The Billionaires Desires novel Chapter 2

What’s next boss?” Ray asked me, snapping me out of my thought. I raised an eyebrow in question, not understanding what he is talking about.

“I know we are leaving this hellhole in two days, our plan is foolproof and as long as we both play our part, we are certainly getting off this Island. But we haven’t talked about the future yet, Mr. Trent. We still have no plans for the future that is why I want to know what you are planning for the future.” He explained calmly, causing me to nod my head in understanding. You know, I haven’t really thought about this all along, all I think about is to go find Hillary and make sure she is doing okay.

But that should not be the plan, there are more important things that need to be done, I need to find out who is responsible for all of this, I need to know what their next move will be, besides, I still have to find my way back to the Caribbean, I still need to undergo the training from the elders so I can have total control of our resources and then I can command the respect of every everyone in the family. There are a lot of things for me to take care of, but the only thing that comes to mind right now is Hillary. I want to be with her right now, I want to hold and cuddle her in my arms, showing her just how much I adore her. It’s all I can think of, it’s all I want to do when I get out of here, every other thing can wait.

“I know what you’re thinking Nate, but trust me, that would be a huge mistake.” He told me calmly, making me squint my eyes at him in question, wondering how he knows what I’m thinking about right now. Sometimes I wonder how much information this guy has about me, he makes me seem so predictable. He knows what I’m always thinking about, he can predict an attack and it would happen exactly as he said it would. I can’t begin to imagine how hard he must have trained before he became so perfect at this job. My grandfather must be a fool for letting them go the way he did, I would be a bigger fool if I followed in his footsteps as my father did. 

He is so efficient and effective, he gets the job done even before I give the order. Costello would never have been so calm and thoughtful if he was stuck here with me. It’s true that I’ve been using the Mafia and they have been sorting out all my for as long as I can remember, but there is a huge difference between the Mafia and the Hartfords. Costello had other families to protect and he has a business to run so he doesn’t spend much time on me and my problems, but with the Hartfords, it is way different. They spend every waking hour thinking about us and trying to figure out more ways to improve our security system. With the Hartford, I don’t need to worry about myself or my family, it’s their job and they are more than happy to carry out their jobs effectively, with or without me being present.

“You can’t just run back to your wife and continue living your life acting as if nothing happened, you have to teach your adversaries a lesson, show them that you are no longer the Nathan that can be bullied and tricked. You have to outsmart your adversaries this time, Mr. Trent. I wasn’t confident in your skills before, but after spending these few months with you on this island, I am now confident in your skills, I now know that you can handle anything they throw at you. You don’t have to hide out and play the cool kid anymore, show them who is boss, Mr. Trent. Mark your territories and flush out all your adversaries, make them pay for everything they have put you through.” He advised sternly.

“First, you need to reinstate the Hartfords, we are the only ones that can serve your family. I’ve worked so hard to prove to you that we are worth it, we would never betray you, you have to give us a chance to work for your family again, help us regain our honor.” He pleaded softly, making me chuckle softly. He is trying to force my hand, he wants to trick me into reinstating his family as our submissive. He has no idea that there is absolutely no need for all that, my mind is already made up. Ray would continue working for me no matter what happens. Neither my grandfather nor my father can stop me from giving them back their jobs, if it weren’t for the Hartford, I would have been dead already. I owe them more than their jobs, I owe them my life.

“You don’t have to ask twice Ray, I wouldn’t be alive today if it wasn’t for you. You don’t just have your job back, you have my trust as well.” I told him with a warm smile, watching as he heaved a sigh of relief, smiling so widely. He has never mentioned it to me that he is doing all this just to get his job back, but deep down in my heart, I have always known that that was his end game. Even if he hadn’t told me about our family's bond, I would have still offered him a job in my service, I need men like him around me, men that are willing to fight and die for me. 

“Thank you, Mr. Trent, I owe you my honor.” He let out excitedly. We would come up with a plan on how and where we would create our base of operations, but, right now, we have a plant to hijack. That is our number one priority now.