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  William looked at his son. I want to apologize for all of the ways I let my ego prevent me from being the kind of father that you were completely worthy of son. I’m sorry for every time you’ve needed an embrace and I gave you something less because affection required my time and presence and vulnerability. I put my job before you and your mother. I demanded respect, instead of earning it. I’m sorry for every time I put my hands in an abusive way on you and your mother and for that I am nothing but a coward. I’m sorry for every time I’ve said, “No,” simply because I could and I’m sorry for every time I didn’t say, “I’m sorry,” because those are the most important words a father can say. I’m sorry for dragging you into my shit and words can’t express how deeply and truly sorry I am for every painful moment I put you and your mother through, again I apologize and though I don’t deserve a damn thing I am asking for your forgiveness son.

  Ann couldn’t believe the words coming from her husband’s mouth, “where is this coming from and why now?”

  Please Ann, let me finish. He blew a deep breath out then continued. I’m an undercover ATF Special Agent for the United States Government. “Both Ann and Alton’s mouth dropped wide open.”

  I specialized in working undercover, among other tasks, for years. You thought I was working a 9 to 5 beat as a regular police officer when in fact I was working undercover assignments that including the purchase and sale of numerous firearms, narcotics, explosives, selling and trading contraband for narcotics, infiltration of violent robbery crews, arson for hire, and murder for hire, among other assignments including infiltrating the brotherhood. William scrubbed his hands down his face hating the look on his families faces. My preconceptions of going undercover was shattered after a few weeks of grueling, firsthand experience dealing in the brotherhood’s ruthless ways. I had to have the metric system down cold.” I spent weeks learning the weight of a gram of coke just by feel, not to mention staying on top of the current street slang, which was constantly changing. That’s why I pulled you in son because you were a fast leaner and I knew that you could help me in the departments I fell weak in.

  Alton’s eye grew wide as marbles at the realization at what his father was saying. He’d beat him, whored him out and used him for his own personal gain yet for some insane reason he felt sorry for his father’s dumb ass.

  William ran his hands through his hair again feeling like he was under a microscope. He looked at his son, “If they’d found out who I really was they wouldn’t have hesitated to put a bullet in my skull or worse the both of yours.” Shaking his head he said, this has been an emotional and draining experience for me. I not only drank and fought with them but I used a lot drugs and participated in… in… It killed him to say this part… in sexual acts with different women.

  Ann wrapped her arms around her stomach as tears threatened to spill out of her eyes. She knew that he had slept around even after Dawn, he’d confessed that during their marriage counseling sessions but still… hearing it pour from his mouth again made her want gouge his damn eyeballs out.

  It turned out to be much more than I expected it to be William continued… it got deeper and more dangerous than I thought it would get. I didn’t know I would get in and become an officer in the brotherhood. It was a living nightmare constantly worrying if I would be exposed. The reason why I’m telling the both of you all this now is because…he looked at his son, is because they want me to bring you in so they can carve a pound a flesh from your ass and then make you watch as they torcher, rape and possibly kill Yaz in front of you.

  Ann screamed out, “No!” You can’t let that happen William. “I swear on my life, I will try to kill them all before I let them harm my son! And who Yaz she yelled glaring at her son!

  Alton stood stock-still as he listened to what his father said. He didn’t care if they beat him because he was used to it, but the mention of torturing, raping and killing Yaz made him go fucking ballistic!

  That’s why I told you to get her away from that cabin William gritted out. The brotherhood has already scoped it out looking for you and this black woman you’re supposedly with. William pinched his nose. That’s not all either. He looked at his wife. They still hadn’t told Alton about his sister yet. This may come as a shock to you son but, “You have a sister Alton.”

  Shock would be an understatement. Alton jerked up and stared in disbelief at his father. “What the fuck do you mean I have a sister?” Alton turned and looked at his mother needing her to tell him the truth.

  “Ann closed her eyes and wanted to curl up and die at the mention of her daughter!”

