one week later......

Jalani's Point Of View.

"I don't know how I should feel, he gives me a vibe I never had before. A feeling that I never felt before. A reality I never imagined."

I written in my diary, as I continued to remember the things that happen on that very day.

"The way he touched my body, the way he caress my body, he fed my mind and my soul. How vulnerable he made me."

I written once more as I touch my skin as I remember that night clearly.

"Do I love him already? Am I willing to let him in? Should I leave? I need to find my folks, I need to know why I'm here... I need to know why he chose me."

I close my diary and placed it back under the pillow, I smile remembering what happened with Christian.

Kyria opens up my room door and glares at me, I look up at her.

"Ice wants you into his office now, and by the way remember what I said."She says as she leaves.

I roll my eyes and got out the bed and start walking towards his office.

Once I arrive at his front door, I firmly place a knock on the door, standing there.

"Come in."Christian says loudly, I place my hand on the knob and step in.

I close the door after me and sat down across from him.

"Hey don't look down."Christian says sternly.

I lift my head up looking up into his eyes.

"Remember when I said you were gonna work for me?"

I nod my head, actually recalling the time he said that to me.

"Well, that starts today. We're gonna get you in gear and Nyla is gonna teach you the basics."

He says directing his eyes on his computer and typing what's on his screen.

"Teaching me what?"I questioned, looking up at him.

"She will explain all that to you Jae."He responds clenching his jaw.

I arch my eyebrow.

Teaching me what exactly?

"I clearly ask you Ice."I say suddenly feeling bold, when I realize what I said, I bit my lip in regret.

His eyes directed towards my direction, something came over him something that I never seen before.

He raises out his chair, going towards the door locking it, he touches my shoulder.

I felt relaxed until he grabs me by my neck and pins me against the wall.

He's holding my neck gently but still pressing down onto my windpipe.

I look in his eyes, as I opened something that I never should've open.

"Let me explain something to you, don't get smart with me, don't ask me questions, and never talk back to me understood?"he says as he starts to tighten up his grip.

I nod.

"No no no no no no no, Baybeh I need ta hear you say you understand", he says in his Jamaican accent.

"I understand."I manage to get out.

He smiles and then takes his hand off my neck, I crash to the floor gasping for air.

He goes towards the door and unlocks it, I look up at him as he eyes me while sitting down.

I stand up and look up at him.

"Nyla is downstairs waiting on you, don't keep her waiting."

I leave without saying anything trying to blink away the tears when I was walking away.

I can't believe he actually choked me, it could of been worse. He could've hit me

I walk towards the car and got in.

Nyla smiles at me and winks at me.

I feel relieved and smile at her back.

"So how was the trip?"Nyla ask as she directs the driver where to go.

Anything but the trip lord.

"Uhm it was good."I say rubbing my neck.

"Good, well did Ice tell you what we're doing today?"

"No actually, he told me that you will explain to me what we're doing."

"Good then i'll explain to you once we get towards our destination."she responded.

The car ride was silent, five minutes later we were in the woods towards an unknown building in the forest.

The car stopped and Nyla got out, she opened the door for me and I stepped out the car.

"Follow me."She says as she grabs ahold of my hand and leads me into the big awkward building that was surrounded by nowhere.

Once we enter in, there was nothing but gun ranges. Fighting Courses, and people in classrooms.

She led me upstairs to an empty gym. I stare an awe on how big everything was.

"So what we're doing today is training you for the crew and how to be a great assassin."

I drop my jaw and then begin to laugh.

She arches her slited eyebrow.

"Oh you're serious Nyla?"I say shockingly.

"Very."

"Nyla look at me, I can't fight, I can't kill anyone, I can't do any of this."I say

"I was afraid that you would say that."Nyla says.

I was confused until she pulls a gun out and aims it at my head.

My eyes stare at the gun, of course I was scared I didn't wanna lose my life.

But one thing my mom always told me.

Never show fear.

"Now you can either train like your mom written in her will or you can die.. your choice."she says eyeing me down.

My mom?

"Please choose the right decision, I like you Jae, don't make me do this."She says, to ease down the tension in the room.

I huff in.

"Aight where do we start."I say, looking into her eyes.

She puts the gun back into her waistband and smiles at me.

"By training you, day by day."Nyla says.

She takes off her body suit which leaves her with a black crop top on and spandex shorts.

"Let's get you an outfit because what you got on is not it love."she says walking towards a closet.

She gives me a white nike sports bra and a pair or black nike leggings with shoes to match.

"Go into that bathroom, change and when you come back out we will get started, also tie your hair up."

I walk towards the bathroom and close the door.

I can't believe this is happening to me right now.

I quickly put on the clothes and the up my hair into a tight low bun.

I walk out the bathroom, looking around for Nyla when there is no sight of her anywhere.

"Nyla?"I say, going towards the other end of the room.

Just then I felt being pushed down hard as hell laying down on my face.

"Rule number one, never call out the person you're fighting against."She says helping me back up.

I feel like my nose dripping a little bit with blood. I wipe it and look at her slightly.

"You're bleeding that's cute."

I turn my head sideways as I watch her wrap her fingers with white bandage tape.

"Nyla what happened to you being my friend?"I ask out of curiosity.

"Jae, I'm still your friend but when you step in this building right here, I'm your enemy."she says punching me down in the face hard.

I grab ahold of my face in agony.

"I'm here to help you defend your life, and help you defend yourself."She says as she helps me back up.

But quickly knocks me back down.

"I'm not showing you sympathy when you come into this building, your either gonna learn, or get your ass beat until you get it."She says as she helps me right back up.

As soon as I get back up I see her get ready to hit me again and this time I dodge her punch.

"See! You learned."She says excitingly. Nyla glares at me and then comes closer to me.

"When you're fighting never just dodge something and sit there, it gives them more opportunity to beat you down even more."she whispers inside my ear.

She knees me in the stomach causing me to spit up blood.

"This hurts."I croak while holding my stomach.

She kicks me in my mouth causing my head to bend backwards making me fall onto the ground.

"Is it supposed to be soft? What do you think these people are going to do to you, when you fight them?"Nyla says to me as she leans over me.

I stand back up, stumbling over my own legs.

I was dizzy. Really dizzy.

"Good you learn how to stand back up."

She charges towards me, out of reflex I punch her in her jaw making her head turn to the side

I quickly put my hands over my mouth, as I realize what I just done.

"Nyla I'm so sorry I didn't mean to-" Nyla then punches me back down and repeatedly punches me in the face.

"Never show weakness, Never show sympathy, and Never show vulnerability."She says between each punch.

She kicks me in the stomach one good time, before squatting down towards me.

"Your mother was a fighter and trust me I know cause she trained me, so to see you not to fight back, disappoints me."

"But don't worry I will beat your ass day and
night until you learn and get it, ima make sure you become a good ass assassin."She continues.

I look up at her.

"Now get up and show me why your a damn Lashley."

Something in me, just clicked on that I never knew I had before.