Starr Marie
"Wait. Before we go, do you know anything about Tara Levine?" I ask hoping nothing bad comes from his mouth based on the expression he's giving me.
"No, I'll have O look into her for you if you want," He says then proceeds to ask me why.
"Nothing it's just that when I mentioned your name, she kinda of seemed scared or frightened," I was just curious at this point.
"Well I am the most feared mafia leader," His ego is suddenly replaced with a smirk.
"Yeah, you're probably right," I say confusingly before he gestures me to walk towards the door.
Once we got to the door I noticed a code simulator. He typed in a code, I memorized it then honestly I forgot once I focused on his next steps. There was an eye scanner. It was some Men in Black type of shit.
When the thing scanned his eye, the door opened and we entered it. After a while I started to analyze my surroundings.
"So Mr.King, from the looks of it, there's a large hallway leading from the front door.6 floors connected to that one hall, and 4 men on each hall," I say stating his tactics.
"How did you do that in 1 minute?" He says turning his body to my direction.
"Oh some guy taught me like 2 years back." I avoid the question with a half ass answer. Only because I didn't want him to know my life story. Some things are meant to be kept quiet.
"Impressive. Already thinking like a Mafia Queen," That same smirk appears on him lips.
"I guess I am," I came to the realization that I was smiling extremely big at him. No one has ever really say good in anything I do, so this small moment felt like an accomplishment.
I felt like maybe this is finally a place where I could belong. Well that's at least what I thought.
As we walked to a door it was suddenly opened by two guards. As soon as we stepped a foot into it, there was over 100 people staring at us. Both men and women.
I got looks from guys checking me out. Damn I wish I didn't wear a shirt that expose my boobs.
I also got dirty looks from the women. Maybe because I was walking next to their Boss. Maybe because I was the clothes I wore which visible exposed me, though not completely.
But also, it made me wonder if it was because I was with Damon. I know that there are women who despise other women because they have what they don't have.
Honestly I felt bad for them other than myself. They were the type of women who wanted to be with their bosses and if they couldn't have them, they'll do all they could to make the girl feel like they don't belong.
The looks made me feel as though I didn't.
I shift my weight on to Damon so I could feel the odd safeness he put onto me. He responded by bringing his hand around my waist, leaving a reassuring squeeze.
I take a huge breath as we began coming in contact with a big boxing ring. Men and women were surrounding it as O spoke to them.
"Today we are doing rounds. This will help us know who is shitty and who has at least some talent hidden somewhere beneath those tattoo and hair pins," He say sarcastically roasting them. I hear Damon chuckle at the expressions on the peoples faces as they stood around the rink.
After he finished speaking, he skimmed the crowd, final noticing us, followed by calling Damon up to the ring.
"I'll be right back, don't go anywhere," Damon says kissing my forehead then walking away.
Damon and O then picks two men to the ring for a match as I stood back and watched.
I watched as Damon stood at the edge of the ring coaching. I liked how free and open he was to helping his members. Especially because most of them looked too young.
As I was thinking a girl walked up to me. Part of me was excited to make a new friend but the other part of me felt uneasy of the way she walked.
She walked as if she owned the place.
The way she pushed her hair over her shoulder and crossed her legs as she walked— intensely. Not to mention, she was extremely beautiful.
I smiled as she made her way to me, only to loose that smile.
"What the hell is a filthy slut doing with the Mafia King?" She said with a smirk almost as a whisper.
I felt myself being taken aback. "What?"
"You heard me bitch," As harsh as her words were, the voice she used was not as loud as expected. It sounded like a whisper.
I grasp the thought of what she said and roll my eyes. "Repeat yourself, because if you meant it you would have said it with your chest bitch?" I say angrily.
When I first looked at her, she was beautiful. Now she was ugly to me. I realize that you can never judge a book by it's cover. I found myself think that because of her looks, she was nice... only to figure out that she's not.
I instantly got extremely rude vibes.
She says a little louder for the people in the room to hear,"You are nothing but a gold digging bitch who whores around for money." Everyone in the room turned around and looked at me. Including Damon
and O.
She pushes me making me stumble over my foot— yet I didn't fall.
Without thinking, I found myself doing what I least expect coming here.
Fighting.
I grab her left arm, kicking her feet under her. She hits the ground face first, I take the opportunity to hop on her back pulling her arm behind her shoulder blade.
I heard her scream and yell at the top of her lungs for me to stop. I didn't give a fuck though. Me standing alone didn't stop her from talking shit and certainly putting her hands on me.
The people around me were gasping and cheering, though it didn't motivate me to do worse. I could care less about what they thought. I only cared about how she belittled me and made me feel. How she put her hands on me in not a friendly way but as a fighting move.
I was on the verge of breaking her arm when I was suddenly pulled off of her. I look up to see the person who pulled me.
Damon.
"What the hell happened,"Damon yells angrily.
"She called me a fucking slut so I showed her how a 'slut' could beat her ass," I say upset that this has happened and it's only been a couple of minutes.
"Why were you so defensive if your not a whore," She yells at me. "You might as well say you are to stop the denial."
I sprinted to her direction, only to be grabbed by another person. It's fucking O. "Let me go. I promise I won't kill her," I could never kill someone, my angry just got the best of me.
"No. Take Mariah to a cell and get her cleaned up," Damon yelled just before a few guys in the crowd run to help her up.
I realize that her name was Mariah, putting it in a area in my brain for the future.
As they helped Mariah up, there was blood splattered on the floor. I felt upset with myself because I know what I'm capable of. Therese a reason why I don't always fight unless I have too.
But, even with the guilt, she still deserved it.
"Now you," Damon says walking into my direction. "Come with me," He demands amongst the hot hair that surrounded me. I wasn't in the mood for anymore bullshit so I followed.
Damon, O and I all walked down the hall towards this unfamiliar room. Once the door opened, I came to realization that it was an office.
O shuts the door behind us as Damon stands behind his desk with his arms crossed.
Am I fucked or..?
Within seconds they both started laughing. I didn't know if they did those kinds of things before they kill or punish someone but it did not seem normal. Nor did it feel like a good thing— I literally just hit one of their members.
"Wh- what's funny," I ask confusingly.
"Where did you learn how to fight like that?" O ask with a smile. It was one of those proud big brother smiles.
"I went into intense training 2 years ago so..." I was left with completely nothing else to say. They were just laughing.
"Well shit! You embarrassed Mariah. She was our best fighter out of the women," He says laughing to the point he's holding his chest.
"W-what. Is that true Damon?" I ask as he was also laughing intensely.
"Hell yeah," He begins calming down from his laughter. "My girl fought our best female fighter," A smile cross his lips only to disappoint in seconds.
My brain chews on the first to woulda he just said in his last sentence.
My girl.
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It looks like Starr can fight! And she's got brains!
Why do I feel like I'm learning more about Starr along with you guys?
A/ Thank you for reading chapter 13. See you in the next chapter!
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