"Jack, what the f***?! How could you just let 'im go?!" Vince shouted.
"Patience, Vincent," Jack calmly responded. "You know that I cannot begin the development until his body is ready. If I had moved yesterday, I would have delayed his progress. The process is slowed if you attempt to rush it. And besides, we have a close eye on him. He will not so much as
breathe without us knowing it. The Crimson Dove is flawless in all aspects." Jack turned in his chair and looked toward his bookcase. He pondered which book to withdraw for a moment and then stood up and swiftly took out a copy of
The Raven. As he began to peruse the book, Vince spoke again.
"Look, Jack, we can't keep puttin' ourselves out in the open like this. We don't need feds on our asses.
And, if you're right about Danny, then we need to bring him in
today."
"Put it out of your mind. I will deal with him."
"How in the f*** are you gonna get 'im to cooperate wid us? That f***er's a stubborn one!"
"That is not difficult. Can you imagine how confused he must feel? It is not every day that one is able to hear pedestrians from fifty-two stories in the air. And for a second, I swore he saw me watching him from all the way over here."
"What's this gotta do with him?"
"Vincent, I have answers. I force him to obey me in exchange for said answers."
"Wow...pretty nice, Jack! You really
are a f***in' genius!"
"I am aware of that."
Vince relaxed in his chair. He had a thick Brooklyn accent, as he was raised there. At age eighteen, Jack found him, alone and starving, and took him in. Vince was given a place of power as Jack's right-hand man, a position he always respected. Although he could be a tad gruff toward Jack, he held nothing but respect for the man. He was very tall and skinny at six foot seven. His hair was short and blond, and his eyes were a piercing white due to a birth defect which caused his irises to lack pigments.
Jack was born and raised in Great Britain. At age twenty, he emigrated to the United States, where he took residence in New York City. He later founded his crime syndicate which he named "Crimson Dove." He stood six feet tall, weighed 152 pounds, and had black, businesslike hair, and green eyes. His accent was that of British gentry, and his IQ was an astounding 237. His genius was unparalleled, and he was undefeatable in battle.
It had been silent for several minutes, and Vince was looking anxiously around the room. The carpeting was dark green and the walls were cream white. The ceiling panels seemed old in the dark, even though they had been recently replaced. There were no lights on, as Jack preferred darkness over blinding light and had no trouble reading in dim light.
Ughhhhh...
I'm a little tired tonight, so I'm cutting this chapter short. I'll finish it tomorrow and post chapter three, as well.
Sorry, readers.
And don't forget to PM or VM me with your thoughts. But again, NO POSTING IN THIS THREAD. Any posts not by me WILL be removed. And if you're saying "You've said that about thirty times!" you'd be surprised by how many people actually posted in my BA characters' stories when I REPEATEDLY instructed them not to do so.
Good night, all.