His Queen (18+)

Chapter XXXVI

THE RELEASED

If I'm gon' die for you
If I'm gon' kill for you
Then I'll spill this blood for you, hey

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CHAPTER XXXVI

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BY THE TIME we had reached Daniel's office, a guard I didn't know had made me aware of the fact that he was in some sort of meeting and Pablo had gone off with Mateo to get some food. That left me waiting alone in Daniel's office, left solely to the thoughts in my head which by now was something I realised was never good.

The obvious thing to hyperfixate on was the box in my hands which now contained my mother's ashes. I wasn't sure what exactly to do with it. The obvious thing would've been to find a suitable place and release the ashes, but I couldn't help but cling to it. My whole life, I had my mother. Despite what she did to me, I still loved her and just when we were beginning to work things out, she had been ripped from me in such a cruel heartless way. I couldn't help the part of me that still wanted to keep her ashes close as if that could substitute for the relationship we weren't able to have together.

I knew though that it was rather morbid of me to try hold on to ashes in place of our relationship even though I had rejected the opportunityI had to mind things with her when she was still alive. Still there was nothing else I had of her. Unless I returned back to her house and took whatever that must have been left there. I doubted Derek would have cleared up the entire place when he was cleaning up but then again, what did I know? Even if I did want to go back to the place, I wasn't sure how I would feel or react stepping foot back in there. The best thing to do was to go see my father. I was sure he would love to have her ashes especially since I was back in New York and could afford to meet him in person.

Bringing my stream of thought to an abrupt halt was the sound of the door opening, making me look over only to see Daniel walk into the office. His hair was in his signature curls, but he seemed to have missed an appointment with his barber as now strands were threatening to fall into his eyes. I knew it didn't really matter what my opinion was about his appearance, but I really liked the look and didn't want him to get it cut just yet.

Adorning his body were black pants and a white dress shirt with the first few buttons were left undone, exposing his tan chest and the necklace I had given him years ago. He seemed to wear it religiously.

“I'm glad you're here,” he said even though his tone sounded stoic like he wasn't actually glad I was there at all. I didn't take it personally though because it was Daniel we were talking about. He looked at me briefly before making his way over to his desk and sitting opposite me.

“I'm glad I'm here too,” I said, pulling my chair in closer to the desk. “I missed you.”

Daniel physically relaxed at my words, a small smile stretching across his lips even as he rolled his eyes to feign annoyance. He wasn't that good of an actor.

“In two days, the Ivanovs are having a ball which is the opportunity I'll take to kill them.”

I furrowed my eyes at his words, a frown meeting my lips. “Wouldn't that be dangerous though?” I asked, leaning in closer. “I mean won't people know it's you? Or won't they have guards there?”

“They won't be prepared enough to notice I'm there,” he explained calmly, still typing rapidly into his computer before coming to a stop and meeting my gaze. “As much as this isn't my territory, it isn't their's either,” he explained. “The only thing is I'm working with Derek and this is his territory so that gives me the upper hand.”