Christian's P.O.V.
(At the special event dinner)

Jay was on my arm doing the instructions I told her to do.

I'm so anxious to know who told her my name, I didn't want her to know.

"Ice, nice to see you and you brought a guest."Frank came up to me giving me a fake smile and shaking my hand.

I returned the favor and went about my day, pulling jay along with me.

I felt her emotion changed as she seen Kyria walking up to us strutting her stuff.

Extra-ness is literally why nobody really fucks with her.

"So baby you miss me?"Kyria protested as she kept slightly looking over at Jay and looking back at me.

Ja'lani P.O.V

"So baby you miss me?"Kyria came up to Ice as she kept mean mugging me.

I took my arm away from his grip and went towards the other girls that came with.

I saw Nyla and she was so stunning and pretty.

"Hey Girl, your the only one glowing in this room right now."She said complimenting my look.

"No stop it, y-you look so amazing"she smiled making my heart warm.

Cause when I give compliments to girls they take it and become cocky.

"Thank you Jay and by the way you're date is looking at you."

I turned around after she said those words and caught Ice looking at me.

It seems that Kyria was going on and on about something but he wasn't paying attention.

I turned back around and faced Nyla as she was smiling at me.

"So, how do you like us so far?"She questioned while taking my hand and leading me towards the juices.

"Yall are great but I feel like Kyria doesn't like me so much,"I replied.

She fixed me a fruit punch and look at me and chuckled.

Wow her nice chuckle was really cute.

"That's just Ky, she doesn't like any of us but just don't pay her no mind" I smiled and took the juice.

"Anyways enough about her, ask me any question you have been dying to know since we met today."Nyla said as she sipped her wine.

I drank the fruit punch juice and thought really hard.

"How old are all of y'all?"I asked lowly for only us to hear.

She huffed and looked at me with sincerity.

"I'm 18, Janelle is 17, Ashton is 16, and Kyria is 19."She exclaimed.

That shocked me because they don't look young they really like they're in their 20's.

"And ...before you ask, Ice is 22"how did she invade my thoughts?

That was in my head but I didn't expect that she would tell me.

"W-wow."was all I could say.

She chuckled

"Your really cute."I blushed at those words nobody ever call me cute before.

"Thank you." I replied.

Ice marched over to our conversation with a pissed off look on his face.

I really didn't know what was his problem.

"I'm gonna have to borrow her for a second, and mingle with the crowd Ny."He said to her in a demanding tone.

She nodded and took her drink elsewhere as we sat down with a group of people.

They were all busy talking that they didn't realize that we were sitting right here.

"Ho intenzione di dirti una parola prima di partire." (I'm going to have a word with you before you leave here.)

I looked at him crazy, I did understand a little bit of Italian cause I took it in my sophomore year.

"Fix your face and look presentable, any types of looks will be handled aight?"He whispered into my ear.

I nodded.

As the meeting began.

"So far Ice you proved that your company can handle weight and your company can handle feds."A middle aged man that looks exactly like Ice.

They are so similar.

Did I hear this correctly? Feds?

Ice nodded as the middle aged man kept talking.

"The board and I decided that we will ship our products through you and your crew. Which means anybody has a problem or anything for that matter, TAKE IT UP WIT HIM AIGHT!"He yelled forcefully at the last part.

Nobody didn't flinch or jump except for me. I'm glad that nobody didn't see that.

It was deals and things being discussed after they talked about the important stuff and before I knew it.

The dinner was over......

I didn't move until I was told, I got really uncomfortable with the stares at my skin.

Ice glanced at me and lifted me up with my hand.

He finished his conversation and took my hand and walk out of the place.

"So Ja'lani, what's on your mind?"giving me a don't lie look.

"Why am I here Ice?"I asked, without answering his question.

He tensed up to my words and led me to the limo quickly.

"Aye roll da windows up man, I gots tuh have uh conversation."he talked to the driver with his accent.

He nodded his head and roll the windows up all the way.

He took his tie and untied from his suit and took his hand and lightly grabbed my face.

"Ja'lani don't ever in your existence call me that name, to you it's Christian or Chris not Ice."His tone was low but his look scared me.

"W-why do I have to call you by your government? But everybody else call you by your nickname."I said, in a low voice.

"Cause your not everybody else, and I meant what I said Jay."

He was so close to me, I put my hands on his chest and lightly pushed him back.

The car ride was silent, I got out the car and went towards the house, I waited for him to open the door.

But he just stood there looking at me.

"Are you going to open the door?"

"No im not, we're going to go somewhere."he replied.

I got scared as the memories and actions from my dad and his crew continue to replay in my head and in my mind.

My hands were shaking, my body was shaking so bad and I feel like I could hardly breathe.

My vision became blurry as I was holding onto my chest.

He came towards me and picked me up and took me inside his car and took his shirt off.

He put my head on his heart.

"Ja'lani breathe and listen to my heartbeat."He said rubbing my back.

I breathe in and out and focused on his heart beating and his breathing

His breath was touching my forehead as rubbed my arm back and forth trying to calm me.

"I want you to trust me, we're gonna go somewhere and I want you to get lost in the city with me."his deep voice, elevated through my mind.

"Ok, Christian."
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(The Next Morning)

I woke up too the light shining in my face, I squint my eyes from the light being in my face.

I looked around to see that we were in a hotel room, the room was nice and all but it isn't something I'm
used to.

I rubbed my head and walked towards the balcony.

I opened it up to see that it was nothing but pure island and ocean.

Why can't I seem to remember how I got here?

The breeze hit my skin as I noticed that I was in Christian's shirt he had on for the dinner.

The breeze felt nice as I just fell in love with the city.

I felt a pair of arms go around my little body, my body tensed up until I saw the familiar tattoos.

"It's beautiful isn't it?"Christian said towards my ear.

I nodded and smiled.

"Yes it is, how did we get here?"

"You fell asleep after you listened to my heartbeat so I took that time to drive us to my private jet and I flew us here to the Bahamas."He said so nonchalantly.

"Why do you care so much about me? You don't even know me, or who I am!"removing his hands from around me and went back to the hotel room.

"I care, that all you need to know."He replied, grabbing some apple juice.

"No I need to know why."

I sat down onto the bed and looked at him from across the room.

"Where are those scars from?"

"What scars Chris?"I tried to play like I'm dumb, I did had scars on me but I never showed them to him.

"The ones behind your neck, legs, back, and on your arms."His eyes turned from a royal green to a warmer color green.

"How would you know about these scars on my body? I never showed you or told you."

"I saw them when I put that shirt on you, so I'm not gonna ask you again."

He came close to me, that I naturally flinch from the pain endured when my dad raped me.

His face softened as he touch every scar that was on my body.

His thumb brushed against my bottom lip.

"Tell me, I'm listening."