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    Matt Vol II: Chaos In Dubai: Matt, #2
    Matt Vol II: Chaos In Dubai: Matt, #2
    Matt Vol II: Chaos In Dubai: Matt, #2
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    Matt Vol II: Chaos In Dubai: Matt, #2

    By Ahmad Ardalan

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    Matt Vol II (Chaos in Dubai) is part two of "Matt" A Short Novella Thriller Series.

    "They tried hard to stop me. But, even I can't stop myself"

    In the bustling city of Dubai, the new theater for his manic actions, Matt faces his worst enemy: a deep inner struggle for identity. Part of him craves the recognition a media frenzy and a new infamous nickname grant him, for he feels his murders are works of art that demand attention, but a love interest reawakens another part of him, reigniting an innocence he once carried within. Can love overcome hate in a city that prides itself on being a luxurious safe haven? As the end nears, which version of Matt will he be?

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAhmad Ardalan
    Release dateOct 22, 2017
    ISBN9781386512417
    Matt Vol II: Chaos In Dubai: Matt, #2
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    Ahmad Ardalan

    Ahmad Ardalan was born in Baghdad in 1979. At the age of two, he moved with his parents to Vienna, Austria, where he spent most of his childhood and underwent his primary studies. After his father's diplomatic mission finished at the end of 1989, he returned to Iraq, where he continued his studies and graduated from the University of Dentistry. As a result of the unstable political, military, social, and economic conditions in his home country, Ahmad decided to leave Iraq and move to the UAE. After facing difficulties to pursue his career in dentistry, he opted to pursue employment in the business world. Since then, Ardalan has held several senior roles within the pharmaceutical and FMCG industries, throughout much of the Middle East. His early childhood in a mixed cultural environment, as well as his world travels, increased his passion for learning about cultures of the world and inspired him to pen The Clout of Gen, his first novel. After eleven years of being away, Ahmad returned to Baghdad in January 2013 on a visit that was full of mixed emotions. Inspired by his trip to Iraq, he wrote his second novel, The Gardener of Baghdad. He did not stop there, as "Matt" his latest Short Story Thriller Series will be available beginning 2015. The Gardener of Baghdad, opened readers’ eyes to a different picture of the city they had heard of. With hope and love as his message, Ardalan released Baghdad: The Final Gathering, and followed it by The Boy of the Mosque.

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      Matt Vol II - Ahmad Ardalan

      I was inspired to write Matt on 15th of November, I dedicate it to the events that day.

      This novel is a work of fiction, all characters, and names are of the author’s imagination.

      Chapters:

      Dubai

      First Drop of Blood

      The Pinner vs. Alex

      Salzburg, Austria

      Epilogue

      Dubai

      In a dark room lit by only a few candles, scream after scream could be heard, constant begging for the pain to stop. With every lash, flesh was torn away from the man’s back, spilling blood everywhere. When the lashes finally subsided, so did the bleeding, courtesy of a hot iron for proper cauterizing, wafting the stench of burnt flesh into the air to blend with the sulfuric, salty aroma of leaked blood. The torturer’s motives for this were not a kindness; rather, he wanted Richard dead, but by no means would that death come quickly.

      Matt had already lashed the convicted pedophile seventy times with his wooden rod. Only after exactly 200 lashes and the brutal, painful searing of countless gaping wounds did he grant Richard a merciful end by stabbing the blade of a knife deep into his throat. He then cut the pervert into pieces. There would be no trace of the monster, for every chunk of meat and fragment of bone would be minced in a sausage grinder, a handy industrial-strength culinary toy Matt had purchased for over $2,500 three months previously.

      What a wonderful machine, Matt Godfrey whispered in a low voice, so as not to over-shout the beautiful melody of the large pieces of flesh being minced again and again, into a near-paste consistency. It was a truly remarkable invention, worth every cent. With all the hunger of a frenzying shark, the thing would mince anything Matt fed to it, and Richards’s body was just like those before him: mincemeat fit for a pie.

      Matt had already wiped out four pedophiles in the last year alone, as well as three rapists, all within the state of Illinois. In the last eight months, he had become a loose cannon, but he was more careful than ever. He knew he could take no chances; he was all alone, with no more help from the company. Regardless of how much money he could offer them, they would not assist him in any way. That was their fourth golden rule, the one he hated most.

      To many in the state, Matt was a hero, killing those monsters the authorities failed to bring to justice, but Matt was not at all flattered by the accolades from the citizens of Illinois. For him, it was purely for personal revenge. He lived to kill and kill again. It just happened to be convicts this time.

      * * *

      Once Richard was condensed to the consistency of bloody sawdust, it was time for Matt to move somewhere else, to some far-off place. One thing the company had done was to provide him with a secure false identity, complete with all the paperwork that would hold up to any scrutinizing eye. He only needed to employ his gift of the gab, and he would be able to land a job anywhere.

      According to the papers he had, he was a graduate of a university in Alberta, Canada, which offered degrees in their bricks-and-mortar facility as well as online. Mr. Willis had assured Matt at their last meeting that The Hunterman Company owned the university, and it was a legitimate, well-accredited academic entity in Canada. Most of the students were regular full-time ones, but the place also provided certificates for the company’s one-time customers, like Matt himself.

      Mr. Willis gave Matt the choice of any of the six universities Hunterman owned throughout the world, and he was also afforded the chance to choose his so-called educational background. In no time, Matt was the proud owner of a bachelor’s in marketing, a degree he did not technically earn. If anyone had the inclination to check, the records would be there to back his claims up.

      Everything was in place for his next move. At first, he was hesitant about his next venture, but then it all became clear: Dubai.

      Before his wife’s brutal murder, the two had made plans to go there at Christmastime, but those plans never came to fruition. They had heard a lot about it, the home of the world’s tallest buildings, largest malls, dozens of manmade islands, water parks, countless five-star hotels, and pristine beaches. None of those luxurious amenities mattered to Matt anymore though. What he was after was recognition and fame, and he was sure Dubai would give him just that. The place was an international media hotspot, drawing reporters and journalists like bees to honey. Not a day went by when there wasn’t a new story or a press release coming out of Dubai, and Matt could not wait to secretly be part of those headlines, though his articles would be far more macabre than bits about the newest tourist attractions.

      After making several important stops and tying up some loose ends, Matt finally landed in December. He had spent a month contacting recruitment companies in the area, headhunters. Five had responded, and three had booked him interviews with reputed companies within their respective sectors. He was there to land a job, and he was confident that it would not take him long to be on someone’s payroll.

      All three companies were in search of a marketing manager. Two of the jobs he was interviewed for were in the property and real estate field, a sector that had experienced booms as well as busts in Dubai. His third interview was with a beverage manufacturer,

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