I couldn’t believe it. Sasha was standing in my apartment! Tears filled my eyes as I rushed towards her, throwing my arms around her as if I hadn’t seen her in years, even though it had only been months. The sweet smell of her perfume cascaded off her as she embraced me and brought back memories from when we were kids. Her long dark hair was longer than I remembered, only further reminding me of how long it had been since I had last seen her.“Holy shit! What are you doing here?!” I exclaimed as we pulled away from each other. Her brown eyes shot daggers at Nash before turning back toward me.“I told you that I was coming to get you if I didn’t hear from you.”Shit. I did remember that text, and giving her a sheepish grin, I bit my bottom lip. I hadn’t meant to worry her but with everything going on time kind of just slipped away from me.“I’m sorry…it’s been crazy lately,” I replied, trying to show her I was fine. Even if I was far from ever being fine.“Well, it’s okay now.
NashHaving Sasha at my apartment wasn’t expected. In fact, it was a liability. The girl had been badgering the guy at the gate of the apartment complex since the previous night, and when she told him she would be back, I caved in and told him to let her in. Though, I couldn’t help but worry. Especially with what I was about to do, but it had to be done. I had to make it clear to David and the others that I wasn’t going to follow through with what they were asking, and I knew it wasn’t going to go over well. However, I did hope that there was a part of David that would see my reasoning and have my back.No matter how small of a chance that was.Driving across town, I made my way toward the location I was told to arrive at. Brady had forced me to let him come for 'moral' support. But I knew it was because he didn't want to see me get killed. As for Pete, he and another one of our guys hung back at the apartment to watch it. Just in case something was to happen.The girls h
Nash“Nash…get up.”A dull voice called me forth. My head throbbed as I quickly remembered what had happened. I jolted from my spot upon the floor only to come face to face with Brady, who had been throttled around by the looks of it because there were red and purple bruises on his face that weren’t there to begin with.“What the hell happened to you?” I asked him, a deep chuckle escaped him as he shrugged.“We will just say that David didn’t take kindly to me voicing my opinion on this entire thing,” he replied. I knew all too well what he was referring to. He never liked the customs, and he was pissed when he found out that they were going to force me to give her away.Right now, wasn’t a time to dwell on the past. Vanessa was in trouble and if I didn’t get my ass moving, God knows what was going to happen to her.Struggling to my feet, I pressed forward towards the front door of the restaurant. The sky was still dark and the streetlights were on. I didn’t have a clue
We ventured outside into the clear night sky, stars shining brightly above us, his black sedan waiting at the curb with a blond driver hovering near the open back door. He didn't even look at me, only nodding his head in acknowledgment to Trevor, who obviously knew him quite well. Unveiling his mystery further, Trevor's true identity now revealed itself as one of power and authority. It was a side of him I hadn't seen before and suddenly it seemed as if he had been protecting dark secrets all along.Hell, maybe his father was too. Because there was no way he got this powerful on his own.Over the years, I had tried to avoid him like the plague. But it wasn’t always possible, and the side of him I saw around my mother and his father was different. Now looking at him, I knew how poisonous he really was. He was a wolf in sheep's clothing, and though others thought him to be so wonderful, I knew he wasn’t.Would I really get into that car and let him do whatever he wished? Would I
NashThe moment that we got closer to the warehouse, I pulled the car off and made sure that we were prepared. It was no surprise to me that he had men everywhere because as we continued on after arming ourselves to the teeth, rapid-fire descended down upon us as if it was hail pelting the car. I swerved in and out. Brady was trying to help with cover fire as I tried to drive and shoot out the left side, cars coming up behind us, hitting the back end, and Sasha screaming in the back seat. I knew it wasn't a good idea to bring her. But I did it anyway because she had insisted.Was it foolish of me? Perhaps. But I had one thing in mind and that focus was to get Vanessa back.Never in my life have I ever considered love or the true meaning behind the word. I loved my mother once Upon a time. I had family I had considered loving. But nothing really ever made sense until I met Vanessa. At first, it was just someone that I had wanted. A conquest, perhaps? Who knows? But over time
VanessaThey say that when you hit rock bottom, the only path is up, but for me, I wasn’t sure how true that actually was. One minute I was happy with a man I enjoyed being around more than anything, and the next minute, I was a prisoner to a man who tormented me for years. My freedom was just outside my grasp, and I was thrown into darkness by a drug-induced coma only to awaken feeling heavier than I had before.My eyes fluttered open slowly, hope filling me that Nash would appear at my side any moment, but instead, I was met with leather chairs and dim lighting. Grogginess once again filtered through my mind, and it didn’t matter which way I tried to move, my entire body felt heavy as if a weighted blanket was placed over me, and I couldn’t get comfortable.With my eyes focused, I took in the overhead storage bins with wall-to-wall cream coloring and a variety of other beige leather seats as well as small tables and men. The same men I had seen with Trevor.Oh god…it was t
I wasn’t sure how long we had driven or where we were going. But the drive to wherever Trevor was taking me was breathtaking. All around me, the sea glistened outside the window of the vehicle. The sun shone off the water, giving it a heavenly glow that I had never seen before. I had always wanted to travel by myself across the ocean to visit the rest of the world, but I had never dared to.The last time I had come across the ocean was with my mother, and Trevor had made even that visit almost unbearable.The vehicle turned off the main road and traveled closer to the sea before turning down another road that led towards a large white mansion on the side of a hill with multiple other buildings around it, followed by a massive stone wall. The place was huge, far bigger than anything I had seen before, and with it, more guards.Except these paced the walls with large guns in their hands, and a look of ‘take no shit’ plastered on their faces as we passed through the gates.“Where
“Thank you everyone for coming,” Trevor’s words rang loud and clear across the twelve-seat cherry wood dining table, standing next to me at the head of the table and addressing the men and women that sat around us. I didn’t know who they were, and I didn’t care to.I had tried to stay in the warmth of the shower for as long as I could, avoiding what was going to end up happening once I was finished, but Sophia wouldn’t allow me that luxury. The moment I stepped outside of the bathroom wrapped in a white fluffy towel, she was waiting for me with the most concerned expression on her gaze as she realized I was far from ready.“Tonight, I want to welcome back the woman I have loved for far too long. She was away at school, and now has returned to take her place by my side while I begin the transition with my father to take his place in leadership.”I didn’t have the slightest fucking clue what he was talking about and honestly, I didn’t care. But I was sick and tired of him telling p