“Wait, mama K.” Luther panted.
She rolled her eyes. “X, baby, handle him.”
My eyebrows furrowed. What was she talking about? Before I knew it, Xavier had pushed Denice to the floor and shot Luther in the head. Olivia screamed as Luther’s brains splattered across the floor. Ayzo ran toward Denice as I stared at my brother’s lifeless body.
“What the fuck, Xavier?” Ayzo shouted, helping Denice up.
Olivia wailed as she cried into Luther’s chest. Xavier stepped over her and stood next to Aunt Kim. I opened my mouth to say something when he tilted her chin back and kissed her, making my stomach churn.
“Fuck him. I’ve been playing his obedient bitch boy for years. Now, I get to run the show with my baby. We’re going to take Addison down to the Reapers since she is a descendent. They didn’t want to allow her mother to be the leaderbecause she would’ve fucked around and spent all of their money. Addison, on the other hand, is smart and resourceful. She would be a great leader in public while baby and I run her ass behind the scenes. We’ll control her which means controlling the Reapers while we rebuild the Jaguars. We win.”
My hands balled into a fist as anger washed over me. My eyes darted over to Ayzo who nodded his head. He understood that we were not leaving here without Addison. I vowed to protect my family and she was my wife. I looked over at Addison, but realized Olivia had quietly moved away from Luther and was now standing next to Aunt Kim and Xavier. With her gun pointed at Xavier, she shot him in the back of the head. I pulled my gun out and aimed it at Aunt Kim.
“I loved him,” Olivia wept. “I know I’ve done some fucked up things for him, but he was my person.” She turned and looked at Nicholas. “I wanted to shoot you because I knew that was going to please him. Garrett was working undercover as a Cobra in hopes of destroying the territory from the inside. He had a kind heart and wanted to help the younger kids get out of the gang life but that only pissed off T and Luther. That’s what got him killed.”
Nicholas’s jaws clenched as he gripped his gun.
“Denice,” Olivia continued. “Luther wanted me, but you just had to be in the picture. I thought I was able to get you off of his mind after all of these years, but he was going to always choose you. I hated you for it and I still do. He died with love for you in his heart.”
With that, she dropped her gun and walked into his office before sitting on the couch and crying. I wanted to feel bad for her but I didn’t. She chose to follow after a man who, deep down, never wanted her back. She thought if she did everything he wanted, he would choose her, but he didn’t.
Ashlynn looked up at Nicholas and dipped her chin. He planted a kiss on her temple and followed after Olivia. She looked up at him before giving him an apologetic frown. He briefly closed his eyes as he pointed the gun at her chest, in the same position his brother was shot before he pulled the trigger.
Chapter 38
Mama K (a.k.a.) Kim
Istared between my brother, nephew, and son as I sat tied up in my brother’s basement. After the Reapers and Seojun’s people cleared out the building, they hauled me off to accept my fate. My eyes darted between all of them and I wish I had killed them sooner. I had nothing but hatred for them because they all ruined my life. I should’ve been in charge of the Jaguars. I should have been the one with all of the power, but no!
“Look, this was all her idea!” Delilah cried, tilting her head towards me. I rolled my eyes. They already knew the damn truth because I told them. If I was going down, then so was everybody else.
“Mama, please.” Addison said, walking into the room, Denice and Bishop trailing behind her. “You sold me out all for some money and so that you could run the Reapers. Fyi, they never were going to accept you as their leader.”
“Spare me, Addison. I was the original leader, and they would’ve accepted me had it not been for your ass.”
“No, we wouldn’t have.” Bishop said, flatly.
“Please, yall have to listen to-”
I rolled my eyes. “Oh, shut the fuck up, Delilah. You are full of it.”
“Aunt Kim, do you have something to say to your family?” Addison asked.
“Fuck this family! As soon as I was dismissed, I plotted my revenge. I don’t give a shit about any of you!” I spat. I looked over at my son before spitting at the ground.
Denice walked pass Addison and punched me in the face. My head flew back and I could feel blood filling my mouth.
“Don’t you ever disrespect him like that again!”
I slowly tilted my head up, a wide smile on my face. “Ayzo, you going to let your bitch hit your mother?”
Ayzo’s eyes squinted. “I’m not your son, remember.”
I laughed and shook my head.
“Now that the Jaguars and Reapers are here, Kim and Delilah, you must answer for your crimes. You both have been found guilty in conspiring against your own crew and family. For those in favor to allow them to pay back the family through hard labour say, I.” Seojun said.
No one uttered a word. Rage boiled through my veins as I snarled at them. I knew it was going to come down to this, but for some reason I thought they’d spare me.
