Page 77 of Quasim II: King Inferno

“Yeah.”

“Whatever Elijah knows must be powerful and I think we need to get him out of here… I know we said we would wait, but we need to just get married now, Simmy. If she does some shit that gets you caught up, I pray not, but we need to be protected. You know I’m the first person they’re going to come to… I’m protected as your wife.”

“Not the reason I’m marrying you, my love. We can get married now but know I’m marrying because I love you and that was always the plan.”

She held the side of my face. “Yeah, all that cute shit, but we need to be protected cause I’m not a snitch.”

“Me either… I did thirty days in Rikers,” Syn bragged, and we all looked at her. “What? I have a past is all I’m saying.”

Havoc pinched her and she laughed and signed something to him. Kobe signed something to them both and they both had this silly ass grin on their face.

“We all heading to Barbados… I’m gonna send him and you first, because I got some shit to handle before I bounce.”

Syn held her hand up. “Can I make a request? I know we’re all going to Barbados.”

“Wait, you are going?” Kobe asked.

Syn nervously laughed. “Well, I ain’t really get invited, but the lake houses were dope, I wanna see how they do it out the country.”

“Synthia, please.”

“I’m your friend, though… I should see you get married.” She pleaded.

“Me, too… I’m his friend and he never invites me anywhere.” Kobe added on, and I massaged my temples.

“Can we fucking focus?”

“Alright, sorry… we’re all going to Barbados. Anyway, if that something that you have to handle is anything like what youdid outside the studio… can I pleaseeeee come along?” she whispered.

“Nah.” Havoc spoke.

She turned and looked at him. “I am grown.”

“And?”

“Please! You don’t need to protect me… I know how to use a gun, and I’m very good. My daddy being a criminal came in handy for something.”

I ignored her and looked at Anjo. “I’m not leaving this country unless you with me, so I’m staying behind.”

“Not with my child you carrying.”

She locked her hands with mine. “I’m not leaving this country without you.”

I kissed her forehead as she leaned her head on me.

“So, private jet or commercial? I heard Shante messy ass talking about how y’all traveled to Bali.” Kobe clasped his hands together and smiled.

I shook my head because both he and Syn were serious.

Blair

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“Why areyou packing only my bags, Anjo? Are you making me leave? What did I do?” Elijah hysterically cried as I packed his bags for Barbados.

I started looking into therapists to help him with what he was going through, but I had trust issues. I couldn’t trust that someone would keep all he had gone through private without reporting it. They couldn’t report it because then that would get the authorities involved, and the authorities meant they would take him.

Especially because Lucia wanted him more than her will to breathe.

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