  Your mother had a child when you were very young and I…I made her give the baby up for adoption.

  “What Alton roared… why?”

  It’s complicated and it’s… it’s all my fault as well. He looked at Ann, she looked like she wanted pass out and kill him at the same time. I made your mother have sex with another man and in doing so she became pregnant by him.

  Alton glared at his father wanting him to fucking die! Not only had he pimped him out but he’d pimped his mother too! Alton grabbed the potato peeler from his mother’s hand and turned back to his father. You sorry ass piece of shit! Alton yanked his father up ready to ram the sharp end of the peeler into his father’s fucking throat. “I could fucking kill you Alton yelled!”

  Ann grabbed her sons arm stopping him. Surprisingly William looked like all the fight in him had been ripped out. He just stood there as if he wanted Alton to really kill him. “It wasn’t all of your father’s fault Alton, Ann cried.” I’m to blame as well because I continued to sleep with that man.

  Tears formed in Alton’s eyes as he let go of his father and stumbled back onto the couch. The web of lies that had been going on right under his nose that he’d had no clue about. All the shit he’d put Yaz through and now to find out he has a sister…It was all too much, he became light headed and suddenly he darted out of the living and into the bathroom and kneeled over the toilet and threw up!

  William and Ann followed Alton into the bathroom. They were all crying know. William had to finish telling him. He couldn’t go another night without getting this off his chest. Your sister’s name is… is Aspin Carmichael, son choking back his tears. I watched over your sister and I made sure she was safe.

  Alton stared at him in confusion at first as hot tears poured down his face, until it hit him that his sister was part of Yaz’s family. “What the fuck!”

  That, was another reasons why I tried to keep you from away from Yaz, that and if the brotherhood found out about you and Yaz they would have tried to kill you for going against the laws they had in place. Your sister is on her way here with Eytin and now that Durk has seen her, you know what he’ll do to her.

  Alton usually dealt with his anger pretty well and kept it in check, but now it was festering just below the surface and he felt like he was getting ready to blow the fuck up! I He had heard enough, he needed to leave. He stood up and tried to walk past his father when William gripped his arm. Alton yanked away from and yelled, “Aspin’s already here Goddamnit!” Why did you send her up here with Eytin?

  Ann looked at her husband furiously. “How is my daughter involved in all of this she yelled?

  William shook his head; “Since the day she bought her house in Brentwood I had her under surveillance.” Aspin lives across the street from Eytin. Eytin’s had his eyes on Aspin for a long time. He’s even followed her around. The brotherhood doesn’t know about this nor has he told anyone about her.

  He called me… Eytin called me and asked me to keep a woman safe for him Alton bit out. Jesus… he said as he gripped his hair wanting to yank it out by the roots. I have a fucking sister! “Does she know about me Alton asked?”

  Ann shook her head, “No.” She knows she’s adopted but she’s never sought us out. She glared at William, “You’d better fuck’in this… I mean it Will!” You better fuck’in fix this she yelled as more tears ran from her eyes.

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bsp; “I swear I will baby,” he grabbed Ann and pulled her to his chest as she cried. He was glad that she hadn’t pulled away from him. She allowed him hold her and that was all he wanted at that moment, all he wanted was to give her and him some kind of comfort even though the situation was fuck up. He missed holding her in his arms. “I have to get you to safety baby before they come after you.” Call your sisters and see if you can stay with them until this over. Ann nodded her head what else could she do. “Take care of our son William, promise me you won’t let anything happen to him.” I promise baby…I promise.”

  “I fucking hate you,” William heard his son whisper. I know son…I hate myself for everything that’s happened. I know I don’t have the right to ask you for noth’in but please son…please help me protect our family and the woman you love, we have to get them into hiding right now before it’s too late. I’ve bought us another week before we have to meet up with Carl. Move the girls to a different cabin farther up in the hills. I have to meet up with some old friends to get everything worked out then I’ll contact you.

