Mi Reino

Chapter 40

August P.O.V.

It was crazy how time had flew by and how good Elise and I was doing at the moment. Since Joanna went MIA everything was smooth sailing between us. However, I was talking to my homeboy Trey and he was speaking straight facts.

"I know everything between you and Elise is good right now." Trey spoke, "However you never know what's going to happen in the future."

Trey and I have been best friends since college and we worked together at my business. I told him everything and vice versa with him. However, lately something been off with the nigga and I was keeping my eye on him.

When I was driving to get Home and saw Elise running in front of my car I never stepped on brakes so fast. At first I was scolding her, but taking in her sight made my heart break. Her mascara was running down her face, eyeliner smeared, hair was soaking wet and she didn't have on shoes. Of course I asked what was wrong and when she told me my blood began to boil. But I had to stay calm and be the mature one in the situation.

I'm always strapped and ready to get dirty so when Elise ran into the house I grabbed my gun and put it into the back of my pants. If something stupid popped off, Yung was threatening to break through. Walking through her house taking in the scene before me, I knew something wasn't right. Definitely after I found Monica's mother slaughtered to death; now how was we suppose to explain that to Monica?

Hearing Victoria's cry of pain put me on full alert as I ran behind Elise into her bedroom. When I looked at the scene before I had to bite my tongue to keep from saying ruthless things. How can you stand there and beat on your innocent grand child that had nothing to do with what's going on? And how can you stand beside the man watching him intently beat on your own blood? What made this situation worst was when Joanna came out with a gun in her hand.

Elise was slightly behind me, and I was trying to figure out how to get us out this situation without anybody getting hurt. Looking at Victoria she sat tied up to the chair screaming for her mother and me. That broke my heart, but I knew if I went with this through emotions it wasn't going to turn out right. However all that changed when Joanna shot Victoria in the head and her little body dropped to the floor.

Elise screamed as she threw herself at Joanna and I zoned out. Everything happened in slow motion as I took my gun from behind my back. I aimed at Elise's father and hope she wouldn't be made at me afterwards. A bullet landed straight between her father's eyes as he dropped to the ground. Lucia, Elise's mother tried to make a run for it but I was right behind her.

She ran into the kitchen and grabbed a knife, aiming it towards me. Holding my gun up I aimed it at her head.

"WAIT!" Lucia cried out.

I looked at her with my blood thirsty eyes.

She sobbed, "I know why your angry, I'm angry too. Victoria is my grand daughter and I wouldn't want to put her in harms way."

I sneered, "You let your husband torment her you stupid bitch. She is 6 years old and didn't have to go through that. Who the fuck do you think you are?"

"I had no choice." Lucia pleaded, "My husband George made me go through with it. He was going to kill me if I told him no and didn't obey him."

"And you think that justifies your wrong doing?" My voice full of venom.

I pointed the gun and smirked, "You thought Vincent was good for her and knew she was getting beat on. It's funny, because the reason why you still thought he was good for her was because your husband was beating on you. You don't gotta tell me for me to know, I see the slight bruise around your neck from where he was choking you."

I laughed harshly, "Vincent wasn't good to her, that's why I'm here now. And as long as my heart bumping and I'm breathing, I'm always gonna be here."

I pulled the trigger and shot Lucia straight between the eye and in reflex she threw the knife at me. A hissed escapes my lips as the knife penetrated my lower abdomen. Taking the knife out, blood gushed out and I bit my lip to keep from crying out.

I slid on the floor as I looked over at Lucia's lifeless body and then back at my stomach that was covered in blood. My breathing began to slow and my sight began to blur. Death was knocking on the door and I was about to answer it. Elise's piercing scream made my adrenaline pump all over again as I ran up the stairs in lightning speed.

My body was weak and I knew soon that I was going to collapse on the ground and take my final breath. But I knew for a fact that before I took my final breath I was gonna make sure Elise was safe. Walking into the room I saw Joanna laid out on the ground dead.

I looked over at Elise who screamed again once she saw me. Trey was trying to force his self on her but she was fighting him off.

"What the fuck?" I hollered.

Trey scrambled up and picked Elise up by her hair and held the gun up to her head. Tears were streaming down her face as her dress was torn to shreds. Holding my gun up at his head I shook my head. How can my own Home boy be against me on some shit and then try to rape my girl?