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“You’re one to talk,” she scoffs before turning serious once more. “No. This will be the biggest favour ever. You won’t be able to say no to me when I call it in.”
“You need me to kill a diplomat or a royal or something?”
“Something like that. Do you still want protection?”
“Yes. Whatever the cost, I have to. I don’t have any choice. Apparently once you find your family, they suddenly come first.”
“Oh, such an inconvenience,” she teases.
“I blame you for everything,” I deadpan. I feel much calmer now I know I’ve got the go ahead to protect my family by any means necessary. “Stupid beating stone in my chest.”
“Ha! Okay, so give me a couple of days to get things in order and to pay off the right people.”
“One day. I can’t wait any longer.”
“Okay.” She sighs.
“And you need to find them. I have to protect Lizzie whether she wants it or not, and I guess that means her family too...what do you know about them?”
“They’re a team of three. All came into The Order together from overseas. Showed a lot of promise but are too wild and unpredictable. Generally they deal with the less savoury branches of the business.”
“Names? Ages? I’m going to need to know everything.”
“That’s gonna take more time than I can currently give you, Batman. Leave it with me and I’ll send you a file. Sound good?”
“That’s…acceptable. I suppose.”
She laughs.
“Great. I’ll leave you to...sharpen your knives or whatever it is you do in preparation. And I’ll get to work on that information for you.”
“And a location.”
“That too. Expect the file and my call soon. Bye.”
“Bye...oh and Amelie?”
“Yeah?”
“Thank you.”
I hang up and pace, replaying the conversation over in my mind. I have the protection I need to take care of Cordelia – finally – but Lizzie’s unknown disappearance throws up some problems I wasn’t expecting. However, once Amelie delivers their information to me, I think I stand a better chance than most of tracking them down.
I hope.
The last thing I want is to have to tell Raven we lost her sister again when she only just found her.
Stanislav: I want an answer by nightfall or I’m going to visit your sisters
