Chapter 15 Adam Tatum smiled as he walked towards the podium, enjoying the startled faces of representatives and senators as they half-heartedly clapped him. He was not one of them. And he owed his meteoric rise in politics to having used that fact over and over again. Two years ago, he was barely known to the general public. His success in business and his ultra-nationalistic political ideas ...

Chapter 3 “We don’t need Roark sniffing around!” Dr. Jacob Sully snapped as General Lindbergh shared the news with him. “Look, Jacob, I like it as little as you do, but I’m afraid we have no other option. The woman is flying to Santa Isabel as we speak.” “What for?” the scientist barked again. Jacob Sully was a brilliant man, but he had never had strong social or political abilities. “In theory, ...

Chapter 5 “Are you sure it was her?” General Lindbergh asked on the secure line, noticeably uncomfortable. Colonel Beck’s voice came back from the other end: “We’ll know soon enough. Rhodes was having an affair with Alison Stone. They’ve both been missing for two days. My men are heading to the hotel room where they met regularly, but I bet we’ll find traces of Keilani’s DNA there.” “Why didn’t ...

Chapter 7 Nicole was in the back of the same delivery truck Petrenko had used to get her closer to Vanderbilt. Once more, the Ukrainian mobster had taken the ride with her. “Are we there?” Nicole asked when she noticed that the engine had stopped. She received a confirmation from one of the men in the front and smiled, taking a deep breath. She was about to cross another line, but at the same ...

Chapter 9 Block Street was busy as always, traffic jamming the road as the sidewalks bustled with activity. Being one of the main arteries in Santa Isabel’s Downtown, Block Street also featured the highest concentrations of banks in the city. People were still shocked about the events of the previous day and with the knowledge about the fourth Phoenix girl, but as always, life went on. It was ...