LANIAKEA The Opportunity

By R. Godrow

LANIAKEA describes a series of adventures filled with twists and turns. Love has to deal with violence and perfidy. Despite this, science and technology make it possible to build a balanced society where respect allows the acceptance of differences. All the old values based on money and power fade away to give place to self-respect, respect for others and respect for nature. The emancipation of the humankind then extends through the astral continent Laniakea, home to Earth.

BOOK 3 “The Opportunity” features a blissful Christmas vacation on the warm shores of the U.S. Virgin Islands and a New Year's Eve celebration of the two families.

While the project analysis is well underway, Ethan and Kate are adjusting their relationship to everyday life. Despite pressures at work and the ups and downs of life, there are always plenty of moments of tenderness.

The project analysis uncovers a number of major cases of fraud and the perpetrators feel the need to use hired muscle to cover up their crimes.

Here's where The Guard, this newly formed group, takes action to protect the project's key stakeholders.

As for the merger, Ethan quickly discovers the opportunity to use unexpected and innovative business tactics to achieve his goals

More information can be found on the website: www.laniakea-continent.com

• Language: English
• Publisher: Gestion RFG Inc.
• Release date: Mar 27, 2022
• ISBN: 9782982078420

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LANIAKEA The Opportunity

ISBN: 978-2-9820784-2-0

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reserved © 2022

Cover design: RG

Linguistic revision: Traductions Telicus

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Bibliothèque nationale du Québec (BAnQ)

Preface

LANIAKEA (immense heaven in Hawaiian) is composed of approximately 100,000 galaxies including the Milky Way, which contains our Solar System as well as the Earth. The red dot on the picture indicates the Milky Way.

LANIAKEA is a literary work protected by the Copyright Act of Canada © 2019.

The author textually depicts elements such as landscapes, clothing, and places. He also sought to take advantage of the tools available through technology. In some volumes, he has included WEB links that make it easy to view the images. Just select the text in a different colour and underlined.

Those images were typically taken from a number of different websites. However, in all cases, there is no indication that their use is prohibited.

Some of these images are more or less explicit, while still being respectful of beauty.

Enjoy your reading!

Previously:

In Book 1, a severe car accident in Quebec’s Lower Town sparks a great romance between Kate and Ethan.

The couple seizes every moment granted to them by the Universe, as they slowly become enraptured and intoxicated by their sensuality. They also learn to master their own personal individuality, while nurturing and strengthening their bond.

Though infused with tenderness and respect, this paradise, still rather fragile and delicate, could suddenly come crashing down. And indeed during one fateful dinner, Kate informs Ethan that she is considering moving to Montreal and taking on a very important position. Seeing this great and singular love vanishing before his eyes, Ethan can barely bring himself to accept this parting.

In Book 2, Kate manages to persuade him at the very end to leave a door ajar to the possibilities that lie before him. An antagonistic and confrontational meeting takes place, but one which affords him great efficiency given the experience and status of those present.

During one of the couple’s final days together in the city of Quebec, they are forced to put up with a rather unpleasant individual who stirs up bitter memories for Ethan. He is then seized by a fierce and terrible anger.

Meanwhile in Montreal and with the support of his remarkable and distinguished ally, Ethan comes up with an intricate and rather complex plan, which he then sets into motion to acquire an American company. In the early stages of the valuation in New York, they fortuitously uncover that a number of fraudulent actions have taken place.

All the while, the couple is adjusting to their new life in a cocoon of pleasure and affection. Then one evening, as they are leaving a jazz bar, they are confronted with rape and murder.

Having to spend their first Christmas without their family, they decide to enjoy the southern sun.

When they reach the agency, Kate takes the lead:

The gentleman here has just decided that we are going to spend Christmas somewhere South. Do you have something you could offer us?

Do you have something in mind?

Beach, sun. We can leave tomorrow or the day after and return in 5, 6 or 7 days.

Okay, I see. Let me see… I found two packages on sale. Both leave the day after tomorrow and come back next Saturday. It’ll be for 7 days then.

And where is it?

One is for the Turks and Caicos, and the other is in the US Virgin Islands. For Turks and Caicos, it’s Club Med. For the Virgin Islands, it’s a five-star hotel. It’s more expensive than the Club Med.

How much is each one?

Club Med is $2,000 per person, it’s all-inclusive, and the hotel one is $4,000 per person and includes only breakfast.

Ethan, what a difference.

Yes. But you should know that Turks and Caicos is British and the Virgin Islands are American.

So what?

Well, that’s up to you. Kate, forget Turks and Caicos if you want to sunbathe completely naked or just topless. In the Virgin Islands, there are probably places for that.

He is right.

You prefer that I have tan lines or not?

No! I won’t go there. So, let’s forget tanning because we’ll embarrass the lady. Actually, let me say that no matter where we go, I’m going to like it. Now I would prefer the hotel. At that price, it’ll be quiet.

Okay. Then we’ll go to the hotel.

Ethan asks:

Which airline?

Delta.

Perfect. Any guidelines?

From where are you leaving?

From this building.

The flight takes about nine and a half hours because it makes two stops. Leave by taxi around 1 in the morning. You arrive at the airport at 2. You’ll depart from Montreal at 5 a.m. and arrive at 3 p.m.

Kate, people will be snoring on the plane.

Yeah! But not me. I don’t snore.

Once at the hotel in the Virgin Islands, they find that their room is on the fourth floor with a balcony overlooking the sea. A very nice and luxuriously decorated room. Ethan suggests:

Come, let’s have a look around.

Okay. Should we change first?

Let’s take a walk and we’ll come back and change for supper. Actually, I want to see how everyone is dressed here.

They visit the hotel. They look at the menu of both restaurants. In one of the restaurants, a musician plays the harp.

Ethan, let’s make a reservation here. The menu is much fancier than the other one, but the harp is really something.

Okay.

While she makes the reservation, she asks:

How