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"This is the best option for all of us, Miss De Luca," the nuisance of a blond male declared. He seemed to be the leader of this agreement, though it was made clear at the beginning of the meeting that the tall man in the gold-and-pink suit was the leader in charge.
He'd kept quiet since elaborating on the rules when it came to our negotiations, the emphasis on acting like civil beings. I bet he knew how frustrating this tense environment was becoming after hours of doing this back and forth dance, but now all bets were off as Willow uncrossed her legs and rose right up.
"You're truly undervaluing our assets," she declared with a dull voice.
All eyes were on her, and something told me there was more to her sudden desire to participate as her blue eyes seemed to darken just slightly.
"Miss De Luca, we can gladly do another recap of all we're offering if you missed-"
"One trillion in advance,” she cut him right off with a deal that left us speechless as she clearly caught everyone's attention.
"W-W-What?" the man stuttered and Willow crossed her arms over her chest as her eyes narrowed on the man. I caught onto the way Neo was smirking, and I could only imagine what he was seeing in his world of energies.
"One trillion dollars in advance,” she emphasized again. "Or we walk."
"Y-You wouldn't walk after-"
"Almