Here is Chapter 2! Also if anyone knows why Karai's parents abandoned her please let me know. Also I know other Japanese names but I can't spell or pronounce them so that's why I went with the name Anastasia. Anyway getting on with the story……
Karai grabbed her daughter and yanked her into the room. She slammed the door and covered her mouth.
She heard her father knock on the door. "Karai what is going on?"
Karai who was still managing to control herself cursed under her breath.
"Um, nothing my lord just a nightmare.'
"Well I thought I heard someone else screaming."
"No that was, er just an echo." Karai stammered.
There was silence outside of the door. She knew her father was suspicious, but he left.
As soon as the foot steps could be heard no longer….
"What are you doing here?" Karai hissed uncovering her daughter's mouth.
"I just thought I'd tell you that daddy wants to see you again. He wants us to be one big happy family."
Karai gaped at her. "But your father abandoned you."
"Nope, he tracked me down and raised me, he sent me to look for you while he dealed with some business."
"What kind of business?" Karai asked.
"I'm not tellin'."
"Why not?"
"Daddy said he'd whip me if I telled you."
Karai's eyes widened.
Flashback:
"Stop it Cade! Get away form me let go!" Karai screamed as Cade grabbed her arm and pulled her towards his car.
He didn't reply.
Why did I make him mad? I hate it when he gets mad because people get hurt. Karai thought to herself. Cade threw her into his car and got in beside her.
"You could've just bought the damn drugs Kay it wouldn't have killed you." Cade spat at her. Karai hated that nickname that he used on her.
"I told you, if my father saw me he'd…."
"…Your father was no where near the drugstore."
"And I told you he has workers all over this city that watch me." Karai snapped. She never trusted Cade about the whole Foot Ninja thing.
"I don't care at least I won't get caught. You said you would take the rap for me, you said you would."
"I know that!"
"THEN WHY DIDN'T YOU?"
"Because I was afraid damn it. I was afraid that my whole life would be wasted away in a jail cell for a crime I didn't commit. But mostly….I was afraid of you.'
Cade's face softened slightly. "Why were you afraid of me?"
"Because you killed those girls who didn't do what you said. You told me that you beat them to death and it felt good. You're dangerous. I think we should break up."
Cade's face hardened and he sped off. "I am the father of your child! You've been pregnant for three months. I've helped you hide it from your father and you repay me for all that hard work by breaking up with me?"
"I…I…"
"You can't break up with me, and you won't! I'll be sure of that."
Karai then realized that this wasn't her prince charming after all, and she had no way of getting out of it. Sure she could use her self defense skills but, she didn't want the risk of getting killed.
At his house… Cade raped her and got drunk. While he was in one of his cackling fits Karai made her escape and left him there in his apartment. Cade had been a runaway from home for nearly three years now in an abandoned apartment. As the abuse continued, Karai did it for the sake of her child, hoping that he would spare her life and her daughter.
End of flashback
Now Cade was passing on his work to his own daughter.
"How long has he been abusing you?"
"Since I could walk and talk. Whenever I did something wrong he'd spank me. Then he taught me how to steal and pretend I was a homeless child picking up medicine, when really I was giving the drugs to him."
"Does he ever get drunk?"
"Every night. I usually lock myself in my room when he pulls out the beer."
Karai had millions of thoughts racing through her head. She couldn't let this happen to her daughter anymore, this isn't the life she wanted Anastasia to live.
Karai laid awake a few hours later with her daughter sleeping beside her. Karai's face turned to determination as she watched her daughter. She was going to keep her daughter away from Cade… Even if it cost her life.