  “Whatever.”

  Alton, don’t tell your sister anything yet…please. This is no way for her find out about us just yet. William kissed the top of Ann’s head then looked back at his son.

  All I know dad, is that Yaz better not get hurt because if she does I’m coming after you! He looked at his mom who had tears in her eyes but she clutched her husband’s shoulder tighter. God she still loved him even after all of this. Alton shook his head then kissed his mother’s head and left. He would never understand his mother and her willingness to stay, but I guess that’s what love does to a person and he had to respect that because it was her choice but now he had to do what was best for him. He loved the hell out of Yaz and would do anything for her as well.

  Priest

  Priest sat in a four foot by six-foot cell staring up ceiling. It had been Priest’s home for the most part of his life. As he awaited his court-appointed fate. He sat on his thin bed, head in hands, with sweat shining on his forehead. Until a guard told him, he had visitor. He stood up turned around and placed his hands behind his back so the guard could cuff him and take him to finally see his fucking attorney.

  “How you holding up, Priest?”

  Priest turned to see that, rather than originating from his head, that the voice belonged to none other than Lex. He was shit sharp in his Armani black suite and white collared shirt. He had an air of softness, congeniality but he’d seen that motherfucker in action in the court room and he was a fucking pit bull when it came to getting his clients off. Priest shifted his weight a bit and answered.

  “I’m alright.” His voice cracked a bit. “Time’s getting short.” He looked back down at his feet. “Why the fuck are you here visiting me?” I thought you only helped Eytin and Alton in situations like this.

  I’m trying to throw you a bone “There’s still time,” Lex said, “for confession.”

  “Confession? You want my confession?” Priest tsked. “You know what happened. What do I need to confess to you for?”

  “Not to me, but to the judge.”

  “Why the hell would I do that?”

  Lex sighed heavily, showing a trace of anger on his face. You know damn well Eytin had nothing to do with what you did. “If you can’t confess to the judge at least confess to the brotherhood what you did to get the heat off of Eytin ass. “Eytin trusted you, Priest.

  Priest shoved his hand over his hair forcefully, pulling the skin on his forehead tight against his skull. “The brotherhood would kill him if they found out he was a rat.” He didn’t have anyone, no God, no brotherhood, no family to help him.” Eytin had taken him under his wing, showed him the ends outs of the business, and kept his ass out of trouble. Officer Dandridge had cornered him and threatened to lock him up with the same black bastards that he’d taken a baseball bat to and beat the shit out of if he didn’t tell him where the drugs and guns were. Hell Dandridge had been the one to make him miss the drop with William so Priest already knew that William would want his head. Either way… he was dead. In the end, he’d told Dandridge that Eytin knew exactly where they were and to look for him then he’d given Dandridge all the shit he was supposed to deliver to William. He was ready to get out of the brotherhood and if that meant acting like a crazed dope head errand boy in order for the brother to look the other way then he’d do it. Dandridge offered to place him inside the witness protection program and he’d jumped at the offer. Fuck the brotherhood!

  Lex sat up straight and tried to catch Priest’s gaze watching as he gripped his hair tighter. I’ll tell you what… I’ll give you until tomorrow to think about it, by Monday I suggest you retain an attorney and I hope you find yourself a damn good attorney because it looks like James has bailed on the brotherhood.

  “How do you know that Priest sneered?

  Because I went by his house Lex muttered and there’s a for sale sign in his yard and his house is empty.

  “That cocksucker Priest spat!”

  “Yea, Lex grinned, I’d say that sums him just right.” Lex turned and motioned for the guards to escort him out as another guard motioned for Priest to follow him to another room.

  “Where the hell am I going now Priest asked?

  Shut up and sit the fuck down the guard spat, slinging him in an orange chair, be thankful you get a few extra minutes on the other side of the bars for now. The guard walked out chuckling just as Captain Collins walked in. The guard looked back and smiled closing the doors behind him.

