The Billionaire’s Desires

Travis’s POV

I thought I have everything under control, but I didn’t see this coming. I had no idea that Nathan had turned into a terrible monster. My God, how can he be so mean, did I do this to him, did I turn him into this heartless creature that acts ruthlessly and without remorse?Text property © Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org.

I haven’t had time to ask Robert for details, all he told me was that Nathan had escaped from the island and he assured me that he was working on a plan to get the job done so I didn’t ask too many questions about it, I simply ordered him to speed it up because I want him gone as soon as possible. I never would have thought that the table would turn and Nathan would have an edge over me. As I sat there staring at the lifeless body of Robert Schwartz, all I could ask myself is “Who created this monster, what on earth did they do to him on that island that made him so tough and way more smarter than I would ever have imagined.

If only I had listened to Ariel when she told me to run as fast as my legs could carry me. I had thought that she was only being paranoid and a little bit crazy. She had been sent to jail by Nathan and now she is so scared fucking of the guy that even the mere mention of his name makes her so nervous and angry at the same time.  I had to pay her a visit because I needed to know what she told Nathan, I needed to find out if she ratted me out to him. I told her I could get her some things that will make her a bit comfortable in here, I even told her that I could have her transferred to a more better prison where she would be granted some privileges by some cops that I know, but she wouldn’t have any of it, she just refused to take anything else from me. She wouldn’t let me help, no matter how hard I try,

“Save your strength and resources, Travis Trent, you are going to need all of it when your brother catches up with you. If I were you, I would run as fast as my legs could carry me because Nathan is not the same guy we used to know. He is a very dangerous man and he is back for revenge. Trust me when I say that whatever he had planned for you, it will be way worse than what I’m suffering right now. And in case you are wondering what I told him, in case you happen to think that I spilled the beans. Then you are more stupid than the old Nathan because I didn’t say a damn with you him, I didn’t need to say anything to Nathan because he knows everything. He’ll, he even knew about a sex tape that I didn’t know about, can you believe that?” she asked sarcastically, as she burst into a fit of laughter. She kept laughing hysterically like a lunatic, laughing so hard that some drops of tears rolled down her cheeks. I stood up to leave the room because it is obvious that she has finally lost it, there is absolutely nothing that she can tell me right now because I can’t trust the words of a demented, frustrated lunatic.

“Run Travis, hide in Hawaii or Australia or any other country, but don’t let him find you because he will show you no mercy.” She warned me in a firm tone just before I walked out of the door. But I didn’t take her warnings seriously because she sounded like a fucking lunatic. I did think about her warnings, but it was just too ridiculous to believe. And that was how I made the worst decision in my life, that was how I decided to stick around and sell off everything before leaving the country. Dad ad iced me to get the Schwartz brothers into the premises so no one would come into the building, he said we would get away with it because we are way smarter than Nathan and we have all it takes to pull off this last deal. I thought I would get away with it, I never wanted to set eyes on him, Gosh, I wish he would just bite the bullet and get the hell out of my life. But Ariel was right and I didn’t listen to her, I underestimated her and now I’m paying dearly for all my mistakes. Who would have thought that Nathan would take self-defense classes, he fights like a pro and he is just as ruthless and dangerous. I never thought he would be so mean, all I wanted to do was to sell off this damn company and scram.

But, right now, as I look into Nathan’s face, I just kept recalling Ariel’s warning and I really wished that I’d listened to her. He has this sick smile on his face that makes him look like a villain that just stepped out from the movies. I watched him take out three guys, including Robert Schwartz and he did it so effortlessly, making it look so easy. He took back everything from me, I mean every damn thing. He practically emptied my entire bank account, not even a cent was left for me. He banished my father and I, he also said he was going to kick us out of our houses and send us out to the streets. My phones kept beeping nonstop as I kept getting alerts from all my bank accounts, I also received a bunch of emails from my lawyers claiming that all my properties has been reclaimed by the head of the Trent household. I had nothing left and I have nowhere to go. I can’t keep paying for the services of the Schwartz brothers because I have no money left, not to mention the fact that their boss is lying dead in my boardroom and it is all my fucking fault.

No, It’s not my fault. It is all my father’s fault. He made me do all this, he made me hate Nathan to the point that I wanted him dead. He told me that it all belong to me, I wish I never listened to anything he had said to me, I wish I let Nathan have everything, just like my grandfather wanted. He knew what happened to grandpa, he also know how Ariel was taken down, yet he did not advise me to quit this madness and run away with the little wealth we have stolen. Now everything has been taken back from us and Nathan looks like he wants us dead as well. We wanted to leave the boardroom and go out there to hide our faces and link our wounds, but he didn’t let us leave. He has taken everything and he has banished us from the family, but he still wants satisfied and it is all driving me fucking insane,

“What else do you want from us, Nathan?

You have taken everything from us, you even went as far as banishing us from the family and taking everything from us. What else do you want?” I yelled furiously as I struggled to break free from the firm grip of his boys who looks just as ruthless as their boss. They held my father and I making it practically impossible for us to escape.

“Oh come on, dear cousin. I spent months stranded on that island that you and your father put me in. I was chased and hunted like a fucking animal. I had to struggle to survive every damn day, I had to run and fight for months before I got a chance to escape. Do you really think that I’m done with you two, do think that you have been punished enough?

