Trouble at the Gate

Across the city, in the backstreets of the financial district...

After Donovan Pierce was officially and publicly kicked out of the Pierce family trust, he wandered the streets of the financial district.

Logically, as a totally discarded member of the Pierce legacy, he possessed no corporate value, and no one on Wall Street would care about him anymore. 

However, as he walked past a dark alleyway, Donovan was suddenly shoved into an unmarked black van and kidnapped. 

Donovan was scared out of his wits. 

A canvas bag was yanked forcefully over his head, blocking his vision, and he could only feel the vehicle jolting over the city potholes. 

"Who the hell are you people?! Let me go!" Donovan screamed, his voice cracking. "I'm the eldest son of the Pierce family, and you dare kidnap me?!"

He received no answer, only a shove back against the floor.