Royce The next morning.



Knox and Royce were up the next morning trying to figure out what to do about last night. "I mean it really up to you. Lux was never a problem until now. I don't know what's making her do shit like this." Knox said.

"That's what I'm saying. Lux ain't never gave you and me no problem until Kingsley came in the house. Lux is wrong for setting that shit up though." He said. "But I don't want to send her off somewhere yet."

"Honestly I think it's best you go ahead and make a decision wether you going to keep Kingsley working for you or your girl." Knox said.

"My girl?" He said jerking his head back caught off guard.

"Yes nigga. She literally staying with you almost every night. So it's either y'all set boundaries or you move her out this house." Knox said looking at his watch. "I don't really give a fuck anymore. I got a plane to catch. My vacation start today."

"What if I have her move with me? You think she would do that? Come to New York?"

"I don't know and I don't care." He said. "Ask her. Evani!" He yelled walking out his office with Royce behind him.

"For real, you think that's a good idea? I've never had anyone live with me."

"If you want her too then ask her. You and her got a thing going on so it wouldn't hurt to ask." Knox told him. "And you need to make a decision quick, it's either she remain dancing or you and her go be happy in New York."

Evani and Kingsley came down the stairs. "Damn you need all them bags?" Royce asked.

"Yea." Evani said in a duh tone. "Are we leaving right now?"

"Yea, let's go bed another problem is created." He said. "Bye I hope y'all handle yourself well. Don't call me- matter fact I'm blocking you. Oh and bye."

With that said him and Evani dragged their bags to the car and didn't look back not once. Kingsley nudges Royce making him turn around looking at her. "What now?" She asked.

He shrugged. "I see you in a better mood." He pokes her cheek making her smile.

"A little bit, I'm still cut up and scratched." She pointed to the scratches on her face, arms and legs.

"It ain't that bad it'll heal and go away." He examined her face. "You still pretty." She couldn't help to blush as he smiled at her. "I don't want you to dance tonight."

"Why?" She asked.

"I want you with me. I feel like since we kinda got something going on I would like for you to come stay with me.... In New York."

"New York?" She questioned as her facial expression changed immediately making him feel ashamed he even asked.

"You don't want too?" He asked.

"Not that I don't want too, it's just when will I be able to actually go home. I was starting to get used to staying here. That's a big step."

"It is, I get where you coming from but I need you to understand that you and I have been under each other almost every night. I can't keep you here and be all the way in New York showing favoritism. I'm asking you to come with me you ain't got to stay here and obey by nobody rules." He said.

Staring in his eyes feeling how he genuinely meant what he said. "I know this is probably moving too fast but I got to make some changes around here because you can't keep busting the other girls head whenever you feel like you need too." He said making her laugh.

"I don't care they deserve it." She chuckled.

"So will you?" He asked staring at her waiting for an answer. She twisted her lips then nodded her head. A smile creeped on his lips. "I already knew you would say that."

"No you didn't." She playfully pushed him. "When you plan on leaving?"

"We leave when Knox and Evani come back." He said.

"So back to the whole thing with Lux. What's going to happen with her?" She asked.

He scratched his head sighing before shrugging his shoulders. "I really don't know. She really never gave me any problems until now. I'll have to speak with her before I make a decision on what I'm going to do with her."

"I say let me fight her again because I'm still mad." Kingsley shrugged. He chuckled. "I'm not playing. That was foul as hell. As much as I don't like her, I would never set her up to be jumped in the middle of the club. I'll never do that to nobody. That just shows me how low of a bitch she is. She had to get 3 other bitches to fight me."

"Calm down, I see a vein literally about to pop out your neck." He said as she crossed her arms and started to breathe heavily, feeling her adrenaline pumping. "We going back to therapy when we get back in New York."

"It just irritates me I don't think I'll be able to get over that. I don't think you understand the way it's bothering me. I know I got my get back but I never been jumped before and to see myself fighting for my life like that upsets me." She rolled her eyes shaking her head becoming frustrated the more she thinks about that night.

He embraces her with a hug before leaning down to kiss her forehead. She chuckles. "I haven't done shit to nobody in this house. That's crazy."

"I know but let it go, I'll take care of it." He said making her look up her him. "What?"

"What you mean you'll take care of it? What you planning?" She asked staring at him. He stares back at her before leaning in kissing her lips.

"I see you stressed out. Pick one of the girls to go with you to the spa. I'll pay for the session. Stay as long as you want." He said before releasing his arms around her and walking away, leaving her there wondering and confused.

Later that day Royce in his office rewatching the tapes of the altercation that happened with Kingsley. "Right there." Cordell pointed out one of the girls who attacked Kingsley.