Well, I don’t think so. I need you to experience what it feels like to run for your life, I want you to run and fight and struggle to stay alive, won’t that be fun?” He asked me with that sick smile on his face that made my heart beat faster because I know for a fact that he is only faking it. That smile is only a way of hiding his true feelings. His face is all brightened up with that silly smile, but his eyes tell a different story. They always say that the eyes never lie, they see you can tell a person’s true feelings by looking into their eyes, and right now as I look into Nathan’s eyes, I shudder in fear. His eyes are filled with anger, and vengeance, I shiver in fear whenever my eyes meet his, and I wonder what he could be planning next.

“Why are you silent, why won’t you say anything to your son, can’t you see what he is doing to us?” my father yelled at Nathan’s father, trying to get him to help. But for some weird reason, he chose to keep silent, he could not even look at Nathan’s face. He just kept mute and watched as his son paid us back double, repaying us for everything we did to him. Nathan only scoffed at his father and us, then he turned to his head of security and said,

“Bring them all along, the surprise is waiting.” He instructed firmly before heading to the door. His dad and his little stepbrother followed after him, keeping their heads down in shame, or is that regret that I see in their faces?

I really can’t say because they never said a word and their heads keep hanging low. On the other hand, my father and I were dragged along with them, we got thrown into the back seat of the SUV, with two guards seating by the door to lock us in and keep us from escaping. Two guys sat in front as well and they zoomed off into the busy road, taking us to some unknown locations. Dad was seating next to me and I could feel his body shaking in fear. This is the first time I’ve ever seen him this scared and I have to confess that I’m also scared right now. The fact that I don’t know what to expect is making me even more nervous. I tried pleading with the guys in the car with us, I promised to give them double of what they are being paid by Nathan but they laughed at my request, reminding me that I am now as broke a church mouse. It’s quite ridiculous to see what I have been reduced to, I just can’t believe that my life could turn around in one day, I simply can not believe it. I have no idea what to do, I just sat in silence as the car took us out of town. We drove off for some minutes before the cars finally stopped and the guys jumped down from the car, dragging us down as well. We are way out of town, in an abandoned warehouse and these cars are parked on the field at the back of the warehouse. The field is so big and large that it could be mistaken for a maze then St the other side of the warehouse, there is nothing on it, no field, no maze, just a late clearing that almost looks like a football arena and that is where Nathan took us.

“Welcome guys, I hope you are having fun today because trust me, I am. I am having so much fun. Guess what, Trav, I had such a great time on that island.  I had to run for my life and hide in the most mundane places just so I could stay alive. Have you ever had to run for your lives, have you ever felt so close to death that you almost gave up. Well, here is a perfect opportunity for you to get such a remarkable experience as I did on that island.” As he spoke, some guys came out of the warehouse, holding three fearsome Rottweilers that looks so ravenous and scary. I don’t know what he is planning, but whatever it is, I know that it involves these dogs and from the look of these dogs, it just can’t be good.

“Nathan, please don’t do this. Look man, I’m so sorry for what I did to you. I promise we’ll go away and never come back. Please man, just let us go.” I pleaded in fear, but he just laughed out loud as he came over and engulfed me in a hug, taking me unaware.

“That is more like it bro, I never knew you had it in you. It’s so good to see that you can apologize but unfortunately, your apology doesn’t mean shit to me. Now here is what is going to happen, Travis. Today, you are going to run like never before, I’ll run without looking back because if you do, you could stumble across the arena and land face-down on the floor. Trust me, you don’t want to fall on that floor because you see these dogs, they will be on your tail and when you make one stupid mistake, they will pounce on you and tear you apart because they haven’t been fed all day. To be fair, I’ll make you a deal. If you can run across this arena to the other side alive, then I’ll spare your life and let you go away. But if you get maimed by these dogs, then it’s good riddance to you, dear cousin. But don’t worry, I’ll give you a head start.” He told me with a smile and a pat on my shoulder, then he made a hand signal to the guys that were standing close to the dogs. They were six of them standing there with the dogs, when he gave them the signal, three of them came forward and dragged me along, taking me to the middle of the arena. All the while, Nathan kept smiling approvingly, he did not flinch or feel remorse, not even for a second.

The guys flung me on the floor, then they ran forward, going to the other side of the arena, the safe side. Nathan said if I get there, then I’m safe. I just have to try and get there because my life depends on it. I tried standing up, but I could feel a slight pain in my knees and I realized that I must have scraped my knees when I fell down. When I looked down on my knees, I saw something on my leg, I touched it and brought it to my nose and that was when I realized that those guys had smeared my legs with dog treats while I wasn’t looking. These dogs have been starved all day and now I am covered in dog treats which would only make me look like candy on Christmas Day.

I turned to Nathan to plead one more time and I say my father begging him as well, but he wasn’t listening to any of us. He waved at me from his position, then he signaled the other guys that were holding the dogs. The let them lose immediately and they came after me with speed. I had no fucking choice, I turned around and took to my heels immediately running as fast as my legs could carry me, just as Ariel had advised me. I ran and ran without looking back, I could hear them barking behind me, but I still didn’t look back, I kept running for my dear life. I could see the guys in front and that was my only target, I just want to get to them, if only I could just get to them, then I can get the hell out of this place. He promised to let me go if I survived this and I’m hoping that he keeps his word. I don’t know if he is going to change his mind, I have no idea what he is capable of because he is just so mean and ruthless.