Cruel Passions Of The Other Woman

|CH27|

•Omri Oliah•
"O"

My "compromise" was unethical, impulsive, and most of all stupid.

I realized that as soon as the words had left my mouth. Surprisingly the group agreed, they agreed almost instantaneously. They swore to us their allegiance when and only when Keshay becomes an Oliah. In fact they didn't even care who she'd have to marry to make it happen, they just wanted her to legally have our families last name and then these issues were having would become theirs too.

In a movie or some television show this may seem like a good idea. Being forced into a marriage to guarantee her safety? That shit may have worked for a submissive quiet girl but Keshay is an independent strong minded woman. Already talking about how much she wants to go home. I can't convince her to not want to leave, let alone can I convince her to do something so permanent.

"What the hell were you thinking?!" Miro snaps while slamming the door at the same time so we're given privacy. "Our last name? Are you fucking serious O? This shit is going too far."

That it is. It has gone too far, so far that I can't turn back now. Especially because I've made what seems to have been a promise to five of the most dangerous individuals in the world. They're not the kind of people you make promising to and double back on your word.

"She won't do it," Miro says and for the first time I can see he's genuinely just as stressed about the situation as I am. "You know her and how she's already handling things. She won't marry anyone."

He comes over taking a seat by me seeing as I've been quiet this entire time. "We should've never gotten them involved. We should've never gotten involved in this. Shit is getting too messy, you know how many of our men have died? Twenty three." He reminds me.

I nod. "I know Miro." I say tiredly.

"No you don't Omri. You don't know at all, those niggas weren't just soldiers. They were family-"

"And what do you expect me to do huh? Turn my damn back on Keshay? What about the promises we made hun? The things we said. We told her she was family," I remind him. "So you saying we just say fuck that? That we abandon her? Let them niggas kill her?"

"Baby brother. Listen to me," he places his hand on my shoulder making sure my full attention is on him. "What I'm saying is she was on a boat that was already sinking, we let her onto our ship, and now are ship is at risk of sinking the same way hers was. Is all this worth it? I mean honesty? Putting all of us at risk? To save some girl."

"She's not just some girl." I defend I can see he's shocked by the way I jump to always have an answer to him going against her. It's out of the ordinary for me. "Look, I know I sound crazy. I know that I'm doing a whole lot for one person, and I know I'm expecting you to do a whole lot too and that's not fair. And I apologize for that Miro. But I need you right now, okay? You know more than anybody we too deep in this shit to turn back now. And I need my brother. Can you just stick by my side? Please." He's the only person I'd ever beg, and the only person I could ever count on, and damn sure the only man I'd ever apologize to. I want more than anything for him to trust in me and be all in with me. But I know he's got a family and wife to think of, it's not like the old days when he could be impulsive and we could only think of ourselves. He has someone else to think of now.

"Are you fucking kidding me?" He asks and I can hear amusement in his tone as he nudges me playfully. "Man I don't give a damn if you went in there and said the worst shit possible I'd never not stick by your side. You know this O."