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Chapter 69: An Extra Hand

 Friday had finally arrived. It was still in the early hours of the morning, before daybreak. Tensions were high everywhere and everyone could tell. Panem was the under a microscope from all the corners of the earth and even though the day was yet to start, the hashtag #JusticeinSinCity was already going viral on all social media platforms all over the globe. Quite a number of world leaders had already confirmed their presence to be expected in Sin City to witness it the court case. Everyone has their own agenda that day and expectations were high on all sides. From the president, the mayor and commander of the Sin City police department were hopeful in making history by convicting one of the most sought after serial killers of all times, even though this was not the actual case. They would have made a mark on the world and made a statement to the whole globe. They knew for a fact that history was filled with liars. If Daymond died and they live, their truth would be recorded down ...

Chapter 68: Acknowledge Me!

 All was set, well, nearly all was set. Evening had arrived and Jason was back in his island with the rest of the team of Tyler, Bennet and Peter to go through their plan one last time. It had been a long day at work and all that he wanted to do was for them to conclude everything so that they can get the rest they really needed. Jason was thinking about how it had come to this. He was once a man who went by the rules and ensured that people get the justice they deserved but when it came to push and shove, he wasn't afraid of pushing back. He looked at everyone aroud the table, they all were under his command. None of them was forced to do anything but they did it anyways. No matter how absurd his plans were, they still stood by his side. Not because they had to, but because they wanted to. This was loyalty. Something that was really hard to come by in a time like that Tyler laid out the map on the table and confirmed whether everyone was on board with the plan. Bennet and Tyler wo...

Chapter 67: Thursday

 It's Thursday morning and LA associates looks like a beehive with everyone on their toes trying to meet their set deadlines. Jason walks through the front door and walks straight to the reception desk where the workload is visible as files are stacked on top of each other. When Kayla sees Jason she welcomes him with a warm smile as she continues trying to sort some stuff out "Busy morning I see" Jason says as he gets to the desk "You don't say,I feel like my head is going to explode" she says as she goes on with her work "It looks like you have your hands tied and I wouldn't want to be a hindrance since I'm sure everyone is walking on thin ice " Jason said as he was about to turn around "Don't worry about me,I could do this with my eyes closed. What did you want to talk about?" She asked "Well I wanted to know if Tyler helped you as I hoped" Jason said "Oh yes, quite a gentleman so to speak. He helped me on Tu...

Chapter 66: Unsolved

Its still Tuesday but now in the evening. Jason is back to his house on an island with Bennet and Peter . From the looks of things Peter was still grasping the fact that Jason was the Ghost of Europe. Jason was in his office thinking about his next moves. He heard a knock on the door and Bennett came in "What's up?" Jason asked "I just thought you needed something to drink so I brought you some coffee" Bennett said as he came closer to the table and poured Jason a freshly ground cup of coffee, "sometimes it looks painful just being you" he said as joke with a smile "Why's that?" Jason asked him as he picked up the cup to drink "I mean,I am nearly three times your age yet you still keep surprising me. I don't know for how long you have been doing it but you never disappoint" Bennet said "One could almost say that my father invested my childhood on making me the brains of the family. Sending me to school early, making me ...

Chapter 65: An Extra Hand

 "That's a first even for me" Jason said "Well I'm actually impressed that you would rather not hurt someone's feelings in the name of having fun" she said as she gave him a nudge "Yeah,I would never take advantage of anyone " Jason said slowly like he was giving the thought more insight as he said it "Is everything ok?" Kyla asked  "Oh yes, everything's good. I just drifted away for a second" Jason answered as he turned and looked at her and his smile came back "We can just assume the whole thing that happened,I wouldn't want to lose you as a friend too" Kayla said as she put her hand on his lap and then realized what she might be doing unknowingly before suddenly withdrawing her hand. When Jason realized what she had done and couldn't help but laugh "You just did that out of reflex" he commented "Yeah,ever had that oh shit moment?" She asked "This was it " he said with a ...

Chapter 64: Rejection

 Jason took Kyla to one of the lounges in the building where special guests usually wait as their business is being handled. The room had very comfortable sofas with a glass table at the center. The floor was carpeted with a warm fluffy carpet that covered edge to edge. On the wall there was a flat screen TV that was mounted and was playing music. He asked her to seat as he went out and came back about five minutes later with some French fries and some sodas. The only people in the room were Jason and Kayla since the agency had put aside all the other businesses and focused on the Magraff's case "I thought we were going out of the building?"Kayla asked as she took the fries from Jason "That was the idea, but then I realized before we check out and get a place we would've wasted nearly twenty or thirty minutes of which I have desperately asked Alpha to grant you for your break. So I thought why not improvise? The food is already available in the cafeteria and the ...

Chapter 63: A Break

 Its Tuesday and Jason walks into the building where he is welcomed by Kayla's sweet smile. Instinctively,he changes his direction and goes to where she is. He can clearly see the excitement visibly showing on her face as he approaches. "Good morning West" she said with a smile, " or do you prefer Jason?" "Any can do babygirl" he replied with his deep voice and a smile that instantly made Kayla blush. He leaned over the desk, "by the way, how're you doing? It's been a while since we actually sat down and talked. Actually,I don't think we've ever sat down and talked" "Are you ok? Or is this some kind of prank?" She asked as she looked around trying to spot any suspicious activity but she saw none "Come on,you really think I'd pull a prank like that on you? I'm serious,I don't see anything wrong with hanging out with a colleague just to know them better" Jason said with his smile still on his face...

