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“You tell me everything. About why you left. And if you do, then I promise I’ll go and deliver your letter.”
“And make sure that Mayson reads it?” she questioned.
“Yes,” I agreed.
She looked at Mr. Cain and he nodded. Then she looked back at me and said, “I will tell you, but it is something that you cannot ever share with anyone else.”
“Okay. It stays in this room,” I promised.
We spent the next two hours talking, only taking a break for Anya to regain her composure. What she had to tell me was unimaginable. It was something one would imagine happened only in horror movies or fiction novels. If I thought for a moment that she was lying, I would’ve stopped the conversation immediately. But I could see the pain and turmoil in her eyes. What she shared was horrendous. My heart broke for her.
I reached out for the envelope and with my other hand, I grabbed hold of hers. “I’m so sorry that you went through all ofthat. I understand now why this letter is so important to you. I promise I’ll find a way to get Mayson to read it.”
And if I have my way, I’ll convince him to come back to the United States with me so you can tell him you love him in person.
CHAPTER 2
Mayson Moyer
“Just five more days, and you won’t be a bachelor anymore,” I said to my brother Orion, as I handed him a beer.
“I don’t consider myself a bachelor now. We are committed to each other. This just makes it official,” he replied, twisting the top off before downing half of it.
That wasn’t uncommon for me, but Orion wasn’t much of a drinker. At least he hadn’t been until then. “Hey, I think Raya is an amazing woman, but if you’re having second thoughts, better figure it out now, before the wedding.”
“It’s not Raya that I’m concerned about. Grandmother is back to having her...dreams.”
“Shit. Now what?” I asked, couldn’t even guess. My grandmother believed that her dreams were visions. I wasn’t convinced and felt that they were more of a coincidence, than anything else.She said I’d find riches, and here I am still a working man.
“Grandmother said we are about to get a visitor that will change our lives forever. I hope it’s not Raya’s ex-husband coming here to fuck up everything. He didn’t want anything to do with his own son Joey and tried using him just to hurt Raya. Now just a few days before the wedding, Grandmother has this dream? What am I supposed to think?”
Damn it. His concerns were valid. I never met her ex-husband, but he sounded like a complete asshole. “Have you informed Bennett Stone about Grandmother’s dream?”
He chuckled. “No. And I really don’t want him coming to the same conclusion that you did. That I’m getting cold feet. I’ll deal with this myself.”
“Orion, you know that I'm here. If you want my help, just let me know what I can do. Raya is my family, and Joey is my nephew,” I stated. “Whatever you need from me, just let me know.”
He nodded. “I appreciate that. For now, just let me know if you see anything strange.”
“You haven’t forgotten that we live in Tabiq. Strange is standard here,” I reminded him.
“I wish I could argue with you on that.”
“Have you considered that this has nothing to do with Raya and it is about you being the Vice-President of Tabiq? If you ask me, that is much more likely thatyouwill get a surprise visitor,” I said.
“No. My gut says it is something...personal.”
“Oh God, Orion. You’re starting to sound like Grandmother. If you start having dreams and telling me it’s the ancestors talking to you, I’m going to question whether or not Tabiq is in the right hands.”
“Not funny. But you can’t deny the fact that she’s called it correct on a few things,” he stated.
“It’s all in the interpretation. As far as I’m concerned, they are just dreams. Nothing more. But I’ll keep my eyes peeled for anything unusual,” I promised. “And for the record, just the fact you’re getting married, a sworn bachelor, is enough to throw off Grandmother’s so-called premonitions.”
“True. A year ago, if you told me I would be married, and with a family, I’d have asked you how much you had been drinking. But remember, if it can happen to me, it can happen to you as well,” he warned.
I almost choked on my beer. “Now you’re talking crazy. And besides, someone has to uphold the pact that we made.”
“We were kids,” he chuckled. “Things change. People change.”
