Chapter 100 - Hundred : Your Ex-fiancé (1/2)

Maya's POV

”Fine, I'll tell you why you're here ” He wiped the side of his mouth with the red table napkin and continued, ”You're here because Niklaus took a life from me and you are going to pay with yours ”

There was a loud ringing in my ears, I seem to have heard wrong. Niklaus killed someone? He must be lying.

”Excuse me? ”

”You heard me right buttercup, you're paying for my son's life with your own life ”

I froze while his words kept playing in  a loop in my mind; I tried to make sense of what I just heard.

Okay, Niklaus killed his son and now he's trying to say I'll be killed in turn as compensation for his loss? What the fuck, what kind of bullshit logic was that !

Alright, I'm done being a doll . I had been scared for my life earlier and held my tongue but since it's apparent I'm going to die, why don't I gush out my emotions.

”Romans 5:8 - But God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners.” I said making sure to emphasize on the ”Christ to die for us ” part.

My gaze hardened and my brows lifted. ”Why would I f*cking die for someone I have no clue about, neither for a crime I didn't commit? Just so you know, I'm not the messiah neither am I God his father, so get that into that demented brain of yours ”

There was a flicker of surprise on his face, I guess he wasn't expecting the sudden change in my attitude.

I'm done being a good girl, since I was doomed to die I might as well say what's on my mind.

”Numbers 14:18 - The Lord is slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love, forgiving iniquity and transgression, but he will by no means clear the guilty, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the children's children, unto the third and to the fourth generation ”

Sakuzi replied to me while emphasizing on the ” Visiting the iniquity of the fathers ” part.

To be truthful, I was impressed - mob leaders do read the Bible? Yet he still was kidnapping people and probably doing numerous shady deals.

” Well too bad ” I purred, flashing a smirk ”I'm not his daughter, so screw you ”

He laughed briefly ” I like you ”

I lifted a questioning brow. Alright, anymore weird confession and I swear Emerald or not, I'm hightailing it out of here.

”You're like a Tiger ”

”Oh ” I shifted in my seat, a bit Surprised. Niklaus calls me - scratch that - called me that too.

”A paper Tiger, ” he clarified and my face fell. ” You have the powerful jaws and teeth, the sharp claws and the roar…..” he faltered and looked at me intensely.

”But you know what? They're all fake and you know deep down, that's the truth ”

I frowned, why was his comment getting increasingly close to home. I couldn't help but feel he was talking a bit about my personality.

I rubbed my face with my palm and asked him, ”I don't know what happened between you and Niklaus but what I can't understand is why you involved me? ”

He answered curtly ”You're his woman”

”Women ” I corrected. ”I'm just one of the many women he fooled around with ”

”Trust me, you're the most special of them all ”

”Trust me, I wish I was ” I countered and the side of his mouth quirked up.

He slowly leaned back into his seat, then he laughed - I wonder what's amusing him.

”I'm sensing some rage in you ”

I grabbed the glass of water that was beside and gulped it down, I didn't care about the drug issue, I was going to die anyway.

Wiping my mouth with the back of my hand, I answered ”I'm more than angry and I'm sure you wouldn't care to know why ”

”Try me, I have all the time in the world ” Sakuzi offered and my brows shot up in surprise.

”Listening to my sob story, wouldn't it make it harder to kill me? ” I asked, hopefully.

He replied ”I'm not sentimental ”

Yeah, kill that thought of surviving Maya.

But still I was genuinely surprised, I never expected I would be  schmoozing with my soon to be murderer - at least there's someone to tell my heartache before I die.

I took a deep breath ” Well, it's the usual poor girl meet rich guy story ”I told him sarcastically.

A maid walked in, filled his glass with wine and he took a sip.

”I'm all ears ”

”I need a glass of wine too, ” I said to him and he glanced up at me surprised.

I blew out air noisily through my mouth and began to explain ”I'm quite an emotional person, so there's quite a hundred percent chance I would literally shed a bucket of tears halfway through my story ”

”So? ”