Chapter 62: Braver Than Most

 Monday morning Alpha was with Jason in his office trying to get some things clear "I hope you had a good weekend" Alpha said "It was splendid actually, a lot happened" Jason told him "Well that's good to hear,and how are you liking your stay in Sin City so far?" He asked "Its not that bad,I'm actually fitting in quite well. I'm thinking of settling here maybe after retirement" Jason answered him as he looked out the window at the breathtaking view of the still rising sun that was towering the buildings "For a man of your stature,when's your ideal retirement age?" Alpha asked "I am supposed to be in retirement even now, you see, I had done all that I could and I saw no need of working anymore. It was my time to rest and eat the fruits of my hard work. But I guess the universe had other plans for me" Jason said "You know you can still accomplish more than you already have,you can turn the Ghost of Europe fr...

Chapter 61: Inside Job

 Meanwhile in the president's office in state house the president was with Ray in a highly secret meeting. He even asked his secretary to take break till he's done and no one, not even his wife was to be allowed into the office. All surveillance systems in the office were shut down following the president's strict orders to make sure that no one would ever know what transpired in the meeting room "Mr president" Ray said as he took a seat "Ray,always a pleasure" Loki said as he shook his hand,he went over to his private mini bar in the office where he put around two to three ice cubes in two separate glasses ," whiskey or scotch?" He asked "Whiskey will do" Ray answered "Allow me to put you one of the most expensive whiskey you will find in the market" Loki said as he handed Ray his glass, "it's so unique that the manufacturers only had about less than one hundred bottles produced,so far I have ten of them" he c...

Chapter 60: Peter Knows The Truth

 "This can't be" Tyler said as he looked closely at the two well dressed gentlemen "Yes it can be" one of them said as they walked closer to the group. Tyler hugged both of them as Jason shook their hands while Peter stood next to Bennett still confused at what was happening and who they were "Who are they?" Peter asked Bennett in a whisper "Those are the Krovacic brothers, that's Mikhail and Djokovic" Bennett answered as he pointed them out to Peter. After this they both came to Bennett with their hands wide open "Bennett, you don't age do you?" Mikhail asked as he hugged him "I'm starting to think he's immortal or something" Djokovic said as he too hugged him "You two always with the way of words saying I'm getting old" Bennett said as he looked at both of them, " you both don't look badly off" "We're not kidding, it's been I think two years and you haven't cha...

Chapter 59: Unknown Guests

 " So how do you eat it? Since I see you forgot to bring some table knives and spoons" Peter asked "That's where the fun lies, you don't eat with knives and forks and all that. I'm sure all of you washed your hands before sitting down to eat" Jason said as all of them shook their heads in unison "Well then this is how you do it" Jason said as he took a handful of the Ugali in one hand and squeezed it in his palm. He then scooped the kachumbari together with the roasted meat before throwing the entire handful into his mouth, "now that is a meal to die for" he said as he let all the flavours burst in his mouth. Peter followed and so did the rest "Wow, this stuff is amazing" Bennett said as he was taking another swipe at the Ugali "Im starting to think that he just pretends that he doesn't know how to cook" Tyler said as he took another bite "Even if I wanted to I wouldn't be cooking for you guys daily, t...

Chapter 58: Dinner With West

 It was Sunday evening and Jason was in his house that was was on the private island talking to Tyler. They were drinking as Jason was making the grill. "How do you like your barbeque? Medium rare or as long as it's edible you're good?" Jason asked as he flipped the meat on the grill "As long as it's edible I'm good" Tyler said with a smile as he went over to the kitchen to check on the spaghetti that was cooking. On the side there was some stew that was cooking and it looked way to delicious and too tempting for anyone who set their eyes on them "Good answer" Jason said as he flipped the meat with one hand using a spatula while drinking a diet Coke using the other hand. As he said this they both heard the front door being opened and they both knew who that would be since no one else has the permission to even come within a one kilometer radius of the island "Eeyyyy, do my nostrils deceive me or is that a good meal that I smell?" ...

Chapter 57: Tease Me, Please! 2

 It was was at this moment that she realized what Jason had done. The drinks that he had got were just part of his plan. She hated the fact that she could never anticipate for any of Jason's schemes. Whenever she thought that she had him figured out,he always proved to be about ten steps ahead. This time round, he had gulped his drink fast so that his hand could take in the bottles freezing temperature and turn his hand into a live ice cube. "I thought you said that you were ready" he teased into her ear "I was, just not for that" she answered back "For what? This? " He asked as he slowly touched her stomach and circled her navel using the tip of his index finger make her jerk again slightly under the sheets "Yes, that" she muttered through her gritted teeth She knew that Jason was enjoying every single moment of what was happening. His finger then started going up to her ribcage as he went in slow zig zag motion making her breathing pattern ...

Chapter 56: Tease Me, Please!

 Jason took Athena to one of the sofas that were in the room,it was a two seated so no one would squeeze in with them there. After a short while the other vvip's started streaming in into the room, each taking their seat where they felt comfortable. After another five minutes, people started streaming into the cinema hall in their hundreds. The sofa that Jason and Athena sat on had one side which did not have an arm rest to the wall such that Jason could sit up and lay his back on the wall and his legs went across the sofa. Athena on her side, sat in front of him leaning her back to his chest and her legs also laid out like Jason's. So that she got comfortable, Jason wrapped his hands around her and brought them to her stomach and pulled her close. The movie was to begin any minute, but before it did one of the staff went around the room giving each individual a soft blanket to cover themselves during the movie. When he got to Jason and Athena, he gave them a big fluffy blanket...