Amirah
We were in Detroit, the moment I got here memories of my last encounter ran on my mind and the one I couldn’t figure out was what was Alec doing In Detroit in the first place.
We were driving through a pathway of trees, Thiago tracked the last place Esther would have wanted to have hidden after we looked through the records of earlier, I was going through my phone.
“Switch of your phone Esther might have gone into hiding to avoid trouble and if someone knew we were heading to her location we might bring trouble to her.” I switched of my phone as instructed until we stopped at a thick wall of shrubs it was a dead end.
We both alighted from the car walking towards the wall of thick shrubs.
“A dead end? ” Thiago questioned.
“I can see that maybe she’s hiding in there.” I said moving closer to the thick shrubs I placed my palm on it feeling how thick it was I couldn’t push through it, I moved slowly to the side until I felt a side that my hand went through.
“I found the entrance it’s camouflaged.” I stated, Thiago pulled be back and handed me a gun.
I gave it back to him.
“I thought you said we don’t want trouble how would Esther welcome me when I bring a glock with me.” I whispered.
“I’m not going to follow you, Whatever you have to ask is between you and Esther you need protection.” I moved back shooking my head in denial.
“I promise I’ll be back, I don’t need a weapon.” I said moving towards the entrance.
“Be careful.” Thiago muttered but I didn’t bother to spare him a look I just nodded and through in the entrance, I was walking for a while though the paths of shrubs, I didn’t know where I was going anymore and then I heard a gunshot.
“Thiago? ” I yelled but did get a reply it was harsh silence that followed.
I fold my arms in fear taking a few steps forward, I ignored where I was going succumbing into a hole.
“Hello? Thiago? Who is there?” an object slide in the hole I was in, it was a gas bomb it started leaking gases, I held up my nose so I wouldn’t inhale it but then again a dart went diving through my neck as its poison course through my blood streams.
I felt dizzy and nauseous that I couldn’t plug my nose anymore and so I breathe in the deadly gas, I looked up faintly to see some one in a face mask.
“Help me.” those were the last words I muttered before passing out.
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I woke up still blurred, I was handcuffed to the bed I woke up in to see a matured lady setting down a tray of snacks on the table, next to the tray was a gun.
“Are you Esther? ” I asked she was shocked at first but then glared at me to hide it, she took up the gun and pointed it at me.
“Did Caine send you? If yes you probably should think of yourself too young to die, how did you find me and who the fuck are you? ”
“I’m Amirah, I work for Hunter your son.” her expression softened up, she put down the gun at first finding it hard to believe.
“Proof? ”
I searched for my phone in my pockets I saw it on the desk drawer close to the bed, she helped me reach to it, I switched on the phone and showed her the picture of me and Hunter from our trip to New Zealand that I crop shopped.
She took away my phone and softened up a bit.
“Who are you to my son? ” she asked giving me back my phone.
“I work for him.” I stated as she unlocked my handcuffs.
“What are you doing here? You were putting yourself in danger when you came unarmed I would have killed you.” she stated handing me some snacks. “I came for answers and probably you’re the only one who can answer them.” I stated calmly.
She nodded sitting down.
“Hunter told me Adam died here in Detroit on a bridge, he brought me to the bridge and I can’t help but want to know how did he die because recently a few people important to me lost their lives when I started this job, can you tell me what happened it may be my only lead.” I exaggerated a bit of the truth but she nodded.
“The Dominquez Code.” she stated while I scrunched up my brows.
“I was 38, a senior nurse at the time posted in Detroit I met Adam Dominiquez, he came to receive treatment after getting involved in a gun fight like a love story the good girl falls in love with the bad boy I thought it was like the stories my picture perfect life and nothing goes wrong but fuck I was damn wrong.”
“My husband and I got married I was not getting older and I was stupidly in love not noticing the hell I walked in. My husband work was dangerous he wasn’t a drug lord or a kind of mafia but I knew he used the company to cover his dirty crimes I didn’t think it was going to affect us.” she sighed
“What happened? ” I asked.
“I wanted children but he refused to have any but then again on our fifth year of marriage I fell pregnant, I was excited to finally be a mother, he wanted me to abort it saying he wasn’t ready yet and I did all for the sake of love, a few months later I was pregnant again but I didn’t tell him until it was ripe he was furious he didn’t say anything but when I was ready for labor I had a miscarriage.”
“I kept having miscarriages till a total of 5 miscarriages I was heartbroken I then found out my husband was responsible for them, I fell pregnant again but that time I left for three months I kept moving back and forth avoiding my husband with the money I saved up but then again he found me and explained to me his reasons.”
“The reason why you travelled a lot was to avoid your husband but why did he do all of that shit ?” I asked.
“The Dominiquez code, if I were to bore a daughter, Adam was to send me away with her as we both hide, if I bore him a son he was to die the same day my child was born, Adam didn’t want me to leave him and he wasn’t ready to leave me either.” she said.