Chapter 88: Reunion

MIA

It was the gardener.

I looked at the person standing next to him.

It was Isaac, standing froze and staring between the gardener and I.

What just happened?

"What are you doing, Isaac? You were supposed to hit her not him." Julia said, making me look at her.

What?

"He got in the way," Isaac defended.

"What? Who is he?!" Julia asked.

"I don't know!" Isaac yelled.

"What do you mean you don't know? Where the hell did he come from?" Julia asked.

"Fuck this," Isaac said, moving towards me.

My heart dropped as I took a step back but he reached for my neck with his two hands.

"Isaac...." I choked as he tightened his grip on my neck.

I grabbed his hand, trying to get his hand off me but he is very strong.

"Hurry, Isaac, hurry!" Julia's loud whisper was becoming unclear to hear thanks to what Isaac is doing to me.

"Ah Isaac, look out!"

Isaac was instantly grabbed away from me, making me hit the wall as I coughed like never before while holding my neck and staring at the floor.

My cough was relentless. God, I thought I was going to die.

"Let go of me!"

I looked at Isaac while still coughing.

The gardener has his arm around Isaac's neck while staring at me. Isaac is struggling to get out of his hold but the gardener seems stronger.

"Let go,"

The gardener kept staring at me.

I massaged my neck as I wondered what was going on.

"Let him go," Julia almost cried.

The gardener's attention is still on me while holding Isaac. Isaac is still struggling but the gardener isn't flinching.

His short braids falling on some part of his face is bringing back last night's nightmare.

Slowly, his lips formed a smirk.

Oh God.

"Sup, shawty?"

I froze.

Big Kai.

His smirk widened.

"Pretty good fucked up family you got here, huh?"

"Big Kai," a whisper escaped my lips.

"Surprise," he said, chuckling.

God, I was right.

The gardener is Big Kai.

All the features were there but I let the tiny difference deceive me.

"Let my cousin go, right now," Julia ordered, making Big Kai move his eyes to her.

He returned his eyes to me.

"The bitch is trippin',"

I gulped as I stared at him.

Next, he pushed Isaac ahead, making me move aside. I stared at Isaac as he held his neck.

A cocking gun sound caught my attention.

My heart dropped the minute I saw Big Kai aiming two guns at Isaac and Julia.

They froze.

"No one dares touch my girl." he snarled.

God, no.

"Not even her dares touch herself," he said, moving his eyes to me.

I shook my head.

"Ain't that right, baby?"

Not again, please.

He smirked. He moved his eyes to Isaac and Julia, replacing his smirk with a glare.

"Say ya fuckin' last prayers, motherfuckers." he said, reaching for the trigger.

"No, please," Julia blurted as my heart pounded.

"Say ya last prayers, nigga."

"You don't have to do this, sir, please," Isaac begged as he and Julia went down on their knees with their hands up in surrender.

My heart pounded violently as I looked between Big Kai and them.

My mother's situation replayed in my head.

"I'mma give you fuckers till the count of two."

"No." Julia cried.

"Say you fucking last prayers, goddamn it."

"No please."

"One,"

"We are sorr. Don't kill us, please." Isaac begged.

"Two."

"Please don't kill them." I blurted.

Big Kai looked at me.

So did Isaac and Julia.

I gulped as I held Big Kai's gaze.

"You have no say in this shit," he said, returning his eyes to them.

"I will do anything." I blurted again.

He looked at me.

I held his gaze as I held the side of my night gown.

"Anything?"

"You can't keep destroying my family."

He scoffed. "Shawty, you said anything?"

I stared at him.

He raised his brows. "Answer me, girl"

I nodded slightly. "Yes. Anything."

"Cool," he put away his gun instantly and looked at me.

I stared at him as I awaited my fate.

"Let's go." He said.

My heart clenched.

I knew that was what he wanted. That's the reason he came here pretending to be a gardener.

He wants to take me back.

I am never free, am I?

I looked at Isaac and Julia.

They are on their feet, staring at me with remorse dancing on their faces.

I looked at Big Kai.

He is staring at me.

"Can I.....can I at least say goodbye to my grandparents?" I asked.

"No. Let's fucking go."

My heart tightened as I lowered my gaze.

I let out a breath, taking a step towards the entrance.

"Mia," Julia called, making me stop in my tracks but I didn't look at her.

"I am sorry," she said.

"Me too," Isaac said.

"Sorry ain't gonna solve shit." Big Kai said.

I headed out of the store and Big Kai followed me behind.

I felt tears coming as he led us towards his car. He opened the passenger seat door for me and I entered. He closed the door and stared at the building as he walked towards the driver's seat.

I lowered my gaze as he got into the car.

"Good to have you again, shawty."

I looked at him.

He is staring at me.

Now I know is the one, all those tiny differences are no longer different.

He is Big Kai.

He took off the mustache, making me scoff internally.

Next, he reached for his eyes and took out the hazel eye balls, making me dumbfounded as his true eye color stared at mine.

I am so stupid.

Contact lenses? Why didn't I think of that?

Then the short braids.

They seem permanent. That worked so well in changing his looks.

They made him better-looking.

"Fucking disguises. They aren't fun, baby, trust me. But I'm glad this shit didn't take long as I fucking thought it would. Let's fucking go home, baby."

I averted my eyes from him as he started the car and we hit the road.

This might be my fate and I just have to stop running but live through it.

First, Axel almost gave me to organ harvesters but Big Kai came through.

Second, my mother almost gave me to human traffickers but Big Kai showed up.

Now, Isaac and Julia almost killed me.

I swore I wasn't going to tell but they didn't believe me.

I almost got killed again but Big Kai showed up again.

Danger keeps coming my way but he is always there to keep it at an almost level.

What do I call this?

Twisted?

Sick?

He might be coming to my rescue but I can't forget the fact that he killed my mom and gave Vicky to human traffickers.

I can't forget that.

I really can't.

I might be going back with him now but I am never going to give in to him romantically.

I am not going to.

My heart can't accept him.

It can't.

It won't.

I will make sure of that.

I looked at him.

He is focused on the wheel.

This is my life.

An orphan stuck with a dangerous gangster.

How interesting.

A FEW MINUTES LATER.....

I got out of the car before he could come and open the door for me.

I closed the door while staring at him as he walked around the car and towards me.

"Where is the patience, shawty?" he asked, hovering me with a smirk.

"I have hands," I said, ignoring my pounding heart as I rested my eyes daringly on him.

His height is too intimidating but I am too tired of my life now to care anymore.

"Hmm. True," he said, dropping his eyes on my body as the wind blew my hair and his short braids.

I brushed my hair off my face but he grabbed my hands swiftly, catching me off guard as my heart skipped.

"These hands keep getting in ma fucking way and I'mma have no choice but to chop 'em off." he snarled, sending terrifying shivers down my spine.

"Literally," he added.

I gulped.

His new look might have added to his charm but his dangerous feature can't be erased.

He let go of my hands but held my gaze.

"Sir," Caleb's voice came through.

Big Kai didn't respond but gave me one last look before moving away from me. I stared at him as he turned.

This is going to be.....

"Mia,"

I froze at the sound of the familiar tiny voice.

I moved my eyes in that direction.

My jaw dropped slowly at the sight of Vicky holding Caleb's hand and smiling brightly at me.

And Jay Jay in Caleb's arm, licking his tiny fingers while staring at me too.

I let out a breath of disbelief as my heart and soul both danced at this pleasant outcome.

"Vicky."

"Jay Jay."

Oh my God!