The Cartel Part 2: A Thin Line

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Sitting around the large marble table the room was so thick with animosity they could barely breathe .. Cordial, everyone made conversation but there still was a huge elephant in the room nobody spoke of ..

Kelsey sat picking at her salad with her fork, while Paris sat glaring at Solo the entire time .. her leg was shaking so hard Kelsey just knew she was gonna walk over to the other side of the room and yank Natalia up ..

Neither of them had an appetite .. however, Shane & Shamar sat and ate their steak & shrimp without a care in the world ..

"Eat.." Shane said, interrupting Paris' thoughts

"Not hungry .." Giving him a blunt reply she couldn't wait to get out of that room .. It was taking everything in her to be quiet at that moment ..

Sitting his fork down, Shane leaned over to Paris and whispered into her ear "Come with me .." He said

Sighing, she finally broke her glare from Solo as she got up .. and followed Shane to the door ..

"I'll be back .." He yelled back to his brother

With her arms folded across her chest Paris was prepared for the speech she was about to get but that didn't stop the fact that her blood was boiling and the only person she wanted to speak to at the moment was Natalia..

Opening the door to a VIP section, Shane let his wife enter first before closing the door behind him ..

"What ?" She asked, glaring at him

"Don't what me, what's your problem ?" He asked

Laughing, she put her hands on her hips "Your cousin is fuckin my baby sister, that's my problem !!" She replied, slightly raising her voice

"She ain't no baby no more, stop treatin her like one .. I'd rather her be with Solo than some random nigga I don't know .." He said

"So you knew about this ?" She asked

"Yeah, I knew .." He replies

Laughing again, Paris walked away from him and to the bar ..

"Look who's keeping secrets now !!" She said as she opened a bottle of Crown Apple

Taking it from her just as quick as she opened it, Shane closed it ..

"This different, you lie about shit you shouldn't .." He said

"That's my sister Shane !! I don't want this life for her, I've lost two kids and my brother, even damaged my relationship with my mama !' I don't want this for her .." She yelled

"Bring your fuckin voice down Paris !! You don't get a say so in what the fuck she do .. your mama didn't want you with me and look where you at now .." Loosening his tie, Shane opened the bottle of Crown he had just took from Paris and took so shots of it himself ..

"What the fuck ever .." She said and walked away

Grabbing her arm, he yanked her back to him .. And then the door opened ..

"Paris, I need to talk to you .." Natalia said

"About what ?" Paris asked, glaring at Solo as he walked in behind her .. then Shane let go of her arm ..

"I really really like him Paris.. Please don't be mad .." She said

"How long this been going on ?" Paris asked

"9 months .. almost 10 .." She said

Staring at her little sister she shook her head "You don't even know what you're getting yourself into .." Paris replied ..

"I know what I want .." Natalia said

"Do you really ? You're young, go to school or something .. I've lost too much to the Cartel I refuse to lose you too !!" Paris said

"I'm doing what I think is best for me ..You won't lose me Paris.." She responded

"You don't even know what's best for you !!" Paris laughed ..

"You sound like mama .." Natalia chuckled as she shook her head ..

Shaking her head, Paris smiled "I'm not her, you can do what you wanna do.. I'm out of it .." Throwing up her hands in surrender.. Paris started walking over to Solo, And looked him in the eyes ..

"With your cousin as my witness, if anything happens to her .. I will put a bullet in your skull myself .. do you understand?" She asked

Nodding, Solo glanced over at Shane before turning his attention back to Paris .. "I understand.." He replied ..

Walking out of the room, Paris slammed the door ..

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As they walked back into the room Paris & Shane were greeted by a woman on her knees.. in the middle of the floor, with her hands and ankles tied .. Her mouth was also taped shut .. but sitting next to her was a little girl, she looked about 5 and she sat indian style in the middle of the floor ..

From the look on her face, Paris could tell she was scared ..

"Who the fuck is this ?" Shane asked as he watched Paris bend down and pick up the little girl

"That's our birth mom, Maureen .. and Gianni's 5 year old daughter Giovanna .." Xander said

"Your mama & your niece ?!" Shane asked, not believing what he was hearing ..

Nodding, Xander sat in his chair and nodded .. "Yeap .."