Carlos in mexico was in a crucial meeting with some of the world most wanted drug barons. They usually gather once in a year to discuss how to make the movement of their business more efficient and how to enter new countries. But at the moment they are deliberating on voting for a new president to head the entire drug syndicate world wide and Carlos is one of the candidates vying for the position.
Few years ago his name had been thrown around and mentioned as the potential leader to lead the syndicate for the sheer prowess of being the first to breakthrough into United kingdom and establish a base and had been operating seamlessly for two years now.
But for the past few months, his position in the power rankings for the head of the syndicate had been seen some uncertainty as a result of the raid and exposing of one of his biggest base in the U.K... and he is suspecting some of the barons in the running for the post.
He had hosted the cartel bosses in his estate for two days as a prerequisite for any baron hostingb the yearly meeting.
The meeting had ended for day two and the barons were served foods, drinks , drugs and women.
He wanted to use the opportunity to spoil the barons and also grease some palms while at it, so as to have an edge during the voting.
He was tongue deep inside the mouth of one of the women sitting in his lap when one of his men came and whispered something in his ear.
He stood up and was about to leave when one of the Pedro Felipe, one of the baron's vying for the position of the president of the syndicate stopped him, apparently he had something interesting to say.
"Would you look at that barons, one of us is actively trying to get us busted and killed" he said in disgust, rising his phone up.
The barons immediately stopped what they were doing and stood alerted.
"What is that suppose to mean" one of the former president of the cartel asked, while the one that made the previous statements played a video on his phone for him.
"What is this Carlos, why is their a video of the heads of your men in a box placed in your gate.?" The baron asked sternly.
"What" chorused most of the barons simultaneously. All of them moved to take a look at the video.
"I dont know what you are talking about" Carlos denied. Just then one of the men of the former leader of the syndicate brought in a box that looked as an exact replica of the box in the video.
"Is that the box?" One of the barons who saw the man walked in asked, everyone turned to look at the entrance while the man holding the box was puzzled and wondered why he was being stared at like that.
"A box came in, it was mailed to Baron Carlos Rodriguez " he said and gently kept the box before Carlos who was ragging inside.
"Open the box carlos" one of the senior barons commanded.
"Oh dont worry, I can help him with it" Pedro said and came forward, with a knife he smacked the cello tap used in sealing the box and the fresh butched head of his men came to view.
There was collectives gasps in the room and immediately it went dead silent.
"Oh there is a latter attached to it" pedro said and picked it up from inside the box.
"Send one more men after Kathryn again, and I promise you, there will be no escape from my wrath, because the fury i will unleash on you and measly drug syndicate will never be undone.
Your, Davin" Pedro read it out loud with a wicked smirk on his face.
There was a pin drop silence in the room as everyone listened and digested the information. As if the the universe was collectives working against Carlos, the channel on the television was reporting the news of the 'assassination' attempt according to the news men.
"We need to leave and fast, this place might as swamped with interpol from UK" one of the baron whispered to another.
Seeing that he is losing face to the barons he needed to salvage the situation fast.
"We need to show a united front against this bastard that threatened us, we need to take him out" Carlos said with Venom.
Pedro scoffed at him while shaking his head.
"We?... make no mistake the favela Organisation was never threatened, you brought this upon yourself and this Organisation, you will clean this up by your self" A former leader of the organisation bellowed while other barons nodded in agreement.
"Your sent your best men to kidnap or assassinate one of the most influential person in UK and they sent their head in a box, it now confirm the rumours that have been circulating for awhile, that the first people you sent for this same lady was sent in a butchered pieces, make me wonder what else you are hiding from the organisation" Pedro accused.
"watch your mouth, or I will shut it permanently for you" Carlos threatened stepping infront of him.
"Enough" on the Veteran barons commanded.
"You brought this Organisation into the limelight for what?...a lady who doesnt want to be with you by the look for things, and has the force and capacity to kill your men. And then you get a letter from another man who disparaged you and this cartel and apparently sent your men's head on a platter, and yet you want to become the president?" Adolf, another veteran baron asked.
"What do you mean I want to become president? I have earned the right to contest and become the president of this organisation goddamit" Carlos bellowed.
"That act like it , Dune, your group for the first time in years is on the news, and very soon they will start putting picture behind the name and before anyone could say Jack, it will be linked to favela and all of us will be under surveillance, Fix this or you forget about becoming the president because I will personally veto against you" Adolf bellowed and left with room and soon others followed...
"Goddamit" Carlos bellowed as he started smashing all breakable in his sitting room.
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Meanwhile....
Kimberley and Kelvin ahad already left the hospital at 5pm. While the news of the attack was all over the place.
Arthur came into the room and found Kimberley, and Rebecca watching the news, while Yvette slept or so they thought.
" is what the reporters saying true" Kathryn asked as soon as Arthur came in.
"Unfortunately it is, before our team came to the seen, the men were already killed and beheaded, they covered their tracks so well the police couldnt even trace the direction their tire marks went, non of the cctv in the warehouse captured them..its a smokescreen.
"Who could it be?" Rebecca asked the question that was on everyone's mind.
They were still discussing when the police sergeant came in to take their statements, afterwards the doctors came and administered another drug on the three ladies which made them sleep five minutes later.
It was 10pm when Davin entered their room, he looked at the three ladies sleeping peacefully and went quitely towards Kathryn's bed to avoid walking them.
He said in on the seat close to Kathryn that he presumed Arthur sat on before and watched as her chest rose and fell while she slept soundly.
Watching her sleep warmed his heart and just then it dawned on his the he would move the heaven and earth for her, that was how much he loved her.
He held her hand in his hands and kissed it. It was warm and he like the feel of her skin on his lips.
He reached out his hand and gently moved a strand of hair out of her face.
"I will protect you Kathryn against every and anything, if you kill someone I will help you cover it up, if you want I can be your blood hound, and I personally dont care about whatever past or secrets you have, that's how much I love you, and I hope you give me a chance to protect you" he said softly like a whisper but Kathryn heard them all.