"So what's the plan?"
Lucas asked.
"Firstly you must Stay close, but not too
close. We can't afford mistakes. One wrong move, and they will know who you are.
These men have spies everywhere, so
we must be extra vigilant." Alex mumbling
in a cautious tone.
"I was born to blend in. They will never see
me coming." Lucas smirked, full of
confidence.
"The plan on ground; is to bring them
down by infiltrating them, causing
confusion between them and then
striking them one by one." Alex uttered
wandering in his head.
"Great idea, but how is that possible.
How do you plan to carry out such
plan?"
Alex answered with a fading smile crossed
his face. "Good question. You are going to
take a low paying job in one of your
fathers rival company. Starting from there,
I will keep you posted. In case you need
anything don't hesitate to text. Remember
no calls.
"Before it slips my mind! Check this out.
I got that card from one rich millionaire,
Who was watching me fight those
hoodlums at the call box. He sent his
bodyguard to hand the card over to me. Saying that I should not hesitate to call, anytime I need help." Lucas mumbling in
low tone.
"What? Lucas smirked, seeing Alex gaze
at him with a deadpan expression.
"Lucas. You must stay low, and minimize
fighting if you want your profile to
remain dark. These men can go extra, To
dig out any profile they want to uncover.
So you must stay low to avoid attention.
Alex warns with a worrying expression.
Alex for a second swayed his gaze away
from Lucas, then stares at the card in
his hand and shouted in disbelief.
" Wait, this is from Matteo one of the
few richest billionaires in town. He also
operates in the dark, and once had a
beef with the boss, your father. But the
question is why does he want to meet
you!"
"He said he likes my fighting skills."
Lucas doubtfully says.
"There we go! This is going to save us a
Whole lot of stress. I think if Mr. Matteo,
Says he likes your kicks, then it's only
one thing he wants. My guess is to recruit
you into his army of thugs.
Mr. Matteo, just as well as others, are all
into power control. Fighting for who to
dominate the mafia world. Since after your
father's said assassination.
they have been fighting to take control thereby recruiting strong men to be
by their side to gain control."
Alex arranges for Lucas to meet Matteo,
one of his father's fierce rivals. Though
Lucas goes in under a false name,
posing as a low level recruit.
Lucas heads straight to Mr. Matteo's
mansion. After a brief talk with Mr. Matteo
on the phone.
Lucas dropped down from the taxi headed towards the address he was directed to.
Some seconds passed by, and he finally arrived at a tall fenced building with a
giant gate.
Lucas rings the bell, in a moment the
gate remotely open. He found himself
Inside standing beside a very puffy,
unpleasant security man to interact with.
"Did you miss the way! Didn't you see this
is not a charity home." The security guard
smirked at Lucas judging from his appearance.
Lucas already boiling inside clenching
his fist but remains calm, without uttering
a word. With one thought running through
his mind. ' first expression matters.'
In a moment, a whisper came from the
direction of the building. Let him in!
Lucas finally got into the mansion.
"So you are the guy the other day. What
got you into fighting? And who are you?
Mr. Matteo smirked With a smile.
"I'm no body, I got no family. I'm from
the country side,
Just got into the city walking around
the streets, looking out for a job. When
They attacked me trying to steal from me,
That day." Lucas mumbled with a straight
face, without any sign of fear.
"I like you already. Can you work for me?"
Mr. Matteo asked, straightly looking at him.
"I'm ready to do anything."
Lucas nodding.
"So then we're good. But first you will have
to prove your loyalty. And secondly, I
don't like your name. In my world there is
no saint. So I will call you Shadow.
Mr. Matteo remarks on a serious note."
Mr. Matteo called out Brook, the head of
the bodyguards. Instructing him to
give Shadow (Lucas) a loyalty test and then put an eye on him. Saying that he doesn't
trust him.
Brook never liked him from the first day.
Lucas is sent on a mission to collect
debt from a small business owner who
has been skimping on payments. As Brook and other two sat in the black tinted Prado geep, staring at Shadow (Lucas). Carrying
out a test of Loyalty.
"Please, I just need a little more time.
Business has been slow." Business
owner pleading.
"Matteo doesn't care about your
excuses. Pay up, or things will get worse."
Lucas coldly intoned.
Lucas maintains his tough exterior,
though it eats him inside to enforce
rules he once stood against. He thought
to himself ' I'm not doing this for them.
I'm doing this for my father.'
As Lucas continues working for Matteo,
he proves himself capable of handling
rough jobs without hesitation. Matteo
begins to trust him, giving him more
Important assignments.
"Not bad, kid. You've got a future in the
business, if you keep your head down."
Mr. Matteo smirked smiling at him as
He smokes his cigars.
' Not for long.' Lucas inwardly thought.