"I don't know who any of these females are." Royce shakes his head. "How the hell Lux even get to these girls."

"Bruh you never know who they be talking to in this building."

"That's why I have y'all watching them. You and Knox are my right hand. The other niggas do they job too but when it comes down to you and Knox, I expect you and him to be on y'all toes."

"I get that but when the building is packed out, how you expect us to watch them? Everyone literally is in the way." He said.

Before Royce responded to him the door open making them both look towards the door. Dandre walks in. "Yoo." He said.

"The hell you been at?" Cordell asked.

"Don't worry about that." He said before dapping him up. He reached out his hand to Royce. Royce looked at his hand and looked away. "Ok so we still ain't cool. Got it."

"Cordell let me talk to this nigga for a minute." He said. Cordell excused himself out the office before Royce spoke again. "Where you been at? Ian heard from you in three days."

"I had to cool off. I went and stayed with this girl I know, why you worried?"

"Because you still my brother and I need to keep track of y-"

"Bruh you don't need to keep track of me! I'm grown-" Royce cut his off with a laugh. "I'm grown as hell. I don't need you to keep track of me."

"Watch your tone." He said. "Yes I do need to keep track of you. You get out of control and shit."

"Whatever, I came to set some shit straight. You put Knox over me every time. That nigga don't even do his job right ain't you congratulate him by sending him on vacation with one of the girls? But as soon as I make 1 little mistakes you wanna put your hands on me-"

"I never put Knox over you so don't even go there." Royce waved him off.

"No you do. When you started this whole business shit you put Knox on before me. You was breaking bread with that nigga before your own brother. You fake as hell."

"You don't know what you talking about." Royce shrugged grabbing a glass of whiskey before taking a sip.

"Then you wonder why I act the way I do with you. You don't care about shit but this damn club and that hotel." He said. "If Ma ever find out how you doing be she'll break every bone in your body." He scoffed. "Lenard turning in his grave."

Royce heart drops hearing his father name come from Dandre mouth. He put down the glass and reached and grabbed Dandre by his neck. "You know exactly how to piss me off. Don't you ever come in my shit talking out the side of your neck as if I ain't never put you in to shit. Biggs's your whole outfit came from me. I put money in your hands. I put you in one of the best colleges in the state. What you did? You stop going. I put you in fast cars and designer clothes. The first person I broke bread wasn't Knox nigga. It was our Momma nigga. I moved y'all out the hood and put y'all in the suburbs. Yo duck ass wanted to follow behind me so I let you."

He pushed him away. "Nigga don't ever bring up my daddy like you know him. I will beat your ass like you ain't my brother. Fuck out shit before shit get ugly." He said. "Sending yo ass back to New York with Momma. I'm done dealing with you."

"Good. You ain't nothing but a fake ass nigga." He said before walking out his office slamming the door so hard the room shook a little.

Cordell walks back in the office. "Um." He said.

"I don't even want to talk no more man. That nigga just pissed me off. But when you get back t the house I wanna talk to all the girls so let them know." He said.

"Ight." Cordell said before closing the door.

Meanwhile with Knox and Evani who was in Hawaii. They made it back to the beach house from the club and Evani and Knox were drunk. Evani couldn't stop crying and Knox was trying to focus on sobering up.

"God please help me." Evani cried on by the trash can. "I won't drink no more."

"Get up." Knox picked her up from the floor and dragged her to the room. "Please don't throw up on me. I swear-"

"I don't have too bitch!" She aid becoming annoyed by him telling her what to do all night. "I'm sick of you. You are so annoying."

"You too the fuck." He said pushing her into the bed onto for her to bounce off and hit the floor.

They both burst into laughter. "Oowww my arm." She laughed. "Why you did that?"

"I'm sorry." He chuckled helping her up. "I didn't know you would fall like that."

She frowned rubbing her arm. She looks at him then smiles at him. She leaned onto him hugging him. "No bruh." He chuckled. "We can't."

"Why not? You don't like me?" She frowned than began to cry.

"You're still drunk." He said. "Hell I am too."

He wipes her face before sitting on the bed. He rubbed the top of his head watching her wipe the rest of the tears off her face.

"Just really quick." She whined before sitting on his lap. He stared at her debating with himself. He nodded his head making her smile.

"You gonna stop crying?" He asked she nodded her head. "Ight let's take a shower."

Meanwhile back in Miami, Knox pulled up to the Doll House. He wasn't in a so good mood since the conversation with Dandre. It threw off his whole day.

When he walked in the house it was quiet as if everyone was sleep. "Cordell!" He yelled.

