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"Baby, wake up," someone nudged Tiesha.

"Few more minutes, Koko." She whined.

"It's already past eleven and your nigga said I should wake you up for breakfast." Tiesha groaned as she opened her eyes.

Koko was already in a towel and she helped Tiesha get out of bed. Tiesha stood up and Koko undressed her, wrapped a towel around her, and pushed her into the bathroom.

Koko smacked Tiesha's back and gave her a toothbrush after adding the paste. Tiesha groggily brushed her teeth and then got in the shower with Koko. After they were done, they put on some biker shorts and matching T-shirts and then made their way out.

Tiesha almost choked when she got to the dining room. Everywhere was filled with smoke and weed.

She could make out rice and chicken on the table. Guns were on the table and money was littered everywhere.

On a Sunday morning.

Is that Ciroc?

With Salad?

Ciroc and Salad?

And Loud music.

Different questions ran around in her head. Ky'Mon was sitting with a blunt in his mouth and his feet on the dining table near the food. "What's good, Shawty?" Moneymaker greeted.

"Morning."

"Where's Khafilat?" Tiesha asked immediately.

A little girl shouldn't be around all these.

"She left this morning."

"Girl, your ass is lit." Zyante whistled. Koko was already settled down next to Moneymaker. Ky'Mon looked at Tiesha and urged her with a tilt of his head to take a seat.

"Can I see you?" She asked instead.

He stood up and only then did she realize he was shirtless, his tattoos shamelessly on display. He took her hand with the blunt in his mouth and dragged her somewhere private.

His office.

He shut the door and placed her on the desk, standing in between her legs. "Ion like your shorts, too much ass and thighs," he said immediately.

Tiesha rolled her eyes and he placed his hand on her thigh smoking. She took the blunt from his mouth and threw it on the floor.

He stared at her.

"Waz your problem? The smoke ain't do nun to you."

"Ky'Mon, I thought we was having breakfast. What's with the drugs and guns?"

"That's how we eat," he said annoyed.

"I don't like it."

"So?"

"So change it."

"Who are you to tell me what to do?" He implored.

"You the one who wants to do anything to get me." She pointed a finger at his chest.

"So you wanna change my lifestyle huh?"

"No, I'm adjusting it."

"Hmm, I'll think about it." He said pulling her close to his body.

He kissed her cheek and caressed her thigh. "Where's my morning kiss?" He whispered in her ear.

"Ain't your girlfriend."

He scoffed. "In me mind, you already my wife and baby mama."

"Good for you," she said and pushed him back before getting off the table. He grabbed her by her waist and her back crashed into his chest.

"Nobody walks away from King," his free hand went up to her neck choking her slightly.

"Not. Even. You." He whispered seductively.

Tiesha felt something tingle between her legs and she gulped. He turned her around and placed one hand under her chin and the other on her ass. He grabbed her ass, giving it a painful squeeze.

"Ky'Mon..." She moaned in pain.

He settled his lips on hers, shutting her up.

His lips are soft, like really really soft, Tiesha was thinking to herself again.

The kiss was gentle.

She placed her hands on his chest to push him away but he held her head in place and bit her lip. She gasped, opening her mouth and he stuck his tongue inside before nibbling on her lower lip.

He broke the kiss and stared at her.

"Breathe, Lil mama," he said.

He squeezed her ass more gently this time and was about to kiss her again when someone knocked and walked in. "You earjacking?" Ky'Mon asked.

"No boss, killer caught them, rookies," Isaac said.

Ky'Mon let her go and looked at Isaac. "Eat your food, daddy gotta handle shit." He said to her before leaving with Isaac.

She quickly followed them out and saw them go down a basement. Some guys were going in too and the dining room looked almost empty. The weed and guns were gone.

"You was fucking him?" Koko asked.

"Nah, just talking."

"Bitch, your lips look kissed."

Trust Koko to notice.

"Jus that," she replied.

Tiesha served herself some food and started eating. "So what's with you and Aziz?" She asked, emphasizing the name.

"Don't even know, we just gon take it slow."

"Hmm hmm," Tiesha hummed.

"Don't do that shit." Koko scowled.

Tiesha quickly finished her food and stood up. "Where you going?" Her friend asked.

"Basement, you coming?"

"Of course." Koko scoffed.

They made their way to the basement and Tiesha saw someone getting beaten. About ten guys were surrounding the person being beaten and they were in the middle of the room.

Four guys were kneeling on the floor all bloodied and money maker was beating up one of them.

"What the fuck?" Koko tooted.

"Shh," Tiesha hushed her making Koko roll her eyes.

"How much skrill?" Zyante asked.

"King, we didn't mean to. Zane threa-" one of them began to speak.

Zane?

Fuck.

"Answer the damn question!" Zyante snapped.

Ky'Mon raised his hand and Zyante backed away. "Killer, explain." He said with a bored look.

A guy covered with tattoos from head to toe stood in front of Ky'Mon. "They was gathering information for Zane. This one is a spy," he pulled at one.

"Them three are our recruits. Zane fucking bought their loyalty."

"You don't mess with Zane, he gon kill you," the spy yelled at Ky'Mon then spat at his feet.

"Yeah," Ky'Mon said slowly picking up a gun.

"Buh you not gonna be there to see it happen," he then shot the guy in the head.

The guy fell with a thud and Tiesha sucked in her breath. Koko gasped quietly.

"King please." The three little pigs tried to beg.

"Punishment for stealing?!" Ky'Mon yelled.

"Death!" All the guys chanted.

"Punishment for whistleblowing?!" He yelled again.

"Death!"

"Punishment for betrayal?" He asked calmly looking at the guys on the floor.

"Death," they all answered in equal calmness

"You don't betray King!" He yelled again, the veins on his forehead and arms visible. "You don't anger Ky'Mon Bells!"

Tiesha was surprised.

This wasn't the Ky'Mon she knew.

He shot two of the guys and the last one started crying.

"You gon go back to Zane, tell the son of a bitch Ky'Mon is coming for him."

"Yes King, I'll deliver your message," the guy's voice began to shake.

Ky'Mon went to a table, dropped the gun, and picked up a glass cup with a drink in it. He drank it and licked his lips. "Fucking cut off his right hand."

"No King, please," the poor guy begged.

Killer cut off the hand and his cries penetrated everywhere. "Clean this up." He said then began walking away.

Towards Tiesha and Koko.

Tiesha was fixated. She couldn't move and Koko just stood still when Ky'mon looked up and saw them.

He looked surprised but there was no guilt. He had just killed three men in front of Tiesha.

Wasted precious human lives.

Tiesha's feet began to move and she felt him dragging her away from the basement with Koko yelling at money maker.

"Shouldn't have come," he was angry.

"You killed them," she said slowly.

"You're a murderer."

He rolled his eyes and began to walk away.

"Ky'Mon, you can change. You can turn a new leaf. Stop all these, stop killing."

He stopped and slowly turned around.

"One day, you gon get caught. Stop it, this ain't the real you."

He slowly walked over to her and gripped her chin hard making her stare into his eyes.

"You think you gon change me?" He asked very quietly.

"Th-"

"Listen!" He snapped.

"This ain't a novel where the good girl changes the bad boy. This is the real world! This ain't fucking Wattpad where you can just imagine happy endings. The good girl gon get killed if she ain't smart so get your trifling ass right." He let go of her chin and looked at her.

"Imma make you my personal bad girl." He lowered his lips to her ear and whispered.

"I promise."

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