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Here are the main characters:
The Cassidy's
Matthew: The Patriarch
Helen: His wife
Hayley: Their youngest daughter
Samantha: Their middle daughter who is married to actor Brandon Mitchell
Denise: Eldest daughter married to Daniel Worth
Jonah: Eldest child and only son – he is married to Quinn
Lance:Elder brother to Matthew
Miriam: Lance's wife.
Son in law's
Brandon Mitchell - Actor
Daniel Worth –Sports agent
Quinn Cassidy – Daughter-in-law married to Jonah
* Mason Chadwell –great nephew to Matthew, being considered as possible husband for Daniela
Jake Harrison – Fiancé to Hayley
*Isabel Cassidy Smythe – Daughter of Matthew's sister Maxine, suitor to Daniela
*Stephen Cassidy – son of Dent Cassidy, Matthew's brother suitor to Daniela
Kenneth Baylor Cassidy – Head of the board
Blake Black: Family lawyer, keeper of the Ritual
Staff
*Margaret Jones – Assistant to Hayley
*Brian West – Assistant to Jake
Daniela –Frederick's daughter and now submissive to Hayley
Marvina – New Housekeeper to Hayley and Jake
* New main character's
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Blake went into his office and locked the door behind him. His assistant knew not to bother him on this day. It was the 150th anniversary of the deal and the beginning of the Ritual. He was the only one who knew besides the President of the Board and remembered the date.
Blake took out the portfolio on Jake and opened it. He was pleased. Jake would be a fine addition to the family and his children would bring a bit more diversity.
Blake sat back in his desk; his fingers tented and remembered the first Cassidy who had died many years ago. Dustin Cassidy was the youngest of six children who wanted a life much richer and fuller than the life of his schoolteacher mother and steel worker father. He had started all of this and had lived to see the power his family would yield. He felt that it was his destiny and he had been chosen to make this deal.
The first drugs used had a few side effects. Dustin Cassidy suffered from migraines for his entire life. The formula had been changed over the years and now there were no side effects.
Fourteen scientists worked on different parts of the formula. The entire formula was assembled by three world-renowned Nobel Prize winning scientists who were sworn to secrecy and threatened with their lives if they ever revealed they had even worked on it. (They were also paid a boatload of money for their service.)
The formula was then divided into three parts which were kept at The Vatican, The White House and in the vault behind the door of Blake's office.
The Cassidy's were to the world a model family. There was no drug abuse, no alcoholics, no depression ridden family members, no cancer, no AIDS and no heart attacks. The drug worked on the body and the mind. Most of the family died from old age or an accident.
If one had a problem that they were having a hard time with; the family had three psychiatrist and two therapists that were part of the family that you could speak to. It was rare that anyone went because the formula had been perfected and you usually could figure it out yourself.
The Cassidy's also gave lots of money to charity and did charitable works. Often they would read about someone in a newspaper and donate anonymously. They used their power for good and they had the blessings of the Vatican and every Pope for the last 150 years, the Cassidy's in their own way paid for the rest of the world's sins.
The rules of the Ritual were written in two books and were guarded. One of the books resided in Vatican City while the other book was in Blake's office. There were two other copies of the books. They were entombed in the vault in Blake's office. They were brought out once a year at the board meeting in case there were any disputes or discrepancies.
There had been a debate a few years ago to place the books onto a secure computer, but the family nixed that idea knowing that computers could be breached. Any changes to the book had to be approved by a majority by the board. It was rare that any changes were made. The last change occurred about fifty years ago.
When a member of the family died, their body was taken for an autopsy where there heart was removed. Part of the heart was used for the formula then the rest buried separately from the body.
The family had grown and prospered. They lived all over the world. One member was married to a Spanish Prince, another member was a world famous polo player married to a gold medal Olympian, and still another was a member of parliament and he was married to a Duchess and then there was Lord and Lady Chadwell who were very much a part of the royal life of the British. They all got together once every ten years. The meeting was usually secret and held in a Castle in Ireland because there was so many of them.