"In the kitchen." He responded. Royce made his way to the kitchen to see Cordell sitting at the island on his phone.

"Why it's so quiet? What you gave them melatonin?" He asked.

"Nah, everyone just in the rooms being to themselves. Kingsley and Naomi just got back." He said.

He nodded. "I want everybody down here." He said. Cordell nodded getting up and leaving the kitchen.He goes in the front room and waits for Cordell to bring them down.

When they came downstairs he noticed that half of the girls were sleep. "This better be important because I was sleeping real good." Cherish crossed her arms as she tried her best to stay awake."

"No for real." Nay said.

"I came by to talk about some things." He said.

"Uggghhhhhh." Nay dramatically let out, making them chuckle.

"Check yourself, I'm really not in a good mood tonight. Don't piss me off more than what I'm already am." He said. The girls quickly changed their attitudes and became serious. "I'm just going to get straight to it. Those strikes are out the window. I see y'all take that shit as a joke from now on the next person that picks a fight you will no longer be in this house. The other day that was way outta of control."

"What if we at the club an a customer attack us and we have to defend ourselves?" Naomi asked.

"That's a different story. From now on I don't want to hear anything about each other your putting your hand on one another. I'm fed up. When Knox or Cordell here do what they tell you to do." He said. "Now another thing I want to get into is the other night. So if that brawl had nothing to do with you please dismiss yourself."

Kingsley and Lux watched as the girls go back upstairs. "I watched the camera over and over at the club earlier today. Every time I watched it I see 5 people coming out of nowhere. Me and Cordell was trying to figure out these females are Lux and you got a minute to tell me why the fuck would you even plan something like that?"

He watches her as she played with her fingers becoming scared. "Am I talking to myself?" He asked Cordell and Kingsley. "Ok matter of fact tell me who the girls were?"

"They come in the club a lot. I met them in VIP." She said.

"So... what was the reason for the other night?"

She remained silent. Kingsley chuckled shaking her head. "Bruh say something you did for a reason obviously." Cordell said. They watch her play with her fingers.

"Lux you don't play with me right now. You better say something because I'm close to making some calls." He said.

"I was told too." She said.

"Who?" He asked. "Who told you to do that?"

"Amber." She said.

"Aw damn." Cordell shakes his head. "You let her force you to do some shit like that? You a grown ass women."

"So Amber made you come up with that. For what?" Royce asked.

"She doesn't like how you and Kingsley are becoming a thing. All this is out of jealousy. She cannot stand Kingsley. So she had me set that up in the club and I agreed to do it because of the first time we fought and I wanted revenge."

Royce and Cordell shakes their heads. "Amber!" Get down here!" Cordell yelled. "Man this some bullshit."

"Agreed." Royce said.

Amber comes down the stairs as if she didn't know what was going on. "What happened?" She asked.

"Your minion just told on you. Y'all got some much hate and jealousy towards this girl and she ain't did shit to y'all. Yall wrong as hell." Cordell said.

"I didn't have anything to do with that." Amber said making Lux snap her head at her.

"Oh yes you did. Don't try to make it seem like this was all on me. If it wasn't for me Amber first idea was to get this girl killed at your club. Imagine if I didn't change her mind. Your club would've been shut down and police would be watching you." Lux spilled.

Kingsley mouth gapped open. "You don't like me that much you wanted me to get killed?" She said to Amber. "Amber I know we ain't like each other but I would never take it that far with you. Like ever. Now this is really scary. I've been sleeping in the same house as you this whole time."

The room became silent. Cordell looks at Royce. Kingsley couldn't believe what she just heard. Amber face was turning red. Lux continued to play with her fingers.

"Amber, Lux." Royce said. "Go pack everything."

"NOOO!" Amber screamed. Lux jaw dropped as her eyes filled with tears.

"I don't want to hear no more of this bullshit. Amber you really disappointed me. I thought you was better than that. Both of yall pack everything you got tomorrow morning I'll have somewhere for you to go. Yall can be excused."

Kingsley watched as they holler and cry going upstairs. "Well now we gotta find some replacements."

"Not right now." Royce told him. "Just hold it down until Knox get back. Make sure they ready for the morning." He dapped him up.

"Imma go up here and see what they doing." Cordell said before going upstairs.

"You really going to put them on the market?" She asked. Him.

"You don't have to worry about that." He told her as he grabbed her hand pulling her into his embrace. "You staying with me tonight?"

She nodded her head. "Yea but what are you going to do with Lux and Amber."

"Kingsley don't worry about it. Ight?" He said. "This is what they get when they play around with someone life. I don't take that too well." He kissed the top of her head.

TBC

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