The Last Kings by C.N. Phillips Read Free Book Online

efficient; she was the type of person who could tell if something was out of place with one glance. Ever since she’d come to stay with them, he noticed how good with money she was. Counting it, flipping it, and doubling it. She was about it; Grandma Rae never had to give her a dime. He needed that on his team as well. Tyler was Ray’s right-hand man. Tyler was a man who kept his brain in his trigger finger. Once you crossed him, you crossed him. He’d been bodying his enemies with his. 45 since the age of eighteen. He didn’t have a heart, and if he did, it only extended out to the four of them. Kill or Die Slow , that was the code that he lived by. He had to fight his whole life, and that fact made him the perfect general for The Last Kings.
    The Last Kings . . . Ray had been repeating it in his head for the last few months of planning. He felt as if they were the last real ones in the world, and for that, they should be treated as royalty. The last of a dying breed. He knew from what the four of them witnessed growing up that they were strong enough to endure the hardships that came with the hustle. He knew right away that when brought to the table, Sadie would be down. He saw the look in her eyes when she saw all that money. He also knew that as long as Sadie was down for the cause, Mocha would be too. They were ride or die. He was just waiting for their call. What Jay had said about Coopa losing touch in the streets was more right than anyone even knew, but he had kept that information to himself as he plotted his takeover. He knew Coopa would soon fall off, but before that happened, Ray planned to be well on his way to the top. Never had Ray been a sneaky person, but business was business. He wasn’t going to rob Coopa of anything the man had earned during his reign. He was just going to take Detroit by storm, and in no time, Ray was sure that the streets would be calling his name.
    Not Coopa’s.

Chapter 5
    â€œSay, are you all right?”
    My mind heard Mocha speaking to me but couldn’t register her words. I was lost in my own thoughts, hoping they would fall into place. The only consistent thoughts were of the money in that duffle bag and the blood that had spilled over the kitchen. Ray handled the situation without breaking a sweat, and I couldn’t help but to admire it. The power that he held and the money enticed me. Mocha hadn’t said a word to me about it. It was like she was trying to put it in the back of her mind. Or maybe she was just waiting for me to bring it up. Either way, there was a strange aura in the air whenever we were together after the incident.
    â€œBitch, I know you hear me talking to you!” Mocha’s voice was finally able to snap me out of my own head.
    â€œYea?” I rolled over on my bed to look at her. “What?”
    â€œSo you were just going to ignore me?” she said sitting, legs crossed on her bed.
    â€œMy bad,” I said. “I was just thinking about some things. What did you say?”
    â€œI asked your rude ass if you were OK. You’ve been acting different.”
    â€œI’m good, Mo. I’ve just been thinking, that’s all.”
    â€œAbout what?” she asked just like I knew she would.
    I shrugged my shoulders, but I knew she wasn’t going to let it go that easy.
    â€œAbout what, Sadie? Talk to me.” She stood up in her sweats and came to sit on my bed beside me. I moved away from her a bit, not wanting her to touch me.
    â€œMo, chill. I’ve just had some things on my mind.”
    â€œLike?” Mocha pressed.
    I knew she wasn’t going to leave me alone until I told her the truth, so I did. Suddenly, I didn’t care about what she thought. I took a deep breath and began speaking.
    â€œI’ve decided that after this semester I’m dropping out of school. I might not even wait until then. College just isn’t for some people, and I’m in that category.