The sequel to Fragility.
A sense of loss darkens Talia. She returns to LA a different woman.
Her business mind goes into overdrive and before long, she is running high. This brings her close to Theo in a battle of power and money.
Angie arrives in L...
After what seemed like an age of Cassius staring at Talia with a pale face, he finally spoke. "Umm... no... this can't be right... she's not my daughter..."
"She's my older sister... my mama's first born.." Harley said.
Cassius couldn't stop staring at her. He shook his head. "No... I'm not having it, I'm not accepting it..."
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"Why is that Cassius huh?.. why won't you accept me as a child you created..." she said glaring at him. "Or is it because I already know..."
Cassius walked up to her and grabbed her face. Mason stood up and pushed his way between them. "Back all the way off right now..."
Cassius turned his attention to Mason. "You're a mother fucker too... what you're doing to my baby girl... my ONE AND ONLY baby girl!." He snapped making sure that Talia head him. "Yet here you are with this fucking Ho!.."
"Woah!." Harley said. "Don't talk to her like that.." he stood up and joined Mason. "My sister is the backbone of our family... she don't deserve berated that way!."
Talia looked at her brother as he spoke, she had never heard him go up for her like that before.
"I want DNA test done on her!... cos I never created no fucking ho!." He snapped and left the cafe.
Talia took a deep breath and blew out. She fooled back into the chair at the table. Mason furrowed his brow. "Baby I'm sorry that you had to hear that... he doesn't deserve you... he should never talk to you that way..."
"It's cool... I mean it's not the first time I've been rejected by my parents... mom hates me, dad hates me... and now this asshole..." she closed her eyes and hid her face with her hand as the tears fell. "Fuck!.." she yelled "ion even know why I'm crying... I hate him..."
Mason sat next to her and rested his hand on her bump. "This is why you're so emotional...my baby..."
Harley's eyes lit up. "You're pregnant.. sis, that is great news... you're gonna be a great mom... and I'm gonna be an uncle... this is gonna be lit!."
"Shut up Harley!..." she said suddenly. "You've been back almost a day and you have not even mentioned your brother and sisters... remember them... Amelia, Cara, Alfie.... Do you even care..."
Harley went quiet. "Of course I care... I heard from people what had happened... I guess I'm thick skinned.. someone made me that way... someone told me that I have to be strong in every situation.. cos ain't no one out here checkin' for us, but us....
"My words... it was what I used to tell all of you.. the others were too young to understand... always looking for love and acceptance from someone in some way... I told them to give that up cos it doesn't come... we're out here on our own...
Mason was taken aback at how hard their lives as kids actually was. He was seeing more and more into Talia's back story, her history. He felt for her, he didn't realise when he first met her just how troubled and lonely she was, he just saw her as a brat and a baddie who could definitely hold her own. He was seeing a softer side to her and it was a side that he loved. She was letting her guard down with him, gradually, and that was what he wanted.
