Page 22 of Onyx Queen
“Alex!” Onika turned to see Sarifena running towards her.
Alex practically jumped from her hold into Sarifena’s arms. She held him close, her tears of joy spilling from her eyes. Sounds of shouting snapped them from their reunion. Onika smiled, “Well, that’s unexpected.”
Heath was astride Nicholas, pounding into his face. Captain Stephens was trying to pull him off, with no luck. His rage could be seen and felt by even a blind man.
“Heath,” Sarifena called out to him, “HEATH… please. Alex needs you.”
Onika watched as his rage transformed into something else. Something akin to relief. She watched as he released his hold on Nicholas and rushed to her side. He held Sarifena and Alex so tight, Onika wondered if he was hurting them.
“Your Majesty,” Commander Brady spoke, reminding Sarifena they still had an issue to address.
“Hold him,” she reluctantly passed Alex into Heath’s arms, “I need to see the man who dared fuck with me.”
“This is going to be good,” Onika propped herself on the edge of the couch. Heath caught her sinister grin and shook his head, making Onika cock an eyebrow at him.
Onika watched as Sarifena grabbed Nicholas by the shirt, “Why. Did. You. Do. This.”
Nicholas looked at his feet, refusing to speak.
“Who are you? Who put you up to this horrific stunt?”
“You might as well kill me,” he huffed, “I’m as good as dead anyway.”
“You tell me this instant who paid you to do this.”
“No. I’d rather sit in prison for the rest of my life, than risk death. You have no idea who you're messing with. He’s crazy and will stop at nothing to get what he wants.”
“And what is it he wants?”
“To rule all six kingdoms.”
Sarifena barked out a laugh, “Is he mad?” She glanced at Onika, “Do you hear what this imbecile just said?”
Onika sauntered over, “You should reconsider telling us,” running her finger across his shoulder, “because I don’t play fair like my sister. I’ll make you wish you were never born.” Onika couldn’t contain the power. It needed to seek out and destroy him. Her rage was too deep, her hand began to glow, giving off an eerie sensation in the room.
Nicholas began to scream, dropping to his knees, “Please…stop… please,” he begged.
“Onika,” Onika felt Sarifena’s hand brush against her shoulder as she whispered into her ear, “stop. You're hurting him. We aren’t monsters like him.”
Onika pulled her hand back, “Fine. But now he knows what he’s up against. That my friend was just a taste of my magic.”
Chapter 21
It happened in a blink of an eye. Captain Stephens moved to take him from the room and all hell broke loose. Nicholas got the Captains gun, but not before they wrestled over the weapon. A shot resounded through the room, making everyone still.
Commander Brady was at her side, checking her over, just as Heath was checking Sarifena. “I’m fine, Commander. Check on the Captain, he appears to be in shock.”
“I didn’t mean for it to go off,” Captain Stephens muttered.
“Calm down, Jake,” Commander Brady called him by his name, trying to snap him out of his panicked state. “You did the right thing, Doc – you think you could check him?”
Onika watched the myriad of emotions pass over Heath’s face. Here was the man who’d kidnapped their son, yet he was being asked to check him over.
The next few minutes was a flurry of activity. Nicholas Brigham was dead, he could no longer tell us what secrets he held.
“Onika, how can I ever repay you?” Sarifena peppered Alex’s head with kisses, her soft voice snapping Onika into reality.
“Stop. You're my sister – as weird as that is to say out loud. I protect my family, Sari. When the commander called us and told my men what was going on, there was no way I would’ve said no.”
