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<p><strong>INTRO:</strong></p>
<p>In Part 4 of our Bitcoin Entrepreneur series -- Mack narrowly escapes the gang that has been kidnapping bitcoin millionaires. Unfortunately, his ex was not so lucky. Lucy, had been shot by one of these thugs, while trying to see if Mack was okay… Calling in a favor -- Mack hops a private plane to the caribbean.., and is now laying low and starting to relax after such a harrowing experience in Prague.</p>
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<h3><center><em>If you missed </em><a href="https://steemit.com/story/@macksby/bitcoin-entrepreneur-missing-an-original-story-part-4"><em>Part 4 click here</em></a><em> to catch up.., or follow @macksby</em></center></h3>
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<p><strong>Part 5</strong></p>
<p><strong>As Mack settles into the caribbean lifestyle.., </strong>he finally feels like, maybe things can get back to normal. As normal as they can be for a guy like him. He is relishing in the stunning sunrises and warm breezes the island delivers every morning, without fail. Kate has been busy getting ready for the group of ladies that would be flying in any moment, for a one of a kind, yoga retreat. <em>Yoga experience is more like it…</em></p>
<p>This is what she does… <em>And she loves it!</em></p>
<p>Besides waking at 3:30am for morning Sadhana (daily spiritual practice)… She has arranged for drum circles at night, daily excursions to the healing mud baths, organic chefs from other local islands.., and last but not least -- a gong master, that will be present after every yoga session. Gong is such a fabulous way to end an intense session of challenging poses -- they will have the feeling like they are drifting throughout the cosmos, completely detached from this world.<em> Truly an amazing experience.</em></p>
<p>Things are coming together.., and Mack is helping as much as possible -- even though Kate has the hole thing under control. The ladies arrive at night to a beautiful candle lit dinner.., and everyone gets to know each a little better and enjoys some of the food you could find on any of these islands<em>.</em></p>
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<p><strong>During dinner, Mack receives a phone call from a weird number he has never seen before…</strong> The ladies are pretty wiped out from the trip over.., and before Mack excuses himself to check out who is calling, they retire to their bungalows.., already excited for all tomorrow has to offer…</p>
<p>Kate senses Mack is somewhat concerned by this phone call.., as he heads off. As soon as, he feels like he is out of earshot.., he immediately calls back the strange number -- "Mack, my bartender friend.., it is Jacko -- is everything okay?" "My pilot has been informed to wipe clean, any sign that he delivered you to such a beautiful location." "We will leave, no stone unturned to protect you and your friends."</p>
<p><strong>Mack is somewhat relieved that the call was from Jacko..,</strong> and even more so, at Jacko's dedication to his protection. He had thought, for a second -- it could be the kidnappers calling, trying to track down his location. As Jacko continues…</p>
<p>"I do, my friend.., have some very unpleasant news, though…" "Your lovely lady friend was pronounced dead at the scene. And, it seems, your kidnappers have some local authorities on the payroll -- what else is new, right… We have checked into these guys.., and it seems you are correct in thinking -- they were indeed, trying to kidnap you."</p>
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<h3><center><em>Mack was starting to think this bitcoin thing was a lot more trouble than it was worth...</em></h3>
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<p>And, just like that.., all that new found relaxation Mack had started to sink into -- is gone. His body tenses as his mind starts to race. He had assumed Lucy was dead… But hearing it, from Jacko -- hits him hard. He had dated this woman years ago when they worked together and had always kept in touch.., they had a very simple kind of connection and truly appreciated one another when they were together. </p>
<p>Before Jacko hangs up -- "These guys are pros, Im surprised they behaved so carelessly.., but they have gone underground and disappeared, for the moment -- I will keep you posted." And he hangs up, as Kate sneaks up on Mack with romance on her mind (good food, like the dinner they had earlier -- puts her in the mood), as she is inches from him, just about to gently caress the back of his head -- He jumps and spins around, ready for the worst.</p>
<p><em>"Jesus Kate… You scared the hell out of me!"</em></p>
<p>Before he can even finish his sentence, she knows something is terribly wrong… and begins to question him.., something Mack is not that fond of -- "Did that have something to do with the kidnappers? Is that girl dead? Has someone else been taken?" Getting more upset and intense with her interrogation… And finally -- "DO THEY KNOW YOU ARE HERE?!"</p>
