GAME ON

Chapter Thirty

Days after their meeting, Shiller and Eduardo kept meeting up to carefully draft out their plan. This action made their unaware fathers very glad. They just thought they were getting more interested in each other.

"Do you think this would work?" He asked her, unsure. The plan was simple, fake a faint, drive to the hospital, come back with a fake medical report of some sort and annul the engagement with the excuse that he can't be forced into a marriage with a woman with health issues.

With his status, he could easily manipulate a few things. The real problem was their fathers, his father especially. Would they even believe them? It sounded too simple.
"Of course. The simpler the better you know?" She replied. She had a feeling that it would work because if they were to go along with it, there would be hardly any room for suspicions. It's not like either of them knew anything about her health, as much of a stalker as Eric can be, even he wouldn't.
"Alright then. Let's do it"
"Meet me back here at the garden tomorrow night"
"Cool" they shook hands, then went back inside, smiling at each other.

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Seemed like fate had other things in mind.

Ray and Tony had finally been able to track her location and found out in was a place on the outskirts of town.
"Perfect!" Ray said excitedly. He couldn't wait to save her.
"I'll contact my boss and let him know, hopefully we'll have enough men to dispatch over there tomorrow night"

The next morning, Tony had a meeting with his boss in his office. They had a very long and detailed discussion on what was to happen that night.
As soon as they were done. Tony called Ray and gave him the details.

"Meet me here at the station at eight tomorrow night. Tonight, a few of boys and I will go scout the area so as to know what to expect tomorrow"
"Alright man, thanks a lot". The call ended.

The hours dragged on excruciatingly slowly and Ray found himself more and more anxious as the time was nearing. Tony had given him a call later that night and had given him a detailed explanation on where the place is and how it operates. They ended the call and as Ray found himself unable to calm down, he took off his clothes and went into the bathroom to shower. Few minutes later, he came out and was feeling much better. He turned off the lights, climbed his bed, rolled from side to side for a few minutes and was finally off like a light switch.

The next day, he was woken up by his alarm. He groaned and turned it off. The rays of sunlight shimmering through the curtains made him open his eyes slowly. He looked at his watch and saw that it was past one in the afternoon. He didn't think he would sleep that long. He must have been really worn out. He stood up and went about his daily activities, hoping for time to fly past.

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At exactly eight pm, he drove to the station where Tony and the guys were already waiting, they were all dressed casually so as not to arouse suspicions. He opened the door of the car and sat in the passenger's seat while Tony sat behind the wheels. They drove out slowly with two other cars following behind.
Ray found himself anxious again but visibly relaxed a little when he felt a light squeeze on his shoulder. He looked at Tony who gave him a slight nod. He closed his eyes and laid his head against the seat.

They got there in no time and parked a few feet away from the clubhouse, the other two cars did the same.
They each got down from the cars as normally as possible, checked their arms and ammunition before heading inside.

The club was fully packed as usual with loud almost earsplitting music blaring from the speakers, strippers busy pole dancing, some serving and at the same time giving the men seductive looks. A tall, long-legged redhead, wearing a black sexy lingerie set with knee high stockings and killer heel suddenly approached them and stopped right in front of Ray.
"Hey handsome" she purred seductively. Ray raised an eyebrow at her, distaste written clearly on his face. She smirked a little and raised her fingers, touching his chest lightly and was about to rub it but Ray was quick to stop her. He held her hand tightly, almost painfully and with a cold voice said,
"I don't have time for this shit, fuck off!". He pushed her slightly out of his way and walked past her. The lady couldn't believe the rudeness of this man, she scoffed and walked away.

"Take it easy man" Tony said, chuckling slightly.
"I really don't think I can". Ray walked faster. They searched each room they came across but there was no sign of Shiller. After a long time, they finally decided ask for Eric.
Deep inside the club, along a narrow, darkly lit corridor, they found a tall, mean looking man with tattoos and piercings, the one beside him was not looking much different.
"We're here to meet Eric Benson" Tony spoke up. The first man narrowed his eyes,
"What business do you have with my boss?"
"Nothing serious actually, tell him it's about Shiller Bruce". The name rang a bell but he couldn't tell if he could really trust them.
"You can't see him unless you have an appointment" he finally said dismissively.
Ray who was already agitated, suddenly took out his gun and pointed it at him, "lead us to him. Now". The two men stilled for a moment then slowly took their hands to their backs to retrieve their guns, pointing it back to Ray. The other officers also took out their guns.
"Don't try anything funny. I don't think your boss would be too pleased to see his precious place upside down".
Seeing that they were outnumbered and not wanting to draw attention, the two men led the way their boss' office.
Taking the elevator, it didn't take long for them to get there. The taller man knocked lightly and they were soon ushered in.

"Eric Benson?" Ray asked. The man who was  seated behind his desk, looked up at the two men standing right in front of him.
"Yes, and you are?". Ray was about to answer but was silenced immediately, "oh yes, Raymond Swift and Anthony Williams".
Both men's eyes widened in shock at this. "How do you know our names?" Tony questioned.
"Why won't I know the people my daughter associates with?". He smirked.
"Where is she?"
"Wouldn't you like to know?". Ray was fuming now, he pointed his gun at him, hating how his eyes resembled Shiller's so much. Tony placed his hand on Ray's shoulder but the latter just shook him off.
"Now now Raymond, calm down and let's talk it out like mature men". Eric said calmly, walking towards Ray. Seeing that the latter was unwavering, he smirked evilly.
"Drop that gun Raymond if you want to see her alive". Ray couldn't believe what he heard, even Tony scoffed. His grip on the gun tightened and then suddenly, he pulled the trigger. The bullet barely grazing Eric's left ear and breaking the window behind him.
"No more games old man. Now. Tell. Me. Where. The. Fuck. She. Is!" Ray said through gritted teeth. Eric's eyes turned a very dark and dangerous shade of green, all traces of playfulness gone from his face and replaced with a deadly look.
It's going to be a bloody night.

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