Chapter 10
“Repeat what you just said.”
“You heard me the first time.” Marcus smiled again.
“How do I know that you aren’t making things up?” Damon took his seat again.
“Your reaction says it all; you know that I’m not lying.”
“Okay, Marcus, I need you to excuse us; I have to talk to him; I’ll summon you again.”
“Alright, I’ll be on my way.” To Damon, he said, “Bye for now,” before taking his leave.
“Who the hell is that man?” Damon wasted no time in asking.
“I’ve known him for quite some time now; he is known as Black Sword in the underworld. Does his name ring a bell?”
“No, I’ve never heard that name.”
“He was quite popular back then, during the days of your father.”
“How did he know so much about me, then?” Damon grumbled.
“The man is a viper; he has eyes and ears everywhere. Check your men; one of them is his spy. He must have planted the spy long ago. But I want to know if what he said is true: Did you really get threatened to leave your wife?”
“You don’t need to know.”
“Well, I don’t think I should still ask you to work with him after what just happened.”
“No, I want to work with him.”
“Suddenly? Why?”
“It’s none of your business. Connect me to him.”
“Are you sure about that?”
“Yes.”
“The work involves trafficking.”
“What are we trafficking?”
“No, you won’t be the one doing that part. You only need to take care of things after he’s done.”
“You mean I should clean up after his mess?”
“It’s a huge job that only you can do. It involves the cops; you have a lot of control over the cops, so that’s why I mentioned
you to him.”
“What is he trafficking?”
“Just tobacco.”
“Only tobacco?”
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“Just that.”
“Okay, I need the details of how he wants it to be done. I’ll take my leave now? Damon stood up and started heading to the
door.
“Won’t you stay for dinner?” Mr. Rollings asked but didn’t get a reply from Damon.
Damon returned to his room after he left Mr. Rollings quarters.
“Sir, he is here.” Steve didn’t waste time before informing him. “We kept him in the spare room,” he added.
“I’ll go to him; no one should disturb us,” Damon ordered before visiting the spare room.
“Where have you been?” He questioned as soon as Damon entered the room,
“I’ve been with my wife; why? You are not happy.”
“Damon, you need to stop this madness.”
“Your audacity is what I cannot understand,” Damon scoffed. “You don’t seem remorseful for what you did.”
“Why would I be remorseful? I saved her from you; she’s not depressed today because of how I saved her.”
“I’m not going to exchange words with you, Eric.”
“You brought me here to kill me, didn’t you? Don’t waste your breath; kill me if you can.”
“Wrong. I didn’t bring you here to kill you; I brought you here to redeem yourself. You know how much I believe in second chances. I’ll give you a second chance to right your wrong.”
“What do you want from ine?”
“Dora is here.”
“Dora?”
“Yes, in this very building. Do you want to see her?”
“What are you up to, Damon?”
“Nothing much; I just need you to go to her. If you can convince her to come back to me, I’ll forgive all your wrongdoings, but if you do otherwise, then I’ll not just kill you; I’ll also kill your sister. Then your mom.”
“Damon, you bastard!” Eric growled.
“You should have seen it coming when you decided to betray me. Damnit! We’ve been friends for two decades, and you thought betraying me was your best option?”
“I did what I thought was best for her. Your parents tormented her a lot; she didn’t show you any of it because of how much she loved you. I saved her from you, and I don’t regret doing so.”
“Okay, what happened afterwards then? Why did you make up a fake body to convince me that she died?”
“I knew you would continue looking for her if I didn’t do it. She needed her peace; peace is something that you can never give to her, you know it!”
Damon clenched his fist until his nails cut into his flesh at Eric’s words. He was right; peace is something Isadora could never
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get from him. His work. His life. Everything around him involved war.
Why are you suddenly quiet? Did I hit the nail on its head?” Eric smirked and advanced closer to him.
Demon, take my advice, stay away from her, her life is very different from yours. You don’t deserve her; she’ll die if she stays around you. You have too many enemies, starting from your parents to your relatives and then to people you don’t even consider enemies
We have been friends until today only because I tell you the truth and nothing but the truth. I knew how much you loved her, but I still went ahead and did what I did. It might look like I did it for her good, but the truth is, I did what I did for your good she’ll end up dead if she stays around you. And you’ll run mad with regrets if that happens.” A pause.
You’ve never killed anyone since you got into this line of business, but because of her, you’ll end up killing and wasting a lot of innocent souls. Damon, this is my first and last warning: stay away from her,” Eric concluded before reaching the door.
Are you the father of her son?” At his question, Eric paused.
“Her son? Hell no. I’ve never been with your wi–Isadora.”
“Then who is the father of her son?” Damon turned to face him.
“I don’t have an answer to your question; stop getting overly curious.” Eric twisted the doorknob and opened the door.
Tll visit Isadora like you asked me to, but I won’t do as you asked. My sole purpose is to find out who her son’s father is. Ask your guards not to stop or follow me.”
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