Gauarded hearts

Chapter 9

Jasmine

I wake up all groggy, I can't see anything. Then memories flood in. Rosens car, the sharp poke on my neck. Then blackness. I'm so pissed Rosan fucking stabbed me. The bag instantly gets ripped off my head, I adjust my eyes. Just as a pain in my mouth shoots. I notice it was duct tape. That hurt.

"what the fuck!" I say with shock in my voice. I look down and notice I'm tied. To a fucking chair. I look around and that's when I notice a few people I have no fuck who they are. Great way to start my morning. I didn't even get to finish my coffee, and I get kidnapped. This shall be easy.

"Hello gougous pricess. It's a shame your little friend isn't here. I would have loved two princesses in my grasp." The one with the scar on his face said darkly. Oh, so this is how it's going to be ok, copycat.

"Hey, I'm so sorry but I have no idea what you're talking about. Me a princess. You must be the frog I kissed on my way over here, if I am a princess that is." I said dryly. I saw it before it hit me. A slap in the face. I didn't even wince.

"Oh, you think your funny, huh? We will see about that." The bald one said. Showing me a video on his phone. In the video, it was me and June at the beach. Then it was June tied to a chair. Beaten.  They are trying to hurt me mentally and break me. they don't know but June trained me and told me what she went through. And plus I'm already broken. I fold my hands behind my back. I freed my hands the moment I was thrown into the van, I made it look like I was still tied. Their tying skills sucked. And the zip ties easily got undone. I pulled my ring off my hand the moment I was forced into the chair. The whole time I look scared. But it's fake, it's all a game.

"NO! Let her go she hasn't done anything!" I cry fake tears. It's so easy. Scare face advances on me but I jump up before he could come near me. I pull out my knife I keep hidden in my bun and slice his leg he stumbles and falls. Baldy comes next and I knee him in the balls. He collapses. I pick up the ropes and stand over the two men beneath me. As men should be. I take the rope and kneel down on their groins. Then I tie them up better than they did me.

"Look fuckers" I spat.

" You messed with the wrong chick today," I growled. I stand up once the doors open and my father, Jake, and Rosen walk in. I dryly laugh.

"If you want to kidnap me at least do a better check, and up the doses of the drug. And get better at tieing people up to." I say bored. I feel a presence behind me and I knock them to the ground.

"Jasmine. Darling. I'm shocked. Have you had training?" my father asks.

"Duh, June taught me everything I needed to know. Also, I know alot about shit you never would think. I'm not the little girl you thought you raised father." I say with a smile on my face

Flashback age 10

"Jasmine, wake up!" I wake up to my brother running into my room.

"What's the problem, I'm trying to sleep," I said groaning once he jumped on me. I had just gotten home from a harsh training session from one of my friends June. The first session we ever had, we got kidnapped. We both were tied and duck taped to a chair. And threatened, and beaten, after a few hours we escaped. She started dosing me with stuff that would make me pass out. I've worked up a tolerance. But it still made me groggy. I don't get alot of sleep. I  am lucky if I get at least 5 hours of sleep.  My family doesn't know she has been training me since I was 5, no one knows about her. She's the Russian mafia princess. She is in hiding sense she was 5 because her mom got killed.  I ran into her at the creek behind out house. I never told anyone I had a secret friend.

"Silly little bean, nothing is wrong, but it's my birthday!" Jake said jumping in my bed and cuddling me.

"I want to sleep Jaky I'm tired," I said as he pulled me closer to him.

"But little bean we have a big day, Dad and Mom are on their way home from their trip, we have alot to do today," Jake said kissing my hair.

"Your 13 now jaky. You're not that old." I say laughing as he started tickling me.

" I know, ok get up and meet me downstairs in 5 minutes. I made pancakes!" Jake said pulling me out of bed. I follow him 2 minutes later. As I reach the bottom level I stop in my tracks as I see Jake kneeling in front of a guy with a scar down his whole face, he has dark green eyes. It's HIM. He's holding a gun to my brother's head. My brother is yelling at the guy.

"James please don't do this I don't know anything." Jake said.

"Oh you naive little boy, I know she's hiding here. I know they are both hiding here." I knew he was talking about me and June. James has this obsession with me. That I cant escape.
"I don't know what you're talking about James," Jake says trying to block the blow he was receiving. I was getting sick of  James threatening my brother's life. It's bad enough he abuses me. But my brother does not deserve his wrath. So I did what any 10-year with training would do. I pulled my knife out of my bun and threw it. It cut James's arm.

"FUCK!" he yelled. Jake got up and knocked him out and ran towards me.

"Jasmine come with me." Jake pulled me into a secret hallway and locked us in.

"Jaky, your bleeding," I say crying. And shaking. I start panicking and it gets hard to breath. That's when the first panic attack hit. Who knew saving your brother's life would cause a panic attack, but when your life is threatened you don't panic. James will get whats coming to him one day. That's a fucking promise.

End flashback.

"Good job Jasmine, I'm so proud that you made it this far in life. I think you still need training, but for now, let's go talk in the office. And discuss what you will be required to do." My father walks out of the room.

"Jasmine, we need to talk," Jake says leading me towards a hidden hall.

"Ok, shoot," I say

"Jasmine, who trained you and when. How did I not know this, did you know anything." Jake says holding my arms and looking into my eyes. I can never lie to my brother. We have this bond.

"Jakey, when I was 5 years old I ran into June, she was in hiding. Her mother just got killed, we grew a bond, she told me everything about her, and she trained me. We got kidnapped together and did this type of thing. We both escaped but that was a test. So the video they showed me, there was another person next to her, and that person was me. It's a scare tactic. Then when I was 10 and we got threatened on your birthday, I threw my knife at the guy. Jake, it makes sense why he wanted me now. I truly didn't know I was a Princess too. But June must have known. So I and June have been together every day since the age of 5. Plus with the note on the door. I know it's him. Jake, I'm so strong, you have no idea what I actually went through. I hid it very well. I didn't want anyone to worry about me. I'm 2 whole different people. Jake. I want you to know the real me. I'm a multi-millionaire, and a badass, and a fucking Mafia Princess. And your baby sister. Jake, you cant tell dad yet. Or anyone. It would defeat the whole porous." I say as a tear rolls down my face.

"Oh little bean, I know everything about you. I've known since day one. I've had you followed every day. I haven't told you that either. I never told anyone. I just wanted you to tell me, but you never did. Jasmine, I've been waiting for you to be open about everything you have been through. I've always been in your corner. You never have to be alone ever again. I hope you can lean on me. You are the strongest out of the family a heart of gold. I know you don't need any training because you already know everything. But we do need to talk to you about what your roles as a Princess are. So let's go meet our father."Jake takes my hand and leads me toward the main office.

"Jake I really do need coffee, I'm dying of lack of caffeine!' I say with a laugh. Jake may know most things about me, but he doesn't know I'm Shadow.