His Assassin (My Love, My Heroine)

Chapter 5

*ZAILA

We greeted everyone we passed. Since it's been months since we haven't home, they are happy to see us. I glance in my sister's direction and secretly smile. Seeing them with carefree faces means a lot to me. Only in this place do we lower our guards down and be ourselves. Even Lavender is enjoying her conversation with my brother and his arm is still around her shoulder. The only man she allows to touch her. He is the only one who can make Lavender blush, be normal, and pull her outside her shell.

"Where's Pop and the others, bro?" I asked Elijah.

He looked up in my direction and answered, "They are in the runs with Broken Arrow MC, baby sis. That's the only reason I can share with you."

"No, Ollie! I will take you there," he uttered sternly to Lavender, using his nickname for her. Whatever they are whispering, it is something Lavender disagrees with. They are like a couple more than they wanted everyone to believe.

Olivia Lada Smirnov is the real name of Lavender. She's Russian but was born here in America. Her parents left her on the orphanage's stairs when she was a baby—grown up in the orphanage until she was seven when a childless couple adopted her. She was kidnapped on her way to their home one day and suffered at the hands of her capture. Sadly, her adoptive parents didn't search for her, only filed a missing report, and that's it. When I rescued her, she was in the worst condition, almost on the edge of giving up. She's still terrified of men but brave enough to deal with them in our missions, her way to have her revenge on her experience. I love her so much. We all do. Five of us are very protective of her, and so are my brothers, especially Elijah.

"How long have they been out?" I asked again. This time I walk beside Lavender, trying to escape Elijah's embrace when she sees our teasing smile towards them, but she can't step away; instead, my brother tightens his hold. Lavender only sighed and rolled her eyes.

The two are adorable. My brother adores her from the moment he meets her. Sadly, because of her past experiences, their love story will not happen, for now, my brother remains patient with her, though. While Lavender remains oblivious to my brother's affection, she welcomes his sweet gestures for her.

"They left three days ago. An hour ago, Pop called to inform Momma they are coming this afternoon," he answered.

"Hmm. I still have time to get my ears ready from his scolding later then," I responded, causing my sisters to laugh and my brother to smirk at me. They are aware of my father's scolding habit towards me.

"You think, sis? You added gray hairs to our father's already graying hair every time he was worried. We haven't heard from six of you in months. Savannah assured us, and repeatedly to our father that each one of you is okay, but he wasn't buying it. You normally worked in weeks, not months in one mission," he stated.

"Our last target was very slippery, Eli. He was well-guarded and always made sure he was in the crowds when he was in public. We have to sacrifice three assists to have his guards down. Between watching him, we took a few easy missions to kill our time," Therize reasoned.

Which Therize said was true. We have people in the field who take their lives at risk to be near our target life. Our three assists are best in what they do, pleasure man in oblivion. They made the target relax, and he did what he used to do, a mistake that took his life. Then we took a few easy missions while Bubble monitored the movement of our target. Throughout the highly classified mission, we aren't allowed to call anyone. Even Aunt Sav used untraceable numbers when she contacted us. My family knows this too, but Pop still isn't used to the idea when he thinks we vanished, and since our last mission took longer than they expected. Usually, it has only been done in a month, not months.

"Well, you all explain that to Dad, especially you, Princess. You know how he is," Elijah responded while glancing in my direction.

Pop treats my sisters as his children, too, ever since they came to live with us. The first male they are comfortable talking to. They even called him Pop also. Dad is an amazing man, a 6'3 muscled man with a beard and infamous stoic features. To the outsiders, he looks intimidating, but what they don't know, he's a teddy bear with us.

I understand where Dad is coming from; he worried a lot about me after I got a stab in the back, near my heart. It happened months before our last mission. The biggest mistake I made after many years in service.

Our mission was to take down the owner of the child pornography studio on the East Coast. We successfully eliminated the owner and rescued the girls that were forced to do the job.

