Love, Lies & Legacy 2- chapter 4

CHAPTER 4

Marguerite Masenfer bit the tip of her Fendi sunglasses as she entered her black Bentley car. Her car was coincidently parked exactly next to a blue C3 Citroen car. She sat in her car and held up the metal casing that has made her sister a most wanted person. Then the car window on her other side came down. She slid her lithe body across the leather seats to the other side of the car.

The car window of the blue Citroen was also down and Marguerite swiftly handed the casing to the hands of West Halloway from the other car. The car window of the Citroen went up and the car drove off instantly.

Marguerite slid back to her original place pressed a button to let down her window. There she saw the furious and disappointed face of Lexy Pierce, coming down from the cruise with Victor. With a satisfied smile, Marguerite slid on her sunglasses and drove off.

West Halloway’s car stopped at the end of a dirt road just 20 miles from the port. He made a final call to Annaliese saying that he will be using the back way to go to her house. He thanked the driver and got out of the car. On the way there, one of Lexy’s men suspected them. So as a precaution, West will have to walk 6 miles through the forest that will lead to Annaliese’s castle.

There was a small trail that goes through the forest and will end at Annaliese’s back yard. West was prepared for the hike. He has been through that road once and he could easily go through it again.

He got out of his black suit and changed into his hiking attire of Capri pants and white t-shirt that he packed in his backpack. As he walked under trees, made his way through bushes, West reminisced about his hiking trips at Brazil and Africa.

Those jungles were more dangerous than the thin forest of France. After 5 hours of hiking, West stopped for a while and sat under a tree. As he was resting, he heard gunshots being fired followed by a noise of something breaking. He walked to the loud sound and stopped at a wide open field.

Aiming the shot gun high in the air was Darius Cuza, shooting flying clay pots in the air. Another clay pot flew in high speed to the air and within seconds it broke into pieces with the good aim of Darius.

“Good shot, Darius!” bellowed West as he walked towards him. From the voice, Darius cautiously aimed the shot gun towards West but immediately let it down in the sight if his friend.

“Hello West. It’s been a while since we met,” said Darius while putting his shot gun down.

“Indeed, I have been very busy. Letting off some steam?” asked West while looking at Darius’s shot gun.

“Something like that but I am mostly here to practice,” said Darius with a smile. Darius is the only son of Annaliese Cuza. He was born heterochromatic which meant his right eye is a different color from his left eye. Nobody thought his condition was bizarre, it actually made him more attractive than he already is.

He has his mother’s rich mahogany hair and his father’s chiseled face. As dashing as he is, he is a very mystifying soul to decipher. Darius hides a lot of secrets of himself and his family from the outside world. But behind those green and blue eyes, lies a very deep person with a heart so pure.

“Well I do not think you need much practice, you are already a great shooter. I am heading to you mother’s castle to give the Espoir,” said West while holding the metal casing.

“The Espoir has been causing trouble ever since it was discovered. I hope nothing dreadful will happen to you with that piece in your possession,” Darius said seriously.

“I hope so too. Well I better be heading off now. I do not want to be late. How are you going to go back?”

“The helicopter will pick me up in half an hour. Have a safe journey West,” said Darius while picking up his shot gun. With a nod, West headed back in the forest to continue his passage.