ter

ted. He watched in his dark shades through his side mirrors unsusp

d walked towards the venue l

rd. Hermes reached into the pocket located at his chest area and presented it to the m

m till he got to the elevator. He pressed the buttons that he knew w

that was typical of wealthy people parties where they only served

of the servers' tray. Hermes went about, looking

eone, he found a lady sitting alone, with a glass of wine

he was a stranger. He suddenly wore an

, "please where c

sk one of his slaves." She s

es asked, conf

s or wha

him in one of those rooms. He found a server who had a tray suspended on his shoulder in a way that it stood on his hand like it wa

he approached the room, he could hear him make noi

pond as he was drowned in his noise. Hermes knoc

said, hoping he

come in, I have been fu

the lines of cocaine he had laid in three strips on the table, with a rolled dollar bill to sniff it. Hermes

d I just come in but saw that the huge man in suit an

that he would call back repeate

l are you?"

take your soul. Say your last prayer,

le then into a jerking laughter, as he moved across the room to pour himself a dri

business. He raised his hands in surrender and pl

him, Hermes heard something but couldn't hear clearly. H

d him to dismiss the person as he held the door handle firmly and

door. The voice behind the door told Steve to open the

who happened to be his mothe

e waiting for

oon," Steve said with an

r before they heard the sound of her stilettos

o walk towards him slowly because he knew he couldn't go no where but jump from the wi

Hermes asked,

d those words, which made Hermes stop in his track

him a disappointment and compared him to Vera as her company began to grow exponentially under her regime, while their company went down. His father was making plans of merging his company with Vera's family company.

? I'd pay triple of what she paid you." Steve said as

lencer to the pistol. He removed the gun's magazine and pulled out a

at you are?" Hermes said and

. Hermes immediately returned the bullet into

a

ed from beneath Steve's head, where his eyes stared blankly and his mouth hung open. H

hi

eversible. Ivan didn't only send Hermes to kill Steve because he th

er. The colour of the blood that the gods ever bled was in gold colour. The

teve's stiff hand. He stood from his body, walked out o

her daughter at a corner and w

looking for Steve?" Cathe

ere, mum," Vera said,

ask her." She pulled Vera as she came to Mrs. Anderson's front. The two old women greeted each other and air-kissed

" she said and told th

alling her son's name repeatedly and getting no response. Her eyes roamed room and saw the cocaine first on the table, know

ance she was away from it. The more steps she took towards, the more the spectacle before her became clear. Her mi

lisation that hit her like a tidal wave that the lifeles

ng any motion to look at her a

oud scream from the dungeon of her belly. It wasn't long when a st

when she was contemplating on whether to go after her mother whom had gone after them or stay - a call came in from h

he anonymous Angel investor is

e anonymous angel investor, as usual, had sent someone to give a seed to the company. Vera had a

ble." She said to her secretary and ran out of the

secretary called and said she had tried

l investor doesn't want to be kno

Angel investor had dropped from the secretary. On the envelope, there was something

iting, "two hundred and fifty million dolla

all of the ones she had received from the anonymous Angel inves

nt to be known," Vera said a

o you on the envelope," t

r face to look at her secretary. Vera's pup

5 x 5

Angel investor " was scri

a asked as she raised her