One of the bitches secretly has a knife in her pocket. Since we left them alone, I didn't know she was going to be my mistake. To get her revenge for killing her master, she stabbed me in the back just half an inch near my heart. My instinct took over and snapped her neck, killing her in the process.

I lost consciousness after I did. When I woke up, I was in the Nueva Vida hospital. It was a week after the incident. My family never left my side; they all held back from scolding me since the doctor advised them not to stress me. All they did was throw daggers and glare in my direction.

When I recovered, each one of them lectured me, almost taking off my eardrums. Then I spend hours hearing Pop lectures also because of that mistake. I'm scared for my life, afraid to make the same mistake again for me to avoid Dad's scolding. Believe me when I say it was worse than being stabbed.

"Well, I'm glad you are home, ladies. Reaper's birthday is on the 27 this month—another reason why Pop is eager for all of you to come home. " I heard my brother say while my sisters happily shared with him the information on their gifts for Reaper.

The same reason I'm eager to finish the mission and go home is to attend Reaper's birthday. I already bought his gift. It will be delivered on the day of my brother's birthday.

"Broken Arrow is going to attend? " I suddenly asked. I don't want to see one particular man in that MC.

"Yes," Elijah responded. Before he could continue, our attention turned to Allyza. She eagerly runs into our cabin.

We watch her hurriedly open the door of our cabin and run into the bathroom. As we entered our home, I heard Maddie, Therize, and Phoebe sigh deeply and take a deep breath. The tension in our bodies for these few months was completely gone now that we were in our home. I feel more relaxed than ever too.

Leaving my bag on the couch, I immediately went straight to the kitchen and opened the fridge to search for some drinks. I saw many beverages and foods inside like someone was living there. But I know this is Momma doing; even though we aren't here, she always keeps our fridge full so that anytime we come home, we don't need to go to the Clubhouse for anything.

"They will be here like always, Princess. Don't you worry about Viper; Pop talked to him after last time; he won't bother you anymore," Elijah added while leaning in the doorway. I shrugged. I can handle Viper, but it's getting my nerves when he keeps trying to talk to me about our past or his so-called love for me. Tsk. Like I would believe his cheating a**.

I take two cans of beer to drink one straight away. I feel relieved. I wipe my lips with the back of my hand and throw the other can of beer to my brother. He immediately caught and opened it, drinking the same way I did. I take another one and lean on the counter.

"I'm not worried or anything. I don't want to see his cheating a**," I replied.

"Just smile at him when you see each other again, then congratulate him," Elijah advised. I raised an eyebrow while waiting for him to continue.

He grinned. "He got Roadkill's daughter pregnant. Now Roadkill wants Viper to marry his daughter, or he will kick him out of the MC, invalid. "

I laugh. I find it funny to know that Viper got his karma in the worst possible way and disliked it so much.

"The last thing Viper is going to do is tie himself to a woman. They are both slut, so what happened? A condom break or a pill defect? "There mockingly exclaimed as they entered the kitchen. Phoebe walks towards the fridge, takes a few more cans of beer, and brings them to the table.

"Poor Viper, he cannot pursue you for a second chance now," Allyza sarcastically added. They all giggled and mimicked how Viper spoke to me about giving him a chance every time we saw each other.

"Not in a million years will I give his cheating** a second chance," I replied.

"I can't blame you, Zai. How could he say he loves someone if he keeps fvcking the sl*t? If it happened to me, I do the same as you did," Lavender added. I glance my brother's way and read his expression; he looks solemnly in Lavender's direction.

I knew from the moment he truly realized his feelings for Olivia; that he never touched a woman in his life. It seems like he keeps it that way. I'm glad I didn't read any guilty emotion from him.

We all nod at what she said. They saw me struggling for a while because of what he did. They were my support system until I got over him, cheered me up every time I was down, and were furious when I cried because of him.

He cheated on me with Roadkill's daughter, Gracey. Now karma bites his cheating a**.