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“I’m great now that I’ve got you.” He kisses her, and we all pretend to act shocked. As if we didn’t hear them fucking the night we got back here.
“Hey if I can’t have orgies in common rooms then you can’t be doing that.”
Evie throws a pillow at them, but Arrow catches it and actually lets out a laugh. I thought we might see him differently here. Everyone settles in and I bring up a call from my father and Havoc on the screen.
Alright,” I say, getting started. “Over the past two weeks, we have chosen which classes will help us in our roles for the trial. I’ve briefed my father about the traitor, we’ve decided we need to let him live.”
A bark of refusals go up around the room before Evie comes to my side. She had to agree with the plan before I created it, so this all only happened with her blessing.
“Our plan,” she continues for me while everyone quiets down, “is to try and get the foot soldier to lead us to whoever he got his orders from. If we can’t do that, then in the meantime we are going to make sure word about a large shipment gets to him.”
My father pipes in then. His face appears on a screen with Havoc's.
“The airport is officially under construction, but I have spread rumors to my two hands and their soldiers that we will be receiving many large shipments on the day of the opening. We plan to make it look like an exercise to get our bearings with the new location while using the opportunity to transport thousands of pounds of cocaine, heroin, and hundreds of black market items.”
Havoc joins in on the other side of the screen. “I will work with Damien and Alexi to teach them about the strategies and movements of The Shades on bigger missions and how to counter position themselves. I’ll also be working with our scouts from above. Laney, I’ll show you how to get off a shot without being an easy target for them to hit.”
“I can teach her that just fine. Besides, I’ll be with her to do most of the work,” Arrow interjects, wrapping his arm around Laney possessively.
If there is anything I know now about the women of our world, it’s that this man just royally fucked up.
Laney pushes out of his hold before standing up and moving to sit by Evie. “Thank you for letting the room know that you think I’m incapable of doing the job I was assigned. I’m sure The Society will be thrilled that I let the dean of the school do ‘most of the work’ for me.”
She scowls at him, and for once, I don’t feel like pushing this meeting along.
“Kitten, that’s not what I meant.”
“He calls you Kitten?” Evie interjects with awe in her tone.
“Not anymore he doesn’t.” Laney crosses her arms and moves to sit on the other side of the room.
“I said I would be working with the scouts,” Havoc jumps back in, not seeming put off by the tension in the air. “Which means I’ll be working with both of you. I will also need to teach you how to make explosive arrows as well as train everyone on how to properly wire bombs.”
I see the moment Arrow goes on the defensive again, but Havoc is already speaking over him. “I don’t think you’re incapable. I’m working with everyone to give us all the best advantage here. We only have one shot at this. One. If we spook him, he has a million safe houses and connections. There’s way too many places to hide that we will never be able to find him. I’m not taking any chances here, are you?”
“No.” Arrow’s answer is flat, his eyes begging for Laney to look at him. It’s odd to me because normally when interruptions like this happen, it puts me on edge or makes me feel less in control. Yet, right now, all I feel is amusement.
“Now that that’s settled, Nessa, are you good with being my point person there?” My father asks.
I’m slightly surprised he doesn’t want it to be me, but it makes sense since they have already been coordinating while we were away. They likely have a routine by now.
“Yes, but I also want to learn more about how you run your organization. I’m planning to be a leader one day. Would it be alright if I came a few days before the team to help set up and coordinate? I want to see all the movements that go into place when pulling bigger jobs and how you manage your schedule.”
“Of course. We can discuss a date based on your classes.”
Nessa nods. I can’t help but appreciate how smoothly this is going. Everyone picked their roles well, and the way we seem to be able to work together at the same time only solidifies in my mind we will pull this off. My princess will be free.
???
As we wrap up the meeting, I walk up behind Evie and pull her close to me. “Want to help me make lunch for everyone?”
Her eyebrows raise in surprise as she turns in my hold. “You want to cook for everyone? And you want me to help? Alexi, I burnt popcorn last night. That would not go well.”
I laugh at her, still able to smell the burnt popcorn in the air.
“Don’t worry, I plan to keep you far away from the microwave. The key is not walking away when something is cooking.”
She tries to hit me, but I grab her hands and hold them tightly with one of mine. I chuckle, and the smirk playing at her lips finally turns into a laugh. “I want to show you I can provide for you, for the family you chose. Let me teach you? It could be… our thing?”
