💪🏾Chapter 23  💪🏾

                      Mavuto's pov

  After taking care of the chickens, I tend to the green house for an hour before preparing a hearty breakfast of two large steam fishes, okras, carrots, and corn. I drank a big cup of mint tea and belched loudly several times. I felt more like myself, and in control again, the bad feeling and throwing up had eased. I practiced two other popular dance sequences for a while before showering, washing my hair, and getting dressed. I checked the surrounding cameras before entering my jeep and then drove to the main guardhouse.

  It was five minutes to eleven when I stepped through the door and I went to my office. A letter from Dahlia was on my desk, along with a note signed by Sisco with the location of the last tracker details from her car. Five miles south of Dakota. Petergaye en route to intercept her. I tore open the envelope and read quickly.

Dear brother, we have only just known each other and I know you think I'm full of crap like most of this side of our family, but I'm not. I'm confused and hurting, I don’t know where my life is heading. I've been dating a guy by the name of Isaac, who mom has forced me to be with, and he treats me awfully. I've recently found out that he's affiliated with Regan Mafia, and mom had been trying to secure some kind of business with them because Dad was on his death bed. I'm not sure what to believe, but I really don't like this man, and even if it isn't true and he's not associated with that mafia, I still don't want to be with him. He literally gives me the creeps, and I don't want mom or anyone controlling my life negatively.

  I folded the letter and pushed it down into my pants pocket, I went to the large glass window and looked out at the elite guards in training, assembling themselves into two straight lines to walk in. This is the first time any of them will be seeing me face to face, and I can only wish they're all loyal. Some will be staying at the end of their training, and some will be assigned to jobs in different  states, countries, and islands. While I don't care for an extra large army sitting around as reserve, those who train here will always be the best of the best. Kinjohn spoke to them for a few seconds, and they walked in accord inside the building.

  The shutter lock sound came on after Petergaye drove in and parked, and I waited as she made her way quickly inside before turning and walking out the door. Declan was seated by the large double doors so he could watch the gate and other monitors with Sisco. They were two of the best techs I have ever came across and I nod to him respectfully as I walk into the room and up to my seat at the head of the long large desk, where Leon was placing a red thump drive beside my laptop.

"Good morning, every elite." I greeted in a business like tone.

"Good morning, sir Cabalosito." They say in unison.

The voices of the training elites were  strong and crisp. "You may all be seated. Davis." I say to everyone then to Davis so he could lead everyone in saying the sixty second psalm from the bible, then bring us up to date with a quick review of the present happenings of the organization.

"First off, none of your sisters by your father's side have attended to their duties, and Michael has done as ordered and freeze all their accounts as of midnight yesterday. Elite manager of farms has ordered new work uniforms for his team and was rejected by Michael, who expresses that they had gotten new uniforms six months ago and enough work hasn't been done on the farms from that time until now. A blue mark is situated at incompetent, neglected, careless, and lacking. The deduction fee for lack of security was taken out of all the thirty-six members' pay.

  Moving along, Sisco and his team have managed to locate Regan Mafia's main artillery store houses and are awaiting further orders. Elite top assassin Leon has received a green mark at unorganized, lacking, lateness, and unfinished work. Kinjohn has two red markers on top of no work, absent, and idle."

  A gurgle of laughter came from a few persons as Kinjohn stared daggers at Michael.

Then Davis continues. "Doctor Forest is scheduled to have a one week detention for disrespectful behavior in front of out post guards and a red marker on top of efficiency. Luie and Dreymor have seven red markers over negligence and incompetence."

  Davis cleared his throat and began breathing hard while looking at Michael with an angry scowl. I glanced up at him and hissed, turning on my laptop, and almost everyone in the room began to laugh when he began reading again. "Elite senior chef Davis has five red markers on top of missing food items, over eating, sleeping on duty, and spending too much time on his phone. The meals are lacking in quality, and negligence has been seen in all areas of his job requirements."

  He placed the large book on the desk beside me and walked to his seat, and sat down. Leon stood, and I looked up as the large monitor lights up. A video of Quba at the cash register in my grocery store shows her looking around discreetly just before Leon enters through the door with Malia. A woman quarreled with the cashier before storming off, leaving her groceries, and she seemed to be telling the cashier to hurry up and cash her. Javen packed all the groceries and helped her out with them, while Leon and Malia searched the aisles in vain for her.

"So Malia bought a camping pad that was put on sale by a Ciara King whom I recognized to be Quba Dacosta when she had completed the sale transaction across the street. She was wearing her helmet, and I only saw that it looked like her when she happened to look directly at me. She rode off when I called out her name, and so Malia and I chased after her, but as you can see, she has managed to evade us. Malia, who is currently a die hearted fan of Quba's short stories, has reached out to her and is now awaiting her favorable response." Leon explains while my groin tightened to a full erection and I closed my eyes at the sudden emptiness I feel inside.

"The camping pod has the late Keeble Dacosta's fingerprints on it as well as Quba's, and it is the one that was bought with the Ford truck. I and my team have been working very hard at all our duties, and we can not force anyone to appreciate it if they don't."

"It's good to see everyone here present, and I trust that you're all in good health." I say, cutting him off before he can rant further.

  I stood and walked over to the table with the training elites and began speaking in my authorative tone. "When I call your name, you go to the back where undercover detective elite agent Dreymor is."

  Walking back to fetch my laptop, I consulted the list and then started calling names and explaining what position they'd be taking up and where they were going to be stationed and who they'll be replacing as well as where that elite officer will be assigned. "Janai Hendricks, you'll be replacing Neymar, who'll be going on two months maternity leave and will be stationed at out post seven in Alabama when his leave is up."

  The place was so quiet that I could hear a pin drop. "Cornel Livingston, you'll be taking up Luie's position as the The-Stepper organization prison manager, and Luie is being transferred as an undercover agent for an indefinite time in Colorado, when he gets back he'll be under your command. Tasha Turner, you've been officially assigned to work in the medical department with Forest and Shadane. Kimberly Norman, you've been assigned to the technical team with Sisco and Christopher. You'll be taking up position in the mansion and answer to them both. Twayne Ashmon, you'll be replacing Kinjohn, who is newly assigned as an undercover agent. He'll resume his position when he gets back if he passes his test. Tyriq Myrie, you'll be replacing Leon as my right hand and manager of all grocery stores. You're stationed here at this main guardhouse until Leon moves back up to his rank from outpost guard four."

  I paused to look around as the tension in the meeting room was so high it could shock even me. "Miguel Taylor, you'll take up position as assistant chef and store room accountant alongside Davies who has been assigned added duties. Everyone else is stationed here at the main guardhouse and will switch every other week to the artillery bases. If you're assigned to a specific duty, do it properly, or you'll be fired and evicted from this organization immediately."

  With that, I handed over the new rules sheet, new work duty sheets, new wages amount sheet, and new work schedule sheets to Michael and walked out through the door, giving a stern warning. "I want a smooth transition before six this evening, and everyone's work report should be emailed to me at the end of each work day."

To be continued...