The plan
Imaani
*Before Veronica found Imaani*
Mateo turns to Sarah "Are you sure this is the place?"
She scoffs "Yeah it is. Why?"
"Nothing just seems odd that's all, why a casino?
"Maybe when you get in you can ask Veronica yourself" Sarah replies snarkily
I raise my hands to shush them "Guys! That's enough, please. What's the plan?"
"I'm going to go inside and let them catch me, while I wait for the rest of you and my men to come in and get us" Mateo doesn't like my idea
"No. I said I'm going. If Veronica has me it's going to be much easier, trust me." I convinced
"No! Imaani you can't" Sarah protested
"Jax will kill me if I let you go, instead"
"I won't tell if you don't."
"I hate this version of the plan!" Sarah said angrily
I looked at Sarah assuringly "I'll be fine I promise. It's just for a short time before you and the guys come in. Trust me.
She sighs defeatedly "Just come back alive, please" I hug her tight
"Okay, Imaani we're ready for you. There's a tiny bug in your shirt, they won't be able to see it. It will help us know your exact location when we're coming to you. Got it?"
"Yes" I nod
"Good. You go through that exit, and there are guards so finding you would be easy for them, but they don't know that. Good luck."
"Thank you." I turn to Sarah "I'll come back, I promise" She cleans her tears and hugs me again
**********
"Nice to meet you again, Imaani" Christopher smiles at me "Don't be surprised, of course, I know your name"
"I'm not. You're working with her, so I'm not expecting much from any of you. I can't believe I was nice enough to give you directions" I shook my head in disgust and turned to face Jax. His gaze was on Christopher
I'd be shocked too if my supposedly dead father is working with the ex that supposedly killed him.
"Such a smart mouth" His eyes trailed my body in a disgustingly appropriate manner "I hope my son has put it to good use"
Jax's jaw clenches and he pulls his tied hands roughly "Deep down I'm glad you're not dead. Because this time I get to fucking kill you myself and make sure you stay that way. Dead." The guard comes forward and gags Jax
"Ah, still the angry child" Christopher laughs before grabbing a chair and sitting in front of us "Did he tell you I threatened your child and father?" My fists tighten and I just want to hit this bastard and his dumb red-haired slave so bad "I'm guessing that's a no then. Well I did. You'd be surprised how much your mother was willing to collect just to give me the child... or sell rather" his smile irked me
The way he spoke about Aaliyah made me feel a lot of anger than sadness "If you've touched her I will kill you! She's just a kid!"
"That's the thing Imaani, casualties are common when building something perfect. Don't worry she's perfectly fine. See for yourself." A guard walks forward with a phone and shows it to me.
Aaliyah is in a room watching cartoons, completely unaware of the masked man behind her with a gun to her head. I tug on the restraints angrily "Just let her go please." Tears roll down my eyes.
"So touching. Crying for a child you barely know. He trails his fingers slowly on my cheek "Let's talk about Aaliyah's father, shall we?" He laughs and looks at Jax then at me. He points to the gag and notifies the guard to take it off
I never told Jax about my assault. I hate that he has to hear it from someone else.
"Get your fucking hands off her, you bastard!"
"Tell us Imaani, where is Aaliyah's father?" He touches my hair and I flinch moving away from his hand "You know, you and Jax have a lot in common." He licks my ear and I feel the last food I ate immediately rush to my throat "Is that why you're together? Licking each other similar wounds" I can't stop the tears from rolling down my eyes
"Hey, hey, baby look at me" Jax calls "Eyes on me gorgeous, I'm all that matters. Don't listen to him" I sniff and nod my head repeatedly while my eyes are on him "Just focus on me baby, nothing else" I nod and keep my eyes on him.
"So touching" Veronica mocks from where she's standing
"Sir we have a problem" another guard walks in and tells Christopher
"Check it out" he notifies Veronica
She starts to protest "But-
"Do as I say! Veronica!" He yells and she immediately scurries away
"Give me what I want and you're free to leave" Christopher glares at Jax
"Untie me and you can have it" The guard circles Jax and pulls his hair to hold him in place.
"I thought you'd want to do this the easy way, my son"
"I'm not your fucking son! Don't call me that!" Jax yells at Christopher
Micheal comes back into the room our eyes meet and he immediately looks away "I can't find Veronica" he whispers to Christopher but I catch every word.
And I know they're here.
It's about time.
Time to poke Christopher's fuse "When I heard about you I expected more, you know. Not an old, power-hungry bastard. But I'm glad you're alive because I'm going to have so much fun cutting bits of you every fucking day till you bleed to death" I meant every vile word without missing a beat
Christopher chuckles and looks at Jax "She's a fierce one." He scoffs and walks closer to Jax "I don't do well with threats, sweet girl" He slaps Jax across the face, hard.
"Touch him again" I tug against the rope very hard I can feel it loosening. So fucking dumb, using ropes on me and chains on Jax. "C'mon touch him again, give me more reasons to cut your fucking dick off!" Be patient Imaani untie the rope when they give the sign.
Christopher brings out a gun from his belt and holds it "I told you I don't do well with threats" he said, still holding the gun down
I smirk "And yet your gun isn't pointed at him" The guard walks in, distracting Christopher for a split second and I immediately let the ropes fall from my hands before removing the pocket knife Sarah gave me earlier on from my boots, and stabbing him at the back of his leg.
His cries fill the room as he grabs his thigh and his gun drops to the floor.
The guard that was kept in charge of Jax falls to the ground behind him, as one of Mateo's men dressed in a guard uniform blows his head off. He gives a small nod before leaving the room to join the rest."Find Micheal!" I yell after him.
I'm killing him myself.
I get up and remove the keys from the dead guard's chest pocket to unlock the chain used to bind Jax.
I look at his face and my hands touch his cheek slowly and he leans into it "God you're fucking hot when you're angry" I smile at Jax and uncuff him. His gaze stays on mine all through. After I uncuff him I help him stand to his feet. He stumbles into my arm, and I catch him.
They hurt his legs.
I notice from my side that Christopher had removed the knife from the back of his thigh and he moved slowly to grab his gun. I rushed to kick it away quickly but I wasn't fast enough. He picked it up and moved the gun around, making me stand next to Jax, who was trying his best not to lean his full weight on me "Fucking bitch, too bad you don't get to say goodbye to your daughter" he keeps the gun pointed on Jax before removing a two-way radio from his pocket "Kill the child, Tiago" Christopher says into the radio
Tiago?
Oh my God! he's the mole.
I look at Jax but I don't see any surprised expression on his face.
It's just.. blank.
Like he knew, all along.
Jax staggers a little and I hold him firmly, so he doesn't fall.
Christopher moves the gun using it to signify "You, c'mere" he says referring to me
"Stay where you are baby"
I look at him "Jax, he's going to shoot you" my voice breaks
"Listen to her! I will!" Christopher yells sounding agitated
"Do you trust me?" I don't think this is the time for such questions
I nod.
"You're pathetic! Both of you" Christopher points the barrel at Jax and pulls the trigger, the sound of the loud click, resonating through the room is almost comedic
"You're a lot more stupid than Veronica if you think I'd let you bring weapons into my building, or even betray my best friend" Micheal appears through the door with a smile and a Glock in his hand, pointed at Christopher.
"You bastard! I'll kill you!" Christopher lunges at Micheal who just steps out of the way with a swift movement, making him land on his face.
"Damn, you're pathetic." Micheal laughs and looks at Jax and me "Hey, Imaani"
"You.. but- I thought- he said" I sigh, "I thought you were the mole! I had plans to kill you," I said unapologetically
"No baby, he's not. It was all part of the plan." He holds my face up from my chin and kisses me. "I missed that, I missed you"
I smile at him and hold his hand in mine "Let's get to the car, then you can tell me all about this plan of yours."
"What do you want to do about this one?" Micheal asks referring to Christopher who's lying face down on the floor
"I want him alive. I have a lot planned for the both of us" I told Micheal, before kicking Christopher in the leg on my way out.
Jax looks at me. Lust? Pride I couldn't tell. But I loved it. "Can I watch?" He smiled proudly at me while looking at my lips.
He fisted my hair, pulling me close to him with his other hand and kissing my neck
"As much as you want, baby" I grin
