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raised her eyebrow at his curt tone. Since he was the one who was hurt, she didn’t mind cutting him some slack. “Fine.”
     
    Tania completed all the paperwork and took an early discharge from the hospital. They left together and were followed by the police to Tania’s house. “One patrol car will be outside at all hours,” said the detective.
     
    Tania was glad they were being taken seriously. Hopefully Raymond wouldn’t try anything stupid now. He wouldn’t even find it that easy to get to them. All they needed to do was stay inside, remain safe, and keep a low profile until he went to jail. It was going to take a long time to achieve that, but patience was a good virtue, and it was time to practice it.
     
     
     

Chapter Five
     
    Riley felt terrible. Perhaps getting shot at did that to a guy, but he was plagued with guilt and remorse. He shouldn’t have dragged Tania into this mess. He should’ve been more cautious from the first day. If only he’d paid more attention, he might’ve realized these guys were up to no good. Not all the members in Devil’s Mafia were bad, but they would all have to pay the heavy price. Each one of them would be dragged to the police station. He hoped those who were innocent would escape unscathed, but the aftermath of such an investigation was bound to be painful for everyone associated.
     
    A week passed in relative quiet. Jason came to visit them and, much to their surprise, he’d already written a first draft of the screenplay and wanted to show it to them. “It’s not perfect, far from it, but I have the basics down. And now, I’m going to hire a screenwriter and ask him to work his magic and turn this good story into a great, riveting one.”
     
    “Great isn’t a word I would use for it,” Tania said as she got him a cup of coffee. “Scary. Dangerous. Crazy. Those are the words that spring to my mind.”
     
    “That’s because you can’t see what I can see.”
     
    “What is that?” Riley asked, picking up his cup. Although he felt a slight twinge of pain every time he lifted something, his arm was much better than before. “What do you see?”
     
    “I see a blockbuster, my friend and since this is your story, I’ve decided to do things the official way.” Jason took out some papers from his briefcase and plopped them on the table. “These are the contracts for both of you.”
     
    Tania wrinkled a brow as she took a seat. “Contracts?”
     
    “Yes. In exchange for your story exclusively to me, I’d like to pay you guys a handsome amount.”
     
    “We don’t need money,” said Tania.
     
    “Hush, sweetheart,” said Riley as he picked up the contract and began to read it. His eyes popped when he saw the amount. Jason was damn serious about this. “I would take the money.”
     
    “Spoken like a true businessman,” said Jason in a dry voice. “So here’s the deal. You can’t sell this story to anyone else. If the movie doesn’t get made, the rights of it are reverted back to you within two years. I’ll pay you half now and half once the movie is ready to be released. If there’s no movie, you don’t get the second half. How does that sound?”
     
    Riley wasn’t one to throw away money that crawled to him. He signed on the paper and then pushed the pen towards Tania. “I say yes.”
     
    Tania stared into his eyes. She turned to Jason who nodded. Picking up the pen, she nodded. “Fine.”
     
    “Great. So that’s all in order. We should go out and celebrate.”
     
    “We haven’t been out in a week,” Tania told him. “Raymond still hasn’t been discovered, and until he’s no longer on the loose, we’re in danger. The police have told us to stay put, so that’s exactly what we’re doing.”
     
    “I bet you’re both ready to pull out your hair. Damn that man.” Jason stood. “Okay, then. We’ll celebrate once you guys are free to do so.”
     
     
     
    After he left, Riley picked up the contracts and put them in a