Blake took out the other photo that was in Jake's folder. It was a photo of Mary. She would soon have her own folder. Blake knew that she would become a member of the family. He also knew that Jake would fight it, but it was already out of his control.
The family was also careful about their lifestyle. Early on they learned the consequences about any betrayal. The board was swift to act. No one wanted to lose his or her position in the family.
The 1960's were the hardest time for the family because of all the drug abuse, but as the formula was changed, the Cassidy's changed. They learned not to bring untoward publicity to themselves. The formula stopped anyone from taking drugs. If you even smoked a joint or even a cigarette, you would get violently ill and would have to pay part of your trust to an organization that helped drug addicts.
There were actually two parts to the formula. One part given to most members of the family and their perspective mates, two parts were given to the youngest member of each family. The second part of the drug that was given to Hayley gave her clarity to understand the ritual in its entirety.
Blake picked up Hayley's file. He wondered what she would choose as Lance's punishment. From what he knew about Hayley, she was a really nice girl, so he assumed she would show some leniency.
The boards of which there was one in nearly every country consisted of the younger member with his youngest child and the oldest member with his youngest child.
At the United States Board meeting in January, Lance and his youngest daughter, Lady Chadwell would be there with him. Matthew would be there with Hayley. Dent's son Stephen would attend his first board meeting but Dent was not invited, which upset Dent to no end. Maxine was also not invited, but her youngest Isabel was. There were 21 board members coming from all over the country. Even though Lady Chadwell was living in England, she was still part of the American branch because she was still an American citizen and spent more than half a year living in the U.S.
The head of the board was a young man from California. He was 27 and his name was Kenneth Baylor Cassidy. He was the youngest son of Maxine's eldest daughter, Glenda. She was married to one of the top physicians in the country.
Kenneth was chosen as President because he had a keen head on his shoulder and had asked when he turned 21 to study the ritual. After much discussion, he was given permission and he knew the entire history. He also had the temperament to be impartial. He was called the Chief Justice of the board and he was the deciding vote if there was a tie.
Blake knew that Matthew was feeling the loss of his daughter right about now and as the time drew nearer to the wedding, he would be feeling that loss even more.
Blake picked up the envelope that had arrived on his desk several days ago from Frederick. He opened it and took out the DVD. Getting up, he slid open the panel in the wall and put up his hand and then his eye to open the steel door. Behind the door was the vault and he keyed in the combination.
He stepped in and put the labeled DVD into a locked case alongside a wall of DVD's, some that have been transferred from VHS and some journals from earlier times before video. There was also the formula that was encased in a binder in glass and two books, one an original, the other two copies of the Ritual rules for the family. The room was entirely theft proof with a laser light.
Blake walked back out closing all the doors behind him and sat back down.
Blake took out another folder labeled Daniela and he looked at the photo of the very attractive young woman. He knew what the sex of the baby she was carrying and how it would affect the family and all those involved. He was curious to see whom she would choose, but he had a feeling that he already knew and that choice would change everything.
He had one final thing to do today and he picked up the phone and called Matthew.
"Matthew, I want you to stay out of Daniela's decision. You must let her make it. She will be pivotal in the strength of whatever family she chooses and your child will not be a slave, but will belong to that family. So let it be and let her make her own decision." Blake said.
Matthew sighed and agreed. He had no choice.
Blake put all the folders into his briefcase to take home to make notes. He wished he could be a fly on the wall when Daniela made her choice and when Mary met the man of her dreams. He was promised that he could fuck Mary when she became part of the family. Blake was looking forward to that.
He would be at the board meeting in January and made a mental note to write some information in Jake's folder that would make Jake happy. They would allow him to hyphenate his name and if Hayley wished, she could be called, Hayley Harrison-Cassidy.
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