The Last Sunset (Preppers Fiction): The Dark Star is Coming and Death Lingers in its Shadow (Preppers Fiction, Meteor Fiction, Apocalyptic Fiction, Survival Book 1) by Frank Montgomery Read Free Book Online Page A
Authors: Frank Montgomery
lawyers. The firm was calle d Duckers, Downey & Smyth . The firm has now been in operation for 11 years and it employs 33 lawyers. Darius continues to hold the best win percentage out of anyone at the firm. Rarely does a case come across his desk that he doesn’t win. He is a master at manipulating the law and finding any and all legal loopholes that can help earn his clients an innocent verdict.
Chicago is a dangerous, violent place and there is no shortage of people who need a good lawyer to help them get off the hook. The year is 2040 and if you had asked Darius 10 years ago if he would still be in Chicago at this time, he would have responded, “Hell No!” It’s not that he doesn’t enjoy life in Chicago; he just hates the winter with a burning passion. He lives in an enormous penthouse with his wife Kristina and he really doesn’t have a whole lot to complain about. He is rich, physically fit, intelligent and his wife is amazingly gorgeous, great it bed and a lot younger than him.
He rummaged through the thick stack of paperwork and his blank stare quickly turned into a scowl. The papers contained everything his assistant believed the prosecution would use to assassinate Desmond’s character in order to prove that killing the bartender was not something out of the ordinary for him to do. Although Desmond had never been convicted of murder before, he had served time in the past for assault with a deadly weapon, vehicular manslaughter and armed robbery. Things were not looking good for Darius and his near perfect winning record. He pushed the papers aside and started thinking of ways he could manipulate the jury and find some sort of a loophole to win the case. Just then his office phone rang and he promptly answered it.
“Hello, this is the law office of Duckers, Downey and….”
“Honey it’s me, spare me the rant,” Kristina said with a laugh.
“Oh, hey babe how are you doing?”
“I’m fine D, there’s just some updates on the news and I wanted to let you know”
“What are they saying? Are we all still doomed?” Darius laughed.
“You know this isn’t a joke D and I don’t like when you turn it into one”
“I know, I’m sorry. What’s going on for real?”
“Well I guess that billionaire, Lance Bitcow, is funding a new project to destroy the meteor before it hits us”
“Fuck Bitcow, just because he has money doesn’t mean he’s smart”
“Will you just listen for a second? He obviously has nothing to do with the project, he’s just funding N.A.S.A scientists who can actually make a difference”
“Honey I told you before, the earth is fucked. The only hope of survival is getting to the lunar base and the only way that’s going to happen is if we have enough money to buy our way in, which is why I’m working my ass off right now”
“You’re so cynical”
“Kris, I’m a realist and there’s nothing wrong with that. Enough about the meteor, how’s the baby doing?”
“Oh you know, she’s growing and I’m getting fatter. Sometimes I think I can feel her kicking but I know it’s too early for that yet”
“I told you she’s going to be a fighter”
“Just like her big, strong father”
“Thanks beautiful, I need to get back to work though. Thanks for the call, I love you and I’ll see you tonight”
“Bye D, play safe”
Darius hung up the phone and stared back at the seemingly endless stack of paperwork. He let out a sigh as he looked out his office window and into the darkening sky above. He knew that somewhere out there the meteor was coming. N.A.S.A scientists first noticed it about 5 years ago after they developed a new high tech space telescope named the TheBlack Ey e. After the telescope was launched deep into space, a
Chicago is a dangerous, violent place and there is no shortage of people who need a good lawyer to help them get off the hook. The year is 2040 and if you had asked Darius 10 years ago if he would still be in Chicago at this time, he would have responded, “Hell No!” It’s not that he doesn’t enjoy life in Chicago; he just hates the winter with a burning passion. He lives in an enormous penthouse with his wife Kristina and he really doesn’t have a whole lot to complain about. He is rich, physically fit, intelligent and his wife is amazingly gorgeous, great it bed and a lot younger than him.
He rummaged through the thick stack of paperwork and his blank stare quickly turned into a scowl. The papers contained everything his assistant believed the prosecution would use to assassinate Desmond’s character in order to prove that killing the bartender was not something out of the ordinary for him to do. Although Desmond had never been convicted of murder before, he had served time in the past for assault with a deadly weapon, vehicular manslaughter and armed robbery. Things were not looking good for Darius and his near perfect winning record. He pushed the papers aside and started thinking of ways he could manipulate the jury and find some sort of a loophole to win the case. Just then his office phone rang and he promptly answered it.
“Hello, this is the law office of Duckers, Downey and….”
“Honey it’s me, spare me the rant,” Kristina said with a laugh.
“Oh, hey babe how are you doing?”
“I’m fine D, there’s just some updates on the news and I wanted to let you know”
“What are they saying? Are we all still doomed?” Darius laughed.
“You know this isn’t a joke D and I don’t like when you turn it into one”
“I know, I’m sorry. What’s going on for real?”
“Well I guess that billionaire, Lance Bitcow, is funding a new project to destroy the meteor before it hits us”
“Fuck Bitcow, just because he has money doesn’t mean he’s smart”
“Will you just listen for a second? He obviously has nothing to do with the project, he’s just funding N.A.S.A scientists who can actually make a difference”
“Honey I told you before, the earth is fucked. The only hope of survival is getting to the lunar base and the only way that’s going to happen is if we have enough money to buy our way in, which is why I’m working my ass off right now”
“You’re so cynical”
“Kris, I’m a realist and there’s nothing wrong with that. Enough about the meteor, how’s the baby doing?”
“Oh you know, she’s growing and I’m getting fatter. Sometimes I think I can feel her kicking but I know it’s too early for that yet”
“I told you she’s going to be a fighter”
“Just like her big, strong father”
“Thanks beautiful, I need to get back to work though. Thanks for the call, I love you and I’ll see you tonight”
“Bye D, play safe”
Darius hung up the phone and stared back at the seemingly endless stack of paperwork. He let out a sigh as he looked out his office window and into the darkening sky above. He knew that somewhere out there the meteor was coming. N.A.S.A scientists first noticed it about 5 years ago after they developed a new high tech space telescope named the TheBlack Ey e. After the telescope was launched deep into space, a
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