Chapter 29 - DEAL WITH DEVIL

𝘾𝙧𝙞𝙖𝙜 𝙈𝙖𝘾𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙚'𝙨 𝙋𝙊𝙑:

I was glancing anxiously at the boxes which were inside my cabin. They looked completely harmless from the outside. Even if someone opens it, they only find Russian Peonies. Only an expert would notice the crack cocaine hidden in the flowers. 

Please forgive me, Jesus Christ! I have to save my production company. It's my father's legacy. And I had no other choice than this. My past movies didn't do well at the box office and I suffered a major loss. My rivals smelled my downfall and they tried to buy my company 

But I wasn't ready to give up. I faked my company's accounts. I was able to withhold the disaster for an interim period. But I am completely bankrupt now. It is now life or death. 

Now I have only two options. I can either surrender and go to prison. I'll have to lose my company and disgrace my family name. Or I can save everything by working for Russians. I was given this option just a week ago.

When I first got a call from a Russian number, I was astonished. This guy named Znakomstvo offered me the money I needed to save my company from bankruptcy. 

I accepted the deal with Znakomstvo because I was so desperate to save myself. I thought it was the Holy Spirit that was guiding me. But I was wrong.

I was fooled by the trickster Satan. Now I have foolishly made a deal with this devil. And now I'm forced to do this sin. I have to sell this crack cocaine in exchange for the money he provided. And I should do everything to destroy Liam Eaton!

I have known the Eatons for a long time in my life. They are so ambitious and they stop at nothing to get what they want. And now I have to stoop down to their level.

Please forgive my sins, Jesus! 

I was raised as a Baptist and I am obliged to follow God's will. I opened the window and looked up in the sky. My parents must be looking me up from heaven. They must be ashamed of me now.

Whatever! It's too late now. My soul is already sold out to the devil. And there is no turning back now. I must now do what Znakomstvo says. If I back out now, he is going to kill my family. And I'm not going to let that happen.

Let me commit these sins and go to hell. At least my family will be saved. " Dad, is everything alright?" 

It was my son Keith. He is smart and always perceives when I am in trouble.

" Nothing, my son. I'm alright."

" No, dad. I know you are not okay. I know that it is against your beliefs to be involved in drug trafficking. But we have no other choice. We are going to follow -"

" There is no 'we', my son. You are not in this. I'm going to do this alone. And I'm commanding you to not involve in this at all. I am going to commit these sins and they die with me."

" So, you want me to do nothing? " he asked me. 

" Exactly! "

Keith slammed his fist on the wall in anger. " I want to get involved, Dad. I can't just sit around in this cabin while you risk your head out there."

" That's my fate, son. And you don't have to end up like me. "

He wasn't convinced. I could sense the desperation in him. " I am in this, Dad. You can try and stop me. I've already met with the clients who are interested in the products. By tomorrow, all these boxes of crack cocaine would be sold out." 

Holy Father! What is happening here? When did my son turn out like this? " My son, you can't bring in any clients. They could be cops." 

" I have my networks and I've been waiting for an opportunity like this. This shit makes a huge amount of money than any other business in the world. For once we have to let go of our morality, Dad. "

I took a deep breath to realize what was going on. Greed has consumed my son the same it took me. Now only a miracle from the Lord can save us. 

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𝙇𝙞𝙖𝙢'𝙨 𝙋𝙊𝙑:

It's been almost an hour now since I came to the shooting range. I only came here to overlook Hannah's gun training. I don't know what has gotten into her recently. She is punishing herself to fit in my world. 

Maybe she is afraid of being left out. I assured her that it won't happen. But she doesn't listen. She fired six bullets continuously at the target and missed everything. 

" How do you even do this? " she cried out. I suppressed a chuckle and went to her.

I held her hand and aimed it at the target. And I fired the bullet. Bull's eye!

" Confidence is the key, sweetheart. You have to keep your arms straight and imagine as if you already shot your target perfectly even before you pull the trigger. Visualize a bullet hole in the target. And then you fire. You will never miss it! "

I took away my hand from hers. Now it's her turn. She looked at me hesitantly for a while.

" Just visualize, baby. You feel it and then you achieve it." 

She then looked at the target determined and pulled the trigger. It was a terrific shot! She did it!

" That's my girl." I brushed her lips gently.

" How did you make me do it? I can't believe it," she asked me, looking puzzled. 

" Sweetie, you were subconsciously lacking confidence and steadiness. I did a simple trick on you. And you were able to shoot correctly."

" Can you teach me those tricks?" 

So my suspicions came back resurfacing to me. Why is she trying hard to change?

" Look at me, sweetheart. I love you no matter what and I want you to stop punishing you like this. You are already a part of my life."

She shook her head in denial. " I want to be your other half and I am going to do everything necessary for that. Nothing else matters to me except you. "

I was completely speechless. She loves me way too much than needed. And I respect her for that. 

" I don't deserve this much love, Hannah," I muttered after a while. 

She grabbed me by my collar and pulled me close to her. " You are worth to me more than all the diamonds in this world," she said and pressed her lips with mine.