Debra

The lights came on as I entered my apartment alone. No one greeted me and I couldn’t trace where my father’s hunting hounds where.

“Daisy! Call lawyer. I need information on any progress he’s making with finding out who the fuck stole my black box and if those two cowboys have found out who the fuck jammed up my Dad.”

((acknowledged. Your lawyer has sent you a message regarding the corporation that stole chairman Sergio and documents for you to look over.)

“Send them to my detapad and I’ll look over them. What’s the message?”

((Tetermination of asset liquidators will be complete in less then five hours. Twenty-eight minutes and zero seconds.))

“Daisy. I need a location on the hunters so that I can join them.”

(request, denied.))

“Under whose orders. The AI posing as my Dad. My father is dead.”

((Negative. Chairman Sergio is alive currently located in President Sergio’s detapad. Under his orders and advice of President Sergio’s lawyer it is so.))

“Daisy. Video call Lawyer Golden. Now.”

((acknowledged. Call received.))

A live video of Golden sitting at his desk still in his suit working appear. Golden had jade green eyes and a sharp black suit. He was a dorf mutant and always had a sunny smile on his face when he greeted me but not today.

“President Sergio.”

“Golden. You will give me the location of the cowboys or I will fire you on the spot.”

“I am employed by the chairman currently and seeing as he is still alive you do not have the authority to fire me. Is there anything else?”

“My father is alive then?”

“Yes. He currently is in your detapad.”

“So my Dad isn’t human?” I asked though I knew the truth I still needed to hear it. I needed to know I wasn’t crazy.

Golden shook his head. “No. Chairman Sergio is an alien of course. His kidnappers destroyed the body he used and permanently disabled him. I was able to aquire his mind luckily through the black market for a price. Is there anything else?”

“Give me the address to the people that hurt my Dad. Now.”

“Under the security and regulations contract you signed for the chairman you not allowed to engage in any form of corporate espionage or revenge quests in the event our chief asset Chairman Sergio would be liquidated. You put your name on that contract as a sign of your word and loyalty to the corporation and it’s founder Chairman Sergio.” He said smoothly.

He was right but damn it I couldn’t lose this chance. “Fuck your contracts. You corporate devil. I’m Nomad. I have a right by Noman law to-“

“-Blood law seven. Under justice repayment clause. All matters of eye for eye are handled by the elder brothers of the pack and all children are forbidden from acting in the place of an adult. I am your elder by twenty years. Your father named me the man to handle this matter quietly. You are a child by nomad law. This matter would be none of your business. By corporate law you are President Sergio. A young talented youth that is a rising star in the financial industry and business acquisition area. You are neither a solo or Fixer. I have had a practice in both professions. You pay men such as myself to handle those matters you are ignorant of in general. Is there anything else?”

It was him. This was the man my Dad had selected for me.. The dominance and complete arrogance dripped from his lips and cold gaze. He regarded me as nothing more then a nosy female being a busy-body in his affairs. I shook my head. “No. I will look over the files and have them signed if I like the offer.”

Lawyer Golden smiled his face becoming a mask of friendly open innocence. “Good. Good. You know best in such matters. President Sergio. I’m just a humble tradesman in this regard. By your leave.”

I waved him away and live video blinked out. Damn. I wasn’t ready for him.