[SICARIO]
[Fifty-six months ago]
"You love her, for real. You're actually in love with her. And that is pathetic and scary because you're betraying her even now. Or what do you think? That you will confess and she will embrace you?
"That girl is more beast than a woman, Jeremiah. You should already know that by now.," Razia warned and Jer stared at her like he didn't know what she was talking about.
One thing he had learned with the Russels was to never compromise their plans because if that happened, then he would be toast.
Over the years Jer had seen people who strayed be murdered like they were pieces of animals. They had been treated in the worst of ways and there was no denying that that was the fate that was waiting for him.
"Are you sure you haven't been living for so long that you're now seeing things? You sent me here on a farce, and I am doing my job perfectly. Don't tell me you're suspecting me because I am that good at my job.
"If anything, you should be giving me more benefits for being so damn good. I can't believe you want to consider terminating me because I made everyone believe I'm head over heels with the girl," Jer said casually as he looked at Razia.
Razia was staring at him, trying to see if there was any truth to that or if he was just trying to save his skin. The consequences were a little too dark and Razia sure hoped that he could remember them.
There was no room for falling back at the moment, especially when they had done everything possible to get to this point. It would be hard inserting someone into Awuor's life but that didn't mean they wouldn't do it.
Everyone was replaceable and the Russels knew it too.
"Well, we don't have time for the lie detection but I hope for your own sake that you believe and know it to be true. Anyway, go on. Find Dominic and stay with him.
She knew she could help Eniola; she could fix her up and save the Sicario luna, but then she couldn't. It would ruin the plan. It would make them eternal targets. It would fuck up their family for generations and generations.
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"The... Our... they're mates, Razia... we could have been the happiest... parents," Eniola coughed out and Razia felt her heart constrict at the idea. They really had good plans for the future.
The fact that their children were mates and couldn't be together was their greatest agony. From the beginning, Eniola had been expecting this. She had been expecting Razia or her brother to come after her.
"I'm so sorry, Eni. I wish we had more time. We could have been grandmothers or even great-grandmothers. We could have had an entire race filled with white hair or brown hair running around.
"They would have been the prettiest little wolves of our time. They would have had the strongest family lines. We would have been undefeated then. With the Greyson army and Sicario army, we would have been untouchable.
"We would have been happier, sister. Fate is so so cruel," Razia said, as she finally let her years free. It hurt that this had to be done and she hoped that maybe someday they would be happier without the bonds of whatever fate they were bound to.
Razia had long known that if she went through with this, she would be the target of Awuor Sicario. She would be ruined by the little girl whose mother she was stealing and honesty, to Razia, that is okay.
Loyalty to the family always won over loyalty to friendship, even if the friends were family. Maybe they would have better days ahead of them. But was that even possible with the storm that was coming for them?
"I forgive you, Razia. This isn't easy for you, friend. I know that... I knew it even when I came to you with the worries months ago. Be well, my friend," Eniola said and Razia blinked back tears.
As usual, Eniola Sicario was of a pure heart.
And that broke Razia's heart even more.
"Eni, wait..."