Deep darkness surrounded her, rising and falling with her chest as though they had become one with her. she could feel him, even as he remained still, waiting for her to move.
Nelly smiled darkly, he still thought her innocent. He would be the last person she dealt with.
"How many?"
The familiar voice slipped from somewhere within the shadows. Amused. Same as always.
"Enough." she muttered.
a low chuckle echoed from the same direction.
"Don't do that, I've warned you not to lie to me."
Silence.
"How many people have died since this little....quest of yours began?"
She exhaled slowly.
"Many."
A second passed.
"Too many."
the darkness shifted, curling closer, like it was listening.
"And still you're not satisfied? the voice pressed. Sharper. "How many more Nelly?"
She turned slowly, fully aware he couldn't see her.
her eyes burned.
"No," she said. "It's not enough, Not until they feel it."
Her legs moved.
"Not until they all pay for what they took from me."
the darkness stirred violently feeding off her rage.
"I'm coming for all of them. And this time....I won't hesitate."
***
Twelve years before the story begins, a twenty old engineering student named Ken was shot on a road outside the University of Abuja. His girlfriend Nelly watched him die. Touted as a genius, he spearheaded several scientific discoveries. His research notebook was never recovered. His death was filed as a robbery gone wrong.
Nelly did not believe it then. She doe not believe it now.
Her suspicions were further fueled when a tech startup, came into the spotlight and meteoric rise: Akor Corp, a tech empire whose products seemed all too similar to be a coincidence to Kens work.
Driven almost insane by that grief she returns. With a simple plan, infiltrate Akor Corp, find a connection with Ken's death and brings his killers to justice.
Nelly soon discovers nothing is ever that simple.
Kelvin Akor her cold enigmatic boss, is a mysterious and calculated man, she also encounters Lucky Dante the famous playboy, and was soon entangled with both men.
After her discovery leads to the death of her former classmate, she is forced to question her resolve for revenge.
unknown to her, the powers that had put Ken down, had become aware of her.
Does she succeed or give up, knowing it put the lives of her loved ones in danger?