[Book 1] [Add-on to The Unknown Daughter] "From rags to riches to bitches that's bad. They address me as 'Your Highness'-shit. I make all them niggas mad". -Royal Johnson ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Yo..chill with burning through my ammo shawty" I said. She continued to shoot just a few more rounds just to be smart but then gave it a rest. She walked over to me sitting on my BMW and put the gun aside to give me some attention instead. She stood up in between my legs and turned away for me to hug her up from behind. With my chin on her shoulder, we looked over our city glowing in the night sky. "Who would've ever thought we'd be the last ones left, right?" she said. "Shit, I didn't think I would last all this time and especially not you with that smart-ass mouth" I teased. "Like you don't have a smart mouth, too. You got on my nerves when we first started doing this shit, but I loved those times. I miss our people...., my friends...." "I do, too. It's hard being the final two in all this shit. Least I still got my queen" "And I have my king. This city, our empire now"

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