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"Oh my God," I whisper as etting involved, but you should call hiainsthis head and kissing me Then he adjustsa nu the phone to his ear
"I was told you need to speak with me," he says, and I’m surprised by the coldness in his voice after the moment we just had "I’m sorry about your situation, but--" he replies after a ain for a few seconds
"You’re putting rowls Then his hand around leher"
I know he’s talking about me when he says those words
"I’ll make the call, but you owewhy he would say that His voice softens when he says, "I’ up "I have to go to Vegas," he tells me
"I know"
His nostrils flare, and he pulls ainst his body "I know this is the place you feel the safest, but I need you to cowill happen to you You have hter around him
"This will not always be our life I promise you," he vows
"How did this beco away so I can see his face
He exhales, liftsme to bed, but instead, he leads ers that is set up near the water, and sits before pulling s
"My farandfather first moved to America from Fiji He started a business in Hawaii and knew that, if he wanted it to expand, then he would need people with money to back him This was not easy No one wanted to take a chance on him, and no one believed that his business would take off, but then one day, a randfather would, in return, do him a favor Every month, he would receive a ships or other items that would be distributed in the blackhis hands were clean and that, if anything ever caht, he could say he was in no way involved
"After a year, he got greedy and decided to beginsome of his own items Five years in, he was one of the wealthiestsocialite, fell instantly in love with her, and demanded that she marry him"
I smile and shake my head
"She made hi concerned with his business He could no longer say that his hands were clean, so he began cutting his supplies down and trirandmother were married in a private ceremony on the beach, and nine randfather was born He believed he had everything he could ever want The day he went to pick up his wife and son from the hospital, his as randfather lost all hope and began doing everything within his power to take over and get rid of thehis wife He vowed that, one day, he would take control of all of them and then crush them I ulu no ka l?l? i ke kuers slide away row because of the trunk" He tilts azes connect "He died before his wish could be realized My grandfather, father, and now I have beco their supplies, ainst each other One day, they will fall, and I will be the only one standing"
I pray that he is right, that, when this is all over, ill all be standing "I’ht has gone into this, Myla This is not so that has been planned for years I will not say it’s easy to do, but every day, we’re one step closer"
He moves and helps me lie down next to hi on ht sky, then watch as the sun rises up over the ocean, and only then does he take ," Kai tellshter After Kai told hison, they insisted they co ould be in Vegas, so having them with us puts my mind at ease I also think Kai was relieved that his dad would be with his mom and me, someone he trusted completely, since, from what I understand, most of my time would be spent at the house while Kai takes care of business
It takes another ten minutes for the plane to land As soon as we touch down, Kai is up and getting a bag down from the overhead co in, and opens it up, pulling out so it on like a vest I notice that it has a holster for a gun under one arm and then a place for a knife under the other Once he has the holster in place, he pulls a large knife out of the bag then a gun, and he clicks them both in place He then reaches up, pulls his suit jacket down, and pulls it on, hiding away the weapons
"Do you always carry weapons like that?" I ask as the feeling of unease coo soft as he squats down in front of , but I need to be cautious"
"Cautious is good"
He suys areever happens to either of you," he says as his hand corunts and presses a kiss to my forehead then lips "I want you to stick close to Pika when I’ins to stand and retrieve their things from the overhead bins