Zaire's POV
I can't believe that I left Lelani here all by herself. Dre trying to set me up, man I know his girl most likely know about it too. She just most likely another dumb, young minded girl that's just looking for a come up. She's so different from Lani. That's why I love Lelani. She didn't want shit to do with me from jump. She never wanted my money, she had a job and she went to school. She wasn't looking for a handout. She worked for everything that she got.
Man I miss her little ass like crazy. Her smile. Her laugh. The way that she scrunches up her face when she get mad. Even her little mood swings. I would do just about anything right about now to get all that back. I just can't wait until all of this shit just comes to an end. Like damn. This shit really never ends to be real with you.
I looked up to see that we were pulling up into a dock. I saw a car already waiting there.
"Damn Dre, you doing me like that?" I asked myself. I thought that I could trust him. He was the one that helped me out with Lelani when all the shit went down with my dad. I even handed my empire over to him. You would think that if anything, he would thank me. He's so greedy, he just really don't care. I'm ready to end his ass, end his life. Don't fuck with me and mine. Then he gonna bring this dumb ass young girl into his plan, he just really don't give two shits about anybody. He just really brought her here knowing that her ass most likely gonna die. Wow. Pay me no mind, I'm just venting. Just know that if anything happen to Lani. I mean one hair off her head, one of her nails get broken. You fuck up her hair and it's a wrap. She don't play about her hair. Anyway.
I jumped off the boat and made my way over to the car.
"Mr. Howard, what are you doing here." My driver Steve asked me. Wow, he was in on this shit too.
"Boy shut the fuck up, don't go acting scared now. I bet ya ass had something to do with Dre setting me up too. Didn't you?" I chuckled.
"Mr-Mr." He said stuttering.
"Wait, now before you answer that make sure you say the right thing. No, you know what, if you tell me the truth, I'll let you leave alive." I told him with a straight face, I was lying. His ass was going to die regardless.
"I-I j-just found out Mr.H-Howard." He stuttered.
"So you thought it was okay to go behind my back and betray me after everything I did for you Steve." I yelled smacking the shit out of him. I was trying my hardest to keep myself straight, but the more I thought about this shit. The more it pissed me off.
"No sir. I have a family to go home to. Please just let me go, I'll tell you everything that you need to know." He begged.
"Get into the passenger seat now." I replied throwing my bags into the back and taking my gun out of my bag.
"Now talk." I told him as I made my way back to the place I call home.
"Dre lied when he told you that people were coming after you. They were been taken care of by some guy new guy named Knight. He just came outta nowhere and rose to the top quickly. Dre was trying to get rid of him, but then he heard about you and how you were making bug money owning your dealerships and clubs. Plus he heard that you still had money from when you were still in the game, so he decided that he wanted to take you out and get your businesses. He just wants money. So when he came to me and told me that he wanted my help and he would triple the amount of money that I make here, I told him that I would do it." Steve told me calmly like he was getting a get out of jail free card.
"Steve you were supposed to be loyal to me. I never did you wrong. If you needed more money than all you had to do was ask." I replied shaking my head.
"I didn't think that you would give it to me. I mean you already did so much."
"Where is Lani?" I asked him.
"Amber has her at your car shop on 5th and Hollywood. In the basement." He said shaking his head.
"Okay, here's the new plan. You gonna come with me to my house, help me get all of my shit and then take me to the car shop so that I can get my girl and if all of this shit works out good then you can go home to your family. But if it doesn't, then you will die and I will kill your family and make you watch, then ima torture the shit outta you until you die a slow and painful death. Do you understand!" I said to him.
"Yes sir." He whispered.
I could see the tears start to form in his eyes. Little did he know that he wasn't going to ever see his family again. You cross me once then you will do it again, and I will not let that happen.
I pulled up in front of my house and grabbed my gun. All of the lights were off. You never know who's in here. I looked over at Steve and motioned for him to follow me. We did a quick sweep of the house and then I went and checked in my money. I decided that I would move it. So I moved it behind my fireplace in secret room that I had back there.
As I walked back into the hallway, I realized that Steve's ass was nowhere to be found. Let me find out that he ran and I swear to you ima cut his body up with a dull machete knife and feed it to sharks and ima make his ass watch while they devour pieces of his body. I heard somebody whimpering. I pulled out my gun and clocked it back.
"Please don't kill me." I heard Steve cry out.
"And why shouldn't I Steve, you betrayed my son!" I heard a man yell.
That voice sounded so familiar. I just couldn't put my finger on it. I turned the corner with my gun raised.
"Dad." I called out in shock as I saw my father standing thw
