Pain Lived, Love Found 2 by Thalia Lake

Author:Thalia Lake [Lake, Thalia]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3, mobi
Publisher: Jessica Watkins Presents
Published: 2015-10-11T23:00:00+00:00

“My grandfather, father, and uncle have had ties to the mob and drug cartels for as far back as I can remember. Being the oldest son, they expected me to follow in those same footsteps, but that wasn’t the life I wanted for myself. I’ve always wanted to be a legit businessman. I wanted to go to college, get my degrees, and live a normal life, but pressure from my father and wanting to please him is how I ended up making the biggest mistake of my life.”

Sarah covered my hand with her warm, soft one and said, “I’m listening.”

“Carter Williams became a thorn in our side when he decided that he wanted to make a name for himself at the expense of our family and what my grandfather, father, and uncle had built. He made deals with our suppliers behind our backs, deals that he knew he couldn’t follow through on, posing as a partner to the Mancini family. We had people coming at us, trying to kill us not knowing why until we found out what this small-time drug dealer was doing. As expected, we retaliated and we hit him hard. Carter’s baby brother Jameel decided he was going to show Carter that he was a true soldier by taking on me and my family by himself. He tried to ambush me at my uncle’s restaurant, not realizing there were security cameras all over the place. I saw him coming a mile away, and I even called Carter to tell him that his brother was at my place looking to cause trouble. Carter simply laughed and said that Jameel was there to carry out a mission and that he was tougher than I thought. I couldn’t believe what I was hearing.”

I paused as I saw tears fill Sarah’s eyes. She got up and walked to her window with her arms wrapped around her.

I got up and walked to her. I stood behind her and placed a gentle hand on her back.

“Sarah, what’s wrong?”

She shook her head slowly from side to side as she wiped away tears. I turned her around and pulled her into my arms and held her close.

“I’m sorry, I know this is hard for you to hear,” I whispered into her ear.

“That son of a bitch lied to me. All these years he blamed the mob and the Italians for his brother’s death. He said Jameel was an innocent victim in all of this.”

I chuckled bitterly. “Of course he told you that. If he admitted to being the cause of his brother’s death he’d be dead or in jail right now. Carter is a coward. Always has been and he always will be. He sacrificed his own brother for status in the drug game, and for what? He’s still a small-time dealer compared to where he wants to be. I’m sure back in his old neighborhood, people think he’s big time, but to people like my father and grandfather, he’s nothing.” I was gently rubbing her back as I held her in my arms.

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