<p><strong>Mack responds, trying to calm the situation --</strong> "Kate, relax… Everything is fine. That was an old friend that arranged for me to get here… He's keeping tabs on the situation and promised to keep me posted." Mack, is very good.., at diffusing tense situations -- something you pick-up dealing with drunk people for so many years… <em>It's second nature to him.</em></p>
<p>And sure enough… Kate immediately, feels at ease and tells Mack to get his ass to bed -- we are all getting up at 3:30 in the morning for some heavy-duty yoga, followed by a trip to the mud baths, on the far side of the island.</p>
<p>"3:30 in the morning!" Mack says, rather loudly, with an tone of unbelievability and a sense of playfulness… "Yes, you wise ass -- now go to bed, I'll see you in the A.M." As she gives him a rather sexy, soft kiss directly on his lips -- "Goodnight."</p>
<p><strong>Mack is having trouble sleeping, at all --</strong> images of Lucy, lying dead on the dirty floor of a nightclub, keep flashing in his mind. He grew-up seeing things like this, on somewhat of a regular basis, in Hells Kitchen. But he thought all that was behind him -- that he got out.., and here it was, invading his thoughts in paradise. And he started to get pissed!</p>
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<h3><center><em>Mack was sure once he got out of Hells Kitchen he would be able to put all the violence from his past behind him -- But it just followed him…</em></center></h3>
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<p>When he heard all the ladies gathering, early the next morning for the first asana session, he couldn't believe it was already 3:30am -- he had not slept, at all. The note hanging on the door to his bungalow, read -- "I'll join you all after sadhana and I'll drive everyone to the mud baths." Kate took pity on him and let him sleep in, figuring she would need someone to take the ladies on there first trek to the other side of the island.</p>
<p>By the time the ladies were finished… Mack was all ready for them -- he had helped the chef prepare some nice snacks, grabbed a bunch of towels and anything else he thought a bunch of women would need, to go cover themselves in mud… Kate was thrilled he went to all this trouble, since she would have to stay behind at tend to some business and get a provisions list together for the chef to prepare another fabulous dinner.</p>
<p>On there way across the island, one of the ladies had to pee, so they stopped a cafe filled with nothing but locals. One of the waitresses, Mack referred to as Sunshine because she had a smile as bright as the sun.., approached the driver side window and handed him 2 very large thermoses… This is the best way to experience the mud -- she said, psychedelic mushroom tea…</p>
<p>Mack had no intention of drinking this stuff.., nor was he going to cover himself in mud.. But when you have a group of completely naked women standing in front of you, begging you to join them and pour some of that tea for everyone -- what can you do… So he dropped trough and they all downed a nice amount of the very trippy tea. Within seconds they were all covered in mud and taking pictures for there instagram accounts…</p>
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<p>He wasn't sure how Kate was going to take all this, so he told the ladies to keep it quiet… On there way back, the sun was already setting and they saw a bunch of the locals chilling around a bonfire, so they stopped to soak up some of the natural beauty and culture.</p>
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<p>The ladies were having a ball.., and since Kate's place was just right down the beach, he decided to leave them there while he took off to see if Kate needed any help getting things ready for dinner.</p>
<p>But as he got close he could see the chef pacing back and forth on the deck leading to the back entrance of the retreat space.., and she looked panicked. She was screaming into her phone so loud Mack could not even understand what she was saying… Finally, the chef can see Mack coming down the beach.., drops the phone and starts running directly for him -- still screaming…</p>
<p>THEY TOOK HER - THEY TOOK HER -THEY TOOK KATE!!!</p>
<p>As he gets closer, his face turns white as a ghost -- as he imagines the worst… "Calm down and tell me who took -- CALM THE FUCK DOWN -- I can't understand what you're saying…" Margarit, the chef -- is completely freaked out, and tries to explain what happened… "These two huge guys grabbed Kate while I was coming back from the market, I hid in the trees… Where is KATE, Mack yells -- they threw her in the trunk of there car and sped off…</p>
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<p><strong>The look on Mack's face is one of solemn resolve…</strong> As he mutters to himself -- <em>Im gonna kill these motherfuckers, myself…</em></p>
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<p><strong>Stay tuned for Part 6:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><em>What is Mack's next move?</em></li>
<li><em>What can he do to get Kate back -- if anything?</em></li>
<li><em>Are the ladies on the retreat safe?</em></li>
<li><em>What will happen to Kate?</em></li>
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