Ja'lani's P.O.V.

The images in my head kept flowing through the back of my mind.

Over and over and over again.

For my father to do that to me and then attempt to kill me?

I don't know what is life anymore.

I woke up in an unfamiliar house that looks like it belongs to a millionaire.

The bruises from my body were sore but the back of my head really hurts.

I took a look in all four walls until I saw the door open slightly.

He looked Italian but then a spark of Jamaican in him.

I shivered in fear...

I don't know who this man is? Nor do I want to know.

"Listen, I have some clothes for you in that bathroom."He pointed towards the bathroom.

I looked at it slightly.

"When you come out the bathroom, come downstairs and we will take it from there."

And with that he disappeared out of the room.

I don't understand!? Who is this man and where am I?

I shrugged and proceeded to the bathroom doing my hygiene and putting on the outfit.

It was really nice....

I put my natural hair into a nice top curly bun.

I walked out of the room and went down the nice glorious stairs.

They were so nice but this could be all a dream.

I sat down on the sofa leaning all the way back and taking the pillow trying to cover up the scars.

He walked from the kitchen and towards me with a glass of orange juice.

I hesitantly took it and set it down beside me.

"W-Who are y-you?"I questioned shyly.

"I'm Christian, my people found you lying on the ground and they brought you to me."

"That's nice and all but I need to get going."I replied standing up.

He moved towards me, placing both of his tattooed hands on my waist sitting me back down.

"Let me explain to you how this gonna work."

I raised my eyebrow at him.

"We are no longer in Chicago we are in New York, and you will be working for me and sticking with me. In a few short minutes, a group of females will take you to go get ready for an event."Christian said to me.

His eyes were a royal green and his nice plump lips, with tattoos going up his neck.

He had one tattoo on his face above his slit bushy eyebrow.

The words Blessed appeared to me in cursive.

The tattoo was remarkably beautiful.

He smiled.

"Are yuh checkin me out mama?"He said in his Jamaican accent.

Which was so beautiful.

I snapped out of it.

"N-No. When is this event?"

"I'll explain lata the ladies are here."he got up and made his way towards the door.

I took a quick sip of my orange juice and took his hand and went towards the door.

It was four ladies when he opened the door.

There was a red-bone with short curly hair, A Brown Skin girl with nice long hair, a dark skin girl with very pretty eyes and a white girl with red hair.

"Ladies this is Ja'lani you can call her Jay."He announced.

He knows my name?

Three of the girls smiled at me while the red-bone just mean mugged me.

I waved at them.

"Jay this is Kyria, Ashton, Nyla, and Janelle." He said as he pointed to the girls directly in order.

"Nice to meet y'all."

"Girls take Jay to get ready for the event and make sure she's nice and bring ha back to me."

They all said yes sir and Nyla grabbed my hand excitingly and pulled me towards the car they were riding in.

I sat at the end as everybody got in.

I stared at the window shyly as the car began to move, I didn't know who these girls were and I still don't know what my purpose here...

"So.....New girl, just so you know Ice is mine! Are we clear?"Kyria the red-bone said to me.

I shyly nodded, but who the fuck is Ice?

"Kyria He ain't yours the nigga just fuck you when you get on his nerves! And second she's new so don't be rude."Janelle yelled.

Well that escalated quickly!

For her to be a white girl she seems like she grew up around hood people.

She's dope.

"Anyways don't mind these two, I'm Ashton I come from Georgia but now I'm here working with Ice."She smiles.

I nodded.

"You don't talk much do you?"Nyla asked.

"No not really, and may I ask who's Ice?"I finally spoke up.

"Oh girl, Ice is Christian business name he prefers that we call him that."

"O-Oh so where we going?"I replied.

"Were gonna take you to get your hair flat ironed maybe colored, and don't worry we will make sure we don't mess up your curls."Ashton replies

I nodded my head.

I thought of a color that will go well with my skin tone.

I would do red but we already have a red-head and the rest of the girls have pretty curls and straight black hair.

The car came to a stop and we all got out and went into the Deva Curls Hair Salon.

"Wassup Ms.Rosemary, we have a client for you!"Ashton yelled into the salon.

The short middle-aged woman came from the back were her gray hair pinned up.

"Ashton don't get yo tail spanked yelling in my salon like that!"she scolded.

She looked at me and smiled.

"Hey Sweetheart what's your name?"

"Ja'lani"I replied shyly.

"You have nice hair, I know just the style for you."

I followed her to the wash station as she washed my hair and treated my curls.

She then dried my hair and began to pull out all sorts of dye.

"What colored would you like your hair?"

I haven't really thought about it.

To be honest I just want her to do her.

"It doesn't matter whatever you think it's best."I replied.

She smiled and got to work.

****

"I'm finished."

I anxiously went towards the mirror and looked at myself in shocked, she layered my hair with nice big wand curls.

I had a nice side part that falls to the side of my face and the color was amazing.

It was blonde.

My hair was really long it stopped to the middle of my back.

I smiled because I really like it.

I went towards her and hugged her.

"Thank you."I told her. She smiled and hugged me back.

"No problem. And Ashton y'all be nice to her she's a keeper."She called out.

"We will Grandma, but you need to try to tell Kyria that."

"Yeah like I would do that! You know I can't stand that girl."

Ashton shook her head and gave her the money and we left out the salon.

Across from the salon was clothing stores and makeup stores.

"Oh yeah girl I likes that!"Nyla and Janelle ooo as I spin around for them.

"I know nana went off and your small!"Ash responded. She looked at my small figure.

"Yeah yeah let's take the girl to get her makeup done."Kyria said as she took off across the street.

We went towards the makeup store and they did my makeup for me .

"Alright we're gonna take you back to Ice's Crib and get your outfit on and shoes and you will be set."

I nodded and went towards the limo as they did.

I never felt so good in my life, I feel like I look good but I just don't understand why Kyria doesn't like me.

I can't put my finger on it! I never did anything to her but in Chicago it was a lot of females like that.

The car ride was silent as we pulled up towards the big mansion.

We all got out the car as Kyria opened the door revealing no one on the inside of the living room.

Nyla and Janelle took me towards the bathroom and showed me the dress.

And babygirl it was so glorious.

But I'm so insecure I don't even think it's gonna look nice on me.

"Wow it's just W-wow."I said speechlessly

"I know it's stunning."

"Now go take a shower put it on and we will be ready to go"

Christian's P.O.V.

I looked at my watch as the time ticked to 7:14.

I was growing impatient because the event starts a 7:45 and they still haven't brought her to me.

I heard my phone ding inside of my tuxedo coat pocket and I pulled it out revealing a message from Kyria.

This girl is really annoying.

Kyria🙄
"I miss you and I really wanna taste you tonight if you don't mind😉"7:16

I rolled my eyes and decide to leave her on delivered.

She's not even good at sex.

I looked over to see the limo pulling up with Ja'lani in it.

She stepped out looking very gorgeous.

The dress led had a slit exposing her nice medium thighs along with the color of the dress.

The dress was nude and strapped.

She had a nice gold necklace on. She was stunning.

I walk to her nicely fixing up my tie and taking her hand to help her out the car.

I wrapped her arm inside mines and leaned over to her ear.

I felt her shiver when she felt my nice minty breath on her ear.

"You look nice, just follow my lead and don't speak unless someone speaks to you. Got it mamas?"I said sincerely.

"Yes Ice."she replied.

I looked at her crazy, I didn't want her to call me that or know me by that name.

I will deal with it later, right now our focus should be on this dinner.