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  Nodding, she quickly replied, “Yes.”

  Backing up to the door Stone left just as swiftly as he came. Rushing over to the young man on the floor she eyed Shakur slowly walking out of the bathroom.

  “I told you I didn’t want you here. What am I suppose to tell his father, Steven?” she yelled calling Shakur by his government name.

  Staring down at Hector’s dead body, he rubbed a shaking hand over his face.

  “Fuck!” he shouted biting on his fist.

  Not only was he at war with his Muslim brothers, but the MS-13 gang leader would definitely want answers to why his son wouldn’t make it home that night.

  “What the fuck are you going to do, Shakur?” she asked while everyone scrambled to get rid of all the drugs in the home.

  Grabbing his pistol from under the living room couch, he eyed her with nervousness in his expression.

  “I’ll handle it, I’m gonna fix it,” he assured.

  “You better! Cause if you don’t, Torez will be coming after you about his son’s death, not me,” she guaranteed, rocking the seventeen year old back and forth in her lap.

  Soaking in her threat, he placed his pistol in the lining of his pants and walked out.

  ***

  Downtown Atlanta

  Standing out in the mirador, Reeses glanced out at the illuminating city lights. The life that she'd imagined to be so great was turning out to be her worst nightmare. Trying to imitate a pattern of family tradition was starting to imbalance her mind frame.

  Hearing an unfamiliar ringtone on her cell, she looked down at the unknown number with suspicion before picking up.

  “Rinesha?”

  She heard a woman’s voice speak through the line. Feeling her heart race, Reeses knew that one voice that would always be sweet to her ears.

  “Auntie Tiffany?” she mumbled just above a whisper.

  “How are you?’

  Fighting back tears, she held her composure and gave the veracity that was on her heart.

  “You leave me for ten years after promising that you would rescue me from this terrible dream and now you ask how am I? I sat up night after night waiting for you to show and you never did. You were all I had left.”

  “I’m so sorry, baby. Our lives were never meant to be severed apart. I’ve tried so many times to break you away from the woman who held you captive that it nearly drove me crazy. I searched for you year after year to the point that I thought I failed. Jimmie would have wanted me to have you and I failed him. Your life was suppose to be spectacular, with no worries. I just didn’t have enough time, Rinesha, I would never abandon you,” Tiffany replied in a sincere tone.

  Holding the phone close to her ear, Reeses' eyes welled with tears of pain.

  “I know that I can’t change what has already occurred, sweetie. I also know that you have grown to be a courageous businesswoman from the things that your cousin Mariah has told me. Please come home, baby. Come to where you truly belong, with your real family.”

  “I love you but right now I have my own priorities and I’ll have to make that decision when the time comes.”

  “I understand.”

  Ending the call, she wiped her face before hearing the light knock on her room door. Walking off the balcony, she moved through the suite and glanced out of the peephole. Seeing Stone standing on the other side, she unlocked the latch allowing him to enter.

  “Are you okay?” He instantly stopped walking, noticing that her eyes were red.

  “I think so,” she stated walking towards the large couch and taking a seat.

  Attaching the lock in place, he took a seat next to her. “I know there might be a lot of different things bothering you, but faith is all you have as your backbone and you have to keep it strong.”

  “Sometimes I feel like faith just doesn’t exist anymore.”

  “No matter what you go through never speak that way. You’ve grown to be an intelligent and quite remarkable young woman. In order to have knowledge you must go through an experience and that’s the stage you’re at right now. Even though it may not seem like it, a lot of us are going to support you, no matter what. I’m going to stand by your side, right or wrong,” Stone assured her with a confident smile.

  “Thanks,” she replied standing to her feet. “I think I just need some sleep.”

  Seeing her dim the lights, he stood to leave.

  “Don’t,” she motioned for him to sit back down.

  His mind jumbled with confusion as she stood in front of him and released her strapless Versace dress, letting it drop to the floor. Her nipples were chocolate like a Hershey’s kiss and her plump womanhood stuck out showing off her delicate lips as if she was in heat.

  Swallowing his spit, Stone turned his head. “Reeses what are you doing? Please put back on your clothes, you’re naked.” He fidgeted like he was breaking the law.

  Climbing on top of him, she grabbed his hands placing them on her round, juicy bottom.

  “I just want you to hold me, please,” she said in a soft voice while burying her face into his neck.

  Leaning his head to the side to look in her eyes he took a deep breath, “I need you to say something for me.”

  “What?”

  “Say Lailaha illallah.”

  “What does that mean?’ she asked locking her hands around his neck.

  “Please Rinesha, just say it,” Stone commanded with love in his eyes.

  “Laillaha illallah,” she whispered.

  Slowly kissing her lips, a single tear fell from his eye as he picked her up, walking towards the bed. Laying her down gently, he shed his clothes.

  “I promise I won’t hurt you,” he mouthed spreading her legs to plant his mouth against her warm pussy lips.

  “Please look at me while I please you,” he uttered before rolling his tongue around her juicy clit.

  “Mmmm!” she moaned grabbing her tittie in satisfaction.

