Chapter Four:

Dominique

" That's The Black Judge " I heard someone yell behind me.

" Call the police. Call anyone " The voice that yell this was terror filled.

Bang!!

More screams. The person who yelled for the police dropped dead.

" You missed me? " Nikolai asked walking closer to me.

My heart did a barrel roll. That voice did something to me. That voice that I had refused to hear in my subconscious. That voice that had always made my day.

Nikolai moved closer to me tossing the dagger from one hand to the other. He was going to kill me. I was supposed to move but for some unknown reason I couldn't.

" Get away from my son. " I heard my mother yell. She used her body to shield me. " Get your twisted perverted self away from my son. "

" Your son??? He wasn't your son when you wanted him to sell his body to get you a position in the government. " Nikolai said.

" That is not your concern. How are you still here??? You're supposed to be dead. "

" Well I'm not as you can see. I came back for what's mine. " He said pointing the dagger at me.

" Over my dead body. " My mom shrieked.

" As you wish. " He signaled for his men and two of them stepped forward. They grabbed my mother's neck and forced her to her knees. One pulled out his gun and put it to her head.

" Leave my mother. " Asher said charging at Nikolai.

Nikolai lifted his hand and struck Asher. Asher fell to the ground. That action tore me out of my reverie. I moved towards Nikolai and grabbed him by his collar.

" Let my family go!!!! They have nothing to do with this. Let them go. "

Nikolai's eyes hardened.

" I want to stab you. " He said. " I want to torture you so you can feel every single pain I felt. I had envisaged killing you a million times but now you're in front of me, I can't seem to do it. "

" You're supposed to be dead." I croaked. " You're supposed you be dead. But here you are like a nightmare refusing to stay in the dream world. Here you are ruining my perfect life. "

Nikolai grabbed my by my neck and lifted me off my feet. He cut my airway off making me gasp for breath.

" Go ahead. Kill me. I dare you. " I choke out.

That must have enraged him because his grip on my neck tightened. My vision became blurry and I knew I would soon pass out but I refused to beg him to spare me.

" Leave him, you sick fuck " Douglas said hitting Nikolai's arm.

Even in that my state I was scared for him. I didn't want Nikolai turning his anger on him. Nikolai let me go and I collapsed on the floor with relief, coughing and trying to take in as much oxygen as I could. But my relief was short-lived. Just as I had feared, Nikolai lifted one hand and pulled the trigger ever so quickly. Douglas fell to the ground a few feet from where I was.

Someone screamed. I think it was me but in that state if panic I didn't quite know. I crawled to where Douglas was and wrapped my arm around him.

" Doug!!!! Doug!!! " I yelled. " Stay with me, baby."

Tears were rolling down my face. There were people in the room but I couldn't see them. I only saw Doug on the floor covered in his own blood.

" Call an ambulance. Please!!! Someone please call an ambulance, my baby is dying. My Douglas is dying! " I kept screaming but nobody dared to move. They couldn't because they were scared they would be next.

I left Doug and crawled to Nikolai. I held his thighs and looked up at him with my tear streaked face. There was no sympathy in his eyes.

" So that's my replacement." He said coldly. " For four years, even in my hate I couldn't bring myself to sleep with anyone else. You were always on my mind even though I despised you. But you've been fucking someone else. "

" Please. You can do whatever you want to me but please let me call an ambulance. He's not dead yet. Please save him. I will hang myself if he dies. "

" Then do it. " Nikolai said.

" Have a heart, will you? " I yelled. " you were never this heartless. "

" My heart died the day I watched you stand in that witness box and testify against me. "

" Please. You can make me pay. I'll be good I'll do whatever you say. I promise. Please let me save him. Nikolai."

I said his name for the first time in four years. Since the day I had gotten him locked up, I refused to say his name. I couldn't bring myself to. But now that I said it, it felt so familiar.

" Call an ambulance " He said to one of the men.

The man hesitated for a while before pulling out his phone to make the call.

" Thank you. Thank you." I whispered to him.

I left his leg and crawled back to where Doug was.

I stroked his thick black hair, saying softly.

" Hang in there baby. Help is on the way.My darling baby. "

" If you keep touching him I'll shoot him again." Nikolai said.

I stood up immediately. I was wise enough to know that he would indeed carry out his threat. He signaled to his men. One lifted my brother and another carried my mom. They carried them to the entrance of the ballroom.

" Where are you taking them? " I asked trying to go after the men but Nikolai blocked my path.

" You're coming with me. " He said.

" No "

" Then he gets no help " He said pointing at Doug who lau motionless.

The only thing that kept me from losing my mind was the slight rise and fall of his chest.

I looked at Doug and slowly nodded. Nikolai whacked me with his gun on my head. I felt warm blood drip to my chin. My vision blurred and I found myself being lifted off the floor and unto his shoulders.

" You and I are taking a long ride, Pet. " I heard him say before I completely blacked out.