Chapter SeventeenMikaela:I had a plan. I didn't know where it came from, but I just had a plan.I'd put a secret microphone on me and confront her. Somehow, anyhow, she had to say something that I'd be able to use against her.Just something that'd give me the power to bring her down. Something that would implicate her or the entire Black family.It should be possible.When I realized I didn't know how to use it to implicate them, it was too late, I was already at the company.I knew they would be in the company. Maybe just one of them but someone had to be there since I got multiple debit alerts on my phone. They had taken billions from my account.I couldn't just sit there, hidden, and watch the company's account balance reduce because of something I didn't do to them. Something my own Grandmother did to them.For fuckâs sake, I was never even born yet. That was over fifty years ago. How and why should it concern me?But maybe the sin of the Grandparents was meant to be a curse on
Chapter SixteenâSOME DAYS AGOâTatiana:The sun was beautiful today. Soft. Radiant. And not too much heat to handle.It just rained for hours and finally, it stopped.I thought I would skip work today since we didn't have a new case yet, and the rain was an excuse. The boss wouldn't be mad since we had nothing to work on today.But I guess, the perfect Tuesday I imagined at the backyard, sitting in the middle of my plants while sipping orange juice, was going down the drain.I groaned, digging my fingers into my hair as I let water run down my back from the shower.Cold and relaxing.After taking a shower, I wore a white shirt and blue pants with a black leather jacket on top with flats to go with that.Swinging my bag across my shoulders, I left for work.When I arrived, everything was normal and unlike a usual day working as an FBI.âHey,â The door opened.My colleague, Naomi, walked in.I smiled, âHey, got any work?âShe shook her head. âNot really. Wanna check out the records dep
Chapter FifteenAdeline:I sat behind the desktop, transfering as much money as I could to every Black family member's account. Not because it belonged to them. Not because they needed it. It was just the fastest strategy right now.It would be suspicious to banks but the Black family was more than just the name, we had hidden connections to government agencies, and banks. Hidden connections that could help us avoid suspicion.Nobody could question us, not when we were bribing every single one of them.The government knew about the Black's crime background but they always knew it wasn't just a bunch of people owning guns and weapons for no reason. They knew it was part of the revenge scheme against the White and they didn't want to get involved.Those that tried to get involved, they got erased quickly.The Black had a drug dealing business running in Europe as well to generate revenue so all this money meant nothing to us. It was the thought of revenge that made it sweeter.Swiftly,
Chapter FourteenMikaela:I slowly and quietly walked out of the bathroom. Once outside, I ran as fast as my legs could carry me, my chest rising and falling.I dashed outside, climbing into my car.âDrive!â I commanded the chauffeur, my voice almost caught in my throat.It sank in. It was at that moment I knew. It was at the moment I realized.It all made sense but it still didn't make sense at the same time.Black? That made Zero sense to me. She always said she was Adeline Hills.Wait. Hills?!According to Grandma's story, that was James' brotherâs last name who lived in Europe. It all made sense now. She was one of them. She changed her last name so I wouldn't notice. She waited for the right moment to strike. The right year, the right day, the right plan.So, I never forgot her birthday. I never did. Today was never her birthday. She made me think I forgot. Her actual birthday was in two months but I was too carried away to realize she was only pulling the âI can't believe you ca
Chapter ThirteenMikaela:Days passed and it was finally Adeline's birthday. Although I wanted to stand out from other people as the celebrantâs best friend, one thing I knew was that Adeline was good at picking outfits for people but not for herself since she didn't understand her body type.She dressed according to what would be good on the body type she wishes she had, not the one she has. So, I knew she wasn't going to dress well today. I didn't want to outdress her. I was nothing but the best friend so I settled for some black, free office trousers and white high neck shirt with a black scarf wrapped around my neck.Then, I put my hair into a high, messy bun. A white pearl necklace to go with that, some black pointy heels, big circle silver earrings, a pair of dark glasses, and a little lipgloss to draw some attention.Light makeup helped elevate the look. Just mascara, little powder to cover my pimple scars, light blush, eyeliner, pink lipliner, and curled eyelashes.Despite th
Chapter Twelve_FLASHBACK ENDS_Mikaela:It wasn't them. It was her. She was the devil. The evil one.The White family wasn't just a family. It wasn't a group of people who loved each other. We were like pawns in the game. Like the men put in front of the battlefield to defeat the Blacks while the Queen sat back at home, watching us burn for her own past wrongdoings.âYou fucking caused it!â I raised my voice.She cackled, her neck falling back, the gun still pointing at me. I watched her index closely as she pressed it down on the trigger.But⌠nothing happened. She pressed it again, her face turning pale.Nothing.There was no bullet. She had probably exhausted then while killing the other men.A smirk curled on my face and I snatched the gun from her quickly, standing and overshadowing her.âYou caused all this. You could have just let me be with Kevin.â I spat.But who am I kidding? Kevin was also a devil. There was no way I would trust a man who agreed to help my fake family kidn