said thoughtfully.

Suzanne smirked and shook head.

"So....", Chris looked at Suzanne. "....after all those men that you have sent to their early graves, have you finally found the one?", he asked intently.

"Found which one?", Suzanne asked without looking at Chris.

"You know,......the one that gives you that butterfly feelings".

Suzanne looked at Chris with funny look on her face. "Is this some kind of a pick-up line? Are you hitting on me?", she asked him.

Me....hitting on you?, no!...never"!, Chris replied but his facial expression says otherwise.

"Then why ask if i have a boyfriend?", Suzanne demanded.

"Well....you are my best friend's sister......and i also see you as my sister.....and.....", Chris stuttered.

Suzanne chuckled. "Well i dont have any.....if you wanna know", she said. "I dont really have any interest in relationships......for now".

"I see", Chris muttered with a downcast gaze.

"But i like computer games", Suzanne and smiled at Chris.

Chris looked at Suzanne and his face brightened up with a smile. "Me too", he said to her. "Online shooter game with alot of blood and gore right?", he asked.

"Are you game to go kill some online game noobs?", Suzanne asked. "

Chris picked himself up and helped Suzanne to her feet. "Forever game when it comes to the net", he replied. "This could be a good start for......".

"Nope", Suzanne interrupted him. "This is not a good start for whatever it is that you are thinking". She looked at him. "There will only be good start if you learn how to be brave enough".

"Brave enough?, i am brave enough", Chris protested as he followed Suzanne to the entrance door of the mansion.

"Oh please!, have you forget who i am?", Suzanne chuckled. "I know a guy who is about to piss his pants when i see one. In your case, you will also pass out".

"Oh yeah?, so how do i improve on my bravery?".

"I can teach you if you want, but it gonna take time.....and alot of great pain"


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Lol, this is good action from grandma. Happy married life Nina