Czar sighed but started the long drive. We talked business and about the different organizations we needed to deal with, and more specifically the politicians. Our government was corrupt and money hungry. Blackmailing and exposing the politicians of this world was simple and easy. They left us alone and if they needed a scapegoat. I provided them with one. That is where Kitten and James come in.
Kitten is an erratic and sloppy drug dealer. All she wants is to rise in the ranks and be important in our world. She would be a great scapegoat; she used more drugs than she sold and never appeared to care for her own mortality.
James on the other hand is the mayor of this city. I hated dealing with mayors. Mayors are assholes and their importance are a fleeting matter. They all destroy their bodies with drugs and women or men, and expect us to blindly follow them through multiple positions in legislature.
Czar noticed my silence. "What's happening in your head? Did I disturb you with thoughts of your parents?"
I scoffed. "No. I am not concerned with them at this moment. Kitten and James seem like an unlikely pair of individuals. I am not sure I want to do dealings with them. I feel a sense of unease." My skin started to itch.
Czar stopped the car and got out. I realized we were at the park and had very little time before my meeting. The park was beautiful. It was small but filled with large trees and hundreds of tulips and daisies. The hum of the birds lulled me a little, but the cool breeze is what I wanted to feel the most.
Czar opened my car door and took my hand. The cool sensation of his touch eased my itchy skin. This park reminded me of home. I had only lived there a short time before my mother sent me away, but I still remember the smell of greenery. Trees in bloom and moving lake water. The smell is the same even if the color is different.
I looked up at Czar. His gaze held me to him. "Do you want to stop? We can go at any point and start over. We have the power to do so."
His voice was slow and steady. I wanted to call him by his real name. The name he was given, but it was too dangerous. I did not want others to share in our secret. His hands moved to my back and his frosty touch matched the color of his eyes. He kissed my forehead and I shivered.
"We will stay. This is the home I want for Kit. She deserves some semblance of a life. It will be ripped away from her when she matures. I just want to give her good memories before that happens." I felt the tears only after Czar wiped them away.
Czar's stare immobilized me. "I will always protect her. I will always protect you. We can stop this…"
I shook my head and kissed Czar. The combination of his cool breath and my heat was exhilarating. It always surprised me, even though I knew it was coming. He was the only person on this planet that understood. He was the only person that knew of all I had been through.
He pulled away from me and walked back to the car. We drove in silence and I removed all negative thoughts from my head. I needed to focus on the for the problem at hand. Do I trust the druggie, Kitten? Why is James working with her? What is the purpose of this meeting? They never showed interest in our work before.