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478. Governor’s Day Out
In the afternoon, as Governor Morton switched on the TV, he saw the news of the brutal massacre in Elara.The room was still stained with blood, and the bullet holes were impossible to miss.However, the only ones who were reported as dead were the three assassins the Governor had hired to take Alex out.“What a waste of time and money,” he muttered, cursing it all. “Why the hell did I even pay you? I shouldn’t have hired such morons in the first place.”From what was shown on the news, Governor Morton concluded that the three assassins had gotten into a shooting without knowing each other, and in the mix-up, ended up killing each other.“I guess you are one lucky little mouse,” he scoffed. “But your luck will run out soon enough. You are not going to survive, Ivera, Alex Verlaine.”Just then, he received a call from Raymond Smith.“What kind of idiots did you hire for this job?” he thundered.“I didn’t know they were so useless. I paid each of them half a million for this hit. But al
477. What Goes Around
A rush of heavy footsteps sounded on the corridor outside as armed cops marched up the floor and landed on the door marked 309.They immediately went into high alert as they noticed the bullet holes in the door.“Open up! You’ve been surrounded. There is no way out!”The shout was followed by heavy knocking.“This is the NDPD! Open the damn door!”“Drop your weapon and come out with your hands behind your back!”Alex didn’t stick around to explain what had happened. He knew they would never believe him, and even if they did, he would still land in troubled waters.While the cops continued banging on the door, Alex headed to the bathroom and climbed out of the window.He jumped down from the ledge, landing on top of the dumpster sitting in the corner, and rolled away to safety.Meanwhile, the cops upstairs kicked the door open and barged in.“What the hell happened here?”“Damn. Another drug deal gone wrong?”As they spotted the two dead bodies and the bullets sprayed all across the ro
476. The Assassins
As soon as Alex heard those words, he realized she was hinting at the deal that he had refused earlier in the morning.“The Governor wished you good luck!” The attendant pulled out a suppressed pistol and fired, straight at Alex.The point-blank shot grazed Alex’s left shoulder as he kicked the trolley cart, throwing the assassin off balance, and making her gun wobble off target.“I should have known!”Reacting in a split second, Alex vaulted over the trolley cart and sent the pistol flying off with another kick.Disarmed, the assassin frowned.But instead of running away, she pulled out a knife from her waist and slashed hard.Alex jumped back as the knife grazed his shirt, splitting the white fibers open with the edge of the blade.“You made a huge mistake by coming here!” he warned, pushing the table away and engaging her from up close.The knife slashed and stabbed, but Alex countered every move by ducking and swaying out of the way with perfect precision.Then, with one sudden lu
475. Stalked and Hunted
“Turn the car around!” Alex instructed from the backseat with a sense of grave urgency.“But we are about to reach the Altis Delights. It’s a good five-star hotel,” the driver replied cluelessly.“I’ve changed my mind,” Alex retorted. “Take me out of Hannington. Nuevo Durango sounds good,” he added, thinking on the spur of the moment.“But that is almost 400 miles away. Are you sure?”“Just do what I say. No questions.”Alex was now in the Kleinfeldt District in Hannington, and Nuevo Durango was on the other side of the city.It was a wild request to ask the driver to take a detour and cover 400 miles on the open highway.But the driver obeyed without question.As the sedan took the underpass and emerged on the highway intersection, Alex looked around, but he could no longer see the biker who had been following them.However, Alex still remained wary.The fact that this stalker had just started trailing his car immediately after he walked out of Governor Morton’s mansion made him draw
474. A Game of Dominance and Control
The offer was clear: either stand with Governor Morton and his friends and accept their dictates, or risk their future hostility in a state which they controlled from the ground up.If it were any other aspiring businessman, he would have gladly shaken their hands and accepted their controlling friendship.But Alex wasn’t the type of person to let someone else control his decisions.“You have done your homework on me. I’ll give you that. But I think you still do not know enough about me,” he replied, crossing his left leg over his right. “I am not some jumped-up billionaire looking to print money by any means necessary.”“Then who are you really?” Raymond sneered. “Do enlighten us.”“My name is Alexander Verlaine, and I am the one who makes the rules. I have never bowed to another man before, and I won’t under any circumstances.”“It isn’t wise to turn friends into foes,” Governor Morton muttered. “We are giving you a chance to join hands with us and move forward in the right directio
473. The Ivera Trinity
Alex arrived at Governor Franklin Morton’s sprawling Greco-Roman mansion at dusk.With the sun setting in the background, he was welcomed inside by guards in white suits, wearing tactical goggles and state-of-the-art anti-jamming earpieces.Inside the mansion, he was greeted by a bald butler and then led to a reception area where a fiery red-headed woman introduced herself.“I am Calista, the Governor’s personal assistant. Please allow me to welcome you to Ivera, Mr. Verlaine. Governor Morton will surely be delighted to meet you.”“Thank you, Calista. I am sure he will.”Alex was pleasantly surprised by the warm hospitality.Even though Governor Morton barely knew him apart from Damon Winchester’s little introduction, it seemed he was already looking to get into his good graces.Calista offered Alex a smiling handshake before escorting him up the stairs to the Governor’s private meeting room, where he and his two friends were already waiting for their new guest.Governor Morton rubbed
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