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“Of course. When my client calls and sounds like she wants to cry or commit another felony, I do what I can.”
“Don’t start,” I said, finally smiling.
I went into the guest room, sat the bag on the bed, and stared at the wall for a long time. My phone had been going off since I left Royal Flush. All of them were Shameek. I didn’t even tell Grif where I was going.
Meek: You good?
Meek: Call me when you get free
Meek: Ky stop ignoring me
Meek: Where are you?
Meek: Kyenna
I should’ve hated him immediately. Instead, all I could think about was waking up beside him that morning. Him standing in the kitchen talking about how good it felt to stop hiding. Him telling me he loved me before I left.
“How the fuck did I get here?”
A few minutes later, Lloyd knocked on the door softly.
“Food is here. You want me to bring yours in here?”
“No, I need to get out of this room before I start thinking too hard.”
We ate in silence for several minutes. I was trying not to spill the beans on what was going on with me and why I was hiding. He ass was probably trying not to pry. After a while, I couldn’t take it anymore. I had to tell someone. I put my fork down and crossed my fingers.
“I found out who killed Rah,” I said.
Lloyd stopped chewing. He immediately started asking questions.
“How sure are you?” He asked.
“Text messages, location records, and money trails. Nikki found it before she died and scheduled the files to be sent to me.”
“Who is it?” Lloyd sat back in his seat.
“Shameek.”
Lloyd coughed hysterically.
“Yeah, that was my reaction too.”
“Kyenna…”
“He helped plan the ambush with Q. Q’s men blocked the road and shot first. Shameek finished it.”
“Fuck!”
“He looked his own brother in the face and killed him.”
“I never suspected him. Do you know how close those two were?”
“Of course I do. I was there. That’s what’s making this so hard. I killed Q without thinking twice after he admitted his part. I’ve fallen in love with Shameek, and this is hard.”
“Love?”
“I was going to talk to you about that, then all this happened.”