  Captain Drew Collins sat down and leaned back in his chair as he looked over Josh “aka, Priest” Covington’s file. Deciding against sitting he stood back up stretching his legs, he strolled over and poured himself a cup hot coffee to wake his ass up. His job involved a lot of waiting for something to happen, and often looked for ways to over-come the boredom, but this son of bitch’s lips was closed tighter than a tick’s ass.

  Josh wasn’t giving him any real leads to go on but he was the low man on the totem pole and he seemed to want out of the brotherhood and was willing to at least roll over on Eytin Waite and that meant he was one-step closer to getting to the bottom of who killed one of their members. It didn’t matter though his cocaine snorting ass was going to the “state pen” and so would his partner in crime Eytin Waite once they found him. He’d lied to him when he told him that he would place him in the witness protection program just for shits and giggles. Josh would learn his fate soon enough.

  Grabbing the file from the table he sat down again to see if he could get Josh to say more than, “I want my fucking attorney.” He glanced at Josh as he sat there mean mugging him. "This interview is being tape recorded and may be given in evidence if your case is brought to trial. The time is 2100 hours on Friday April 12, 2015. This interview is taking place at the Metro Police Station".

  "My name is Captain Drew Collins; I work at the Metro Police Station. My role today is to interview you again in relation to the offences you've been arrested for. I’ll be making notes during the interview purely for my reference, also present as you know is Lt Gavin Nicks. Now before the interview I must remind you that you have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law. You have the right to talk to an attorney during questioning. If you cannot afford a lawyer, one will be appointed to you without cost. Do you understand each of these rights the way I have explained them to you?

  “Yea, I understand pig.”

  You may also have free independent legal advice on the telephone or in person… at this point, your appointed attorney cannot be reached. Your right to legal advice is an ongoing right and if at any point you wish to seek legal advice let me know and I can stop the interview so you can do this. "Can you give your full name please, and your date of birth and confirm for the purpose of the tape that there are no other persons present in this room other than Lt. Nicks and myself?

  Yea, Josh mumbled. I want a Goddamn court appointed a
ttorney for the tenth fucking time until my attorney shows the fuck up!

  Captain Collins continued on like he never heard the dope snort’in bastard "I now need to caution you, and it’s important that you understand what the caution means, so you don’t have to say anything but it may harm your defense if you don’t mention it when questioned something which you later rely on in court. Anything you say or do may be shared as evidence. Do you understand?” Priest leaned up in his chair sneering at the both of them then repeated himself again, “Get me a fuck’in attorney and while you’re at it tell Officer Lee Dandridge I want to see him right fuck’in now because if I don’t the fuck’in deal is off!

  What deal Captain Collins asked? Priest leaned back in his chair and smiled then said, “Unless you can sweet’in the deal I ain’t telling you shit!

  Kaseya

  Kaseya shot Aspin a quick text, asking her, “Where the hell she was?” Then she walked out of the mall and groaned. It was hot as hell outside, and she had a long ass way to walk to her car and in her super sexy Jimmy Choo high heel shoes, she’d just bought. She grinned wide despite how far her car was. Her weakness for heels was burning a hole in her piggy bank she thought as she dug into her purse for her car keys. She spotted her sliver Audi and finally found her keys. "Ah-HAH!" she said triumphantly. As she jerked her keys from her purse they went sailing out of her hand, and landed a few feet away. Running over to scoop them up she stopped mid stride as a hot as sin white man with dark brown hair in a crisp white dress shirt bent down and picked them up. He had a clean cut face, with a bit of stubble beginning to show. His eyes were a vibrant blue along with a panty-dropping smile to die for with deep dimples to boot. "Thanks," she said, smiling at him but, as she reached to take her keys back, he snagged her hand, and pulled her in slightly so his lips were almost touching her ear. Before she had a chance to yell or pull back, he spoke.