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I didn’t respond. I felt like I was losing consciousness. I’d lost a lot of blood. My arm was completely covered in it. It felt like that nigga had blown my shit completely off. Closing my eyes, I tried to just go to sleep. That was better than hearing him fuss. That was all he ever did. That shit felt like a broken record.
“He may lose that arm. That shit looked like it was barely hanging on. Seven shot him at close range.” Kenny glanced back at me. “Mythic, stay awake.”
I lifted my good arm and shot him the finger before everything went black.
SEVEN
MAUI
I’d been homefor a couple of days, but I hadn’t left my room. Bali told me to stay in bed with my feet elevated. I’d been cramping. She said it was from stress. There was nothing they could give me to calm me down. Nothing was strong enough. Seeing Mythic that way was haunting my dreams. His arm was covered in blood. I buried my head in my daddy’s chest to avoid the sight. Plus, his gaze was penetrating my heart. He said he loved me. It made me wonder if he was only saying that because he thought they were going to kill him.
I felt like he loved me all along, but I knew, like me, he didn’t want to say so prematurely. Him showing up to the house anyway told me just how true his statement was. He didn’t care if they killed him. He needed to see me. While I wasn’t sure where he was the night before all that, I knew that if he could have been home, he would have been. What he did to my brother should have been unforgiveable. However, here I was, feeling broken and hurt for leaving him. That shit with Seven happened two years ago.
Knowing what he did, there was no way I could continue alienating my family to be with him. Our relationship wouldnever work that way. Leaving my family to be with him would have been temporary before all this. My parents were already trying to accept the fact that we would be together. Now that that had been revealed, I could see death in my daddy’s eyes. He wanted to kill Mythic and so did the rest of my family. Seven almost ended up in prison behind that shit and would have, had it not been for Mrs. Taylor and Mr. Berotte.
There was a knock at the door, then it opened. When I saw Aunt Vida walk in, I smiled. She’d been spending time with me for the past couple of days. Since I was on bedrest and she was retired, she took on the role of being my provider, making sure I had everything I needed. Plus, when I was little, I loved being around her and Uncle Aston, and they loved me being there. Uncle Aston never had any biological children, because Aunt Vida was much older than him and done with having babies. Her daughter, Aunt Syn, was only like five years younger than him and had married Uncle Marcus. So, it was like I was their daughter when I was with them.
“Hey, baby. How are you feeling?” she asked as she sat on the bed next to me.
“I’m okay.” She twisted her lips slightly. I gave her a soft smile and said, “I’m okay, physically.”
Grabbing my hand, she rubbed it between hers. “I wish I had words to help you feel better, but I don’t. Thankfully, they were able to save Mythic’s arm, but he’s still in a coma. He lost a lot of blood. Legend and Harper said they would check on you later today, and Treasure is on her way over. Bali has gotten your transfer processed, so she’s officially your doctor now. Bossy ass girl.”
I smiled slightly, thinking about how my sister just took over without my permission and requested all my records. I didn’t sign a thing, so she had to have forged my signature. Just as Aunt Vida was about to say something else, my daddy saidfrom outside the door, “Maui! You didn’t bother to tell me you were gonna have pets in the house! I can smell it all the way downstairs. It definitely gotta be wild and not domesticated.”
I bit my bottom lip to restrain my laughter as Aunt Vida stood from the bed and flung the door open. “You always got some slick shit to say. If I didn’t love Maui, I wouldn’t be caught dead in here. Weak ass mayor.”
Daddy’s eyebrows lifted. “I got yo’ weak.”
He pushed her on the head, then chuckled when she swung at him. I swore they were like two big ass kids when they were together. He pulled her in his arms and hugged her. “Thank you for taking care of my baby.”
“Of course. She’s my baby too.”
“Treasure called, baby, and said she had to run home for something, but she’ll be back in a couple of hours.”
“Okay.”
“Are you feeling up to company?”
I frowned slightly. I didn’t know who would be here besides family until Shaydon appeared in the doorway. My eyebrows lifted, and I gave him a tight smile as my daddy and Aunt Vida left the room. He came to my bedside and kissed my forehead, then pulled the chair by the wall closer to my bed.
“How are you, Maui?”
“I’m okay. What are you doing here?”
“I rode with Mr. Wothyla to pick up some fabrics from his house. Plus, I wanted to see you and make sure you were okay. You were in a lot of pain when I left the other day. So, while he’s spending a little time with Missus Jenahra, I came here. Physically, you look okay, but I can tell that emotionally you aren’t. Do you love him?”
I lowered my gaze. “Yeah, but that doesn’t matter now, does it?”
“It does if you want it to matter.”
He left his chair and knelt next to me, grabbing my hand. “We’ve been cool a long time. If nothing else, we’re friends, Maui. Please don’t hesitate to tell me what you need. I got’chu, baby. I’ll fly dine here and do whatever you need me to do.”
“How could I have been so stupid? I knew Mythic was trouble, but I was convinced that he wanted to change. I still believe that he does. I’m just not sure if he wanted to do that for himself or for me. I caused so much bullshit by being with him.”
“Newsflash. Once Seven found out the truth, whether you were with him or not, this shit would have happened. It would have been harder to track him dine, but they would have still caught up with him. Stop being so hard on yourself. We can’t help who our heart wants to heal. I think we’re probably in the same boat.”
I frowned slightly. “What do you mean?”