  She watched as he massaged up and down her inner thigh while sucking her womanhood into submission.

  “Yes,” she panted, feeling him slide a finger inside of her.

  His mouth was unleashing a feeling that she never felt, jolts of pure pleasure ran through her body. His pace was a mixture of torment and pleasure in the same bundle. After five minutes of running his tongue on her kitty she exploded in an orgasm. Feeling her body lift slightly from the bed Stone locked onto Reeses’ pussy as if he was sucking milk from a baby bottle.

  “Stone,” she gasped.

  Turning her over on all fours he mounted her from behind and slowly eased his dick inside of her.

  “Oh my Goddd!” she panted feeling his length stretch her out.

  Rubbing his large hands down her back he circled around her humongous ass cheeks before spreading them apart, licking her asshole gently. He slowly plunged his rod into her sopping wet pussy. Looking back at him with her dark grey eyes caused him to shove every inch inside of her.

  “You feel so good, Rinesha,” he grunted, enjoying the back shot of her round ass.

  Latching on to her waist she buried her face in the sheets as he sped up his pace. Reeses’ back started to arch deeper and her ass clapped loudly while he long stroked her womanhood.

  “Shittt! I’m cumming again,” she squealed in a light tone while clutching the bed sheet.

  “Let it go, baby,” Stone growled into her ear as he watched her cream heavily on his member.

  Sliding out of her, he laid on his back and guided her on top of him. Turning around she squatted on top of his rod reverse cowgirl style as he held her hips.

  His sex was sending her mind to a different planet and now she could feel him climbing deeply into her guts.

  “Please, daddy, make me cum again,” she begged sliding down on his full length and back to the tip.

  The moist sounds of her pussy farting excited Stone causing him to lose control.

  “Bounce that ass. Don’t play with it, ma,” he urged slamming a right hand down on her
butt cheek.

  “Oooo!” she cried biting her bottom lip.

  Massaging her titties, he whispered, “I love you,” in her ear before releasing himself.

  Catching her breath, Reeses turned around and laid against his chest in silence.

  “Did I do too much?” he asked, seeing her face wet from recent tears.

  “No, thank you for being my friend, Stone.”

  Wrapping her in his arms tightly, he caressed her back until she fell into a deep sleep. Even though his heart was happy, his brain couldn’t shake the fact that trouble was lying in the streets ready to take them under at any second. Enemies were starting to grow by the day and loved ones were starting to change by night. It was coming to a point where he didn’t trust anyone. Regardless of who proved to be working the other side his position would always stand firmly. Protect Reeses until the mission was over with and get her far away from Georgia as possible.

  ***

  West End Clinic

  “Sheldon, I don’t want to sound harsh but I’m not into this line of work anymore. You might need to go see a professional doctor after this. You’ve lost a lot of blood,” the man said applying the last bandage to his leg.

  “What the fuck do you mean you’re not in this line of work anymore? You’re a fucking doctor, ain’t it? What about pills? Prescribe me some medicine,” Slick demanded looking around with a crazed expression.

  “I have a few anesthetics, but with your injury you’re gonna need something much stronger and that can only come from a hospital, Sheldon,” the doctor confirmed removing his gloves.

  Rubbing his temples with anger, he began to crack his knuckles.

  “What about voices? You got anything for that? Something that will make me sleep?”

  “Voices?”

  “Yes, voices, motherfucker! In my head. Can you give me anything to make it stop?’

  “Sheldon, you might need to see a psychiatrist. Voices are something that’s uncontrollable. It’s a disorder that starts from stress, maybe even guilt. It’s more of the intellectual being contrasted with dark emotions. If you don’t get help now, it could eventually lead to insanity,” the man stated with a serious face.

  Standing to his feet, the doctor quickly stepped in front of him.

  “Sheldon, I think you need some serious help. I wouldn’t recommend you leaving without me calling someone.”

  Pulling his gun from his waist, he placed it to his chin.

  “No phone calls. I don’t want to have to come back and see you,” he mouthed before walking out of the office.

  Chapter 9

  “So, what are we looking at?” Stone asked Harvey, the family attorney as he and Reeses occupied the couch inside the hotel room.

  “After reviewing all of the State’s evidence, we’re kind of in a lose-lose situation. The district attorney is trying to bring everything down with the case. First, they have a drug agent that is willing to testify. Usually that wouldn’t be a problem with this family because the most don’t make it to see the court date, if you get my drift. Unfortunately, she’s under the Witness Protection Act and if anything happens from now until that date you might never walk the earth again. Second, the State is trying to tie numerous murder cases to you. Cases that include federal informants, all the way down to people you’ve dealt with personally. Most of them are beatable. Some are just accusations with no physical evidence.”

  “And which ones aren’t?” Stone asked with a worried expression.

  “One. A man named Brandon Kelsey.”

  “Beno,” Reeses admitted, placing her hands over her face.

  “Not only that,” Harvey continued, “being that the judge is a very unsociable person, it’s hard to get a word out of him. On the strength of going to law school with my father, he gave me another piece of information.”

  “And?” Reeses asked impatiently.

  “There’s another key witness who’s going to be testifying against you at trial.”

  “Who is it?”

  “Now that’s what he wouldn’t tell me. It seems like they have a few tricks up their sleeves that we weren’t prepared for.”

  “How much time am I truly looking at?” Reeses frowned with sadness.

  “Well if we take it to trial and lose, you probably looking at thirty-five to forty years with a possibility of parole.

  “What! I’ve never been arrested a day in my life. I can’t do that much time.”

  “I understand Rinesha, three counts of drug trafficking and four counts of malice murder with a list of other charges that run a mile long will bring numbers like that,” Harvey stated truthfully.

  “What about a plea deal?” Stone asked.

  “If we go for the plea I can guarantee you get no more than ten years may be less.”

  “I can’t do ten years in prison,” Reeses mouthed looking at Stone.

  “So, there’s absolutely nothing else we can do to stop her from doing jail time?”

  Thinking before he responded Harvey exhaled deeply, “The only thing that can stop this is if you found out who their surprise witness is and put them in a box including the drug agent who would be nearly impossible to find. It’ll be tough to prove that you didn’t have anything to do with her coming up missing but I can crumble that cookie if you keep your movements limited in the process. Last but not least, you’ll have to break into the district attorney’s home and make sure he doesn’t make it to work for the next few days. I got the judge to grant us a two week extension on the trial. So whatever you’re gonna do, you better hurry.”

  “It’ll be handled,” Stone assured in a stern tone.

  “Well, I guess I’ll see you all at trial, good luck,” Harvey replied grabbing the briefcase off the table and heading for the door.

  Sensing the worry spilling from Reeses’ aura, Stone sat next to her placing a hand on her leg.

  “Listen, it’s going to be okay. I’m not going to let this happen to you. Even if I gotta place a bullet in the judge’s head, my damn self. You may need to go see Justin one last time because if it comes down to it and things are looking shaky. We getting you the fuck out of the United States. You have more than enough money and you’ll be safe in the islands with your family.”

  “And what about everyone else?” she asked with a genuine attitude.

  “That’s something that everyone will have to decide when the time presents itself. I don’t care what everyone else wants to do. I’ll follow you around the world if you want me to,” he replied squeezing her hand gently.

  After kissing her lips passionately, they both prepared to head out and complete a deadly task that would take a miracle from Allah not to fail.

  ***

  Pulling up to the humongous home, Frost parked her burgundy Aston Martin DBII next to her mother’s black Masarati Levante S and stepped out. It was almost twelve o’clock in the evening and the drizzling rain was starting to pour harder as she made her way inside.

  Upon entering the home, she unbuttoned her Moncler Arriette coat and tossed it on the floor. Her reddish hair hung freely down her back, her white Valentino jeans hugged her slim frame matching the Garvanni heels that clicked against the floor tile as she moved through the elegant residence.

  Walking into the giant living space she observed her Aunt Eva who sat quietly sipping on a glass of orange pekoe tea with a cigarette between her fingers,

  “It was once said by a wise woman that control can only be enforced upon someone that’s willing to be tamed. Now ain’t that bout a bitch,” she smiled, while looking down at the newspaper in front of her.

  Smiling, Frost crossed her legs. “No one wants to be controlled, auntie. That’s the reason you have authority. To ensure that they don’t have a choice.”

  “How are you, darling?” she asked focusing her attention on Frost.

  “I’m bored. Spending money is starting to become very dull and I think my mother is relapsing from the bullet again.”

  “She’s n
ot relapsing. Her mind is just permanently frightened from your father.”

  Sipping her tea, she shook her head in disgust. “He’s the fucking devil reincarnated. All three of your uncles and your papa are dead because of him. I know that motherfucker is still alive. It’s like I can smell his scent roaming through the city of Atlanta as we speak.”

  “Maybe it’s a gift and a curse, Auntie. This family has an oral history. We were marked for destruction and chaos, it’s in our nature. God has sent a way for us to build what you would call a legacy and it’s going to end with us holding the torch,” Frost stated holding her arm in the air.

  “Indeed we will, my sweetheart.”

  “Not to rain on your parade but I think your agent puppet has exposed our hand, the mission was to leave people clueless but I’m starting to hear a lot of news being spread.”

  “Smith is only a source for now. If things get out of control I’ll let you take over.”

  “They know about everything, Eva! While we’ve been sitting back wasting time on killing these bitches, your stupid servant has gone out there and exposed our entire hand. This mishap is going to lead the Feds directly to our door or even worse to my fucking mother. Since I was a young girl you showed me how to be a killer. Not just any killer but a smart one. We never leave a trail and there is never room for any mistakes. Remember?” Frost mentioned to refresh her aunt’s memory.

  Standing up, she moved closer to the enormous fireplace savoring the heat.

  “I’ve never been perfect, darling. My goal was to outlast all competition and get revenge on the ones who hurt us the most. We’ve never moved off speculations or feelings.”

  “My feelings died the day I was born and speculating something is the fastest way to get everyone murdered on a humbug. I’m stating facts. The cop has to go, Eva. There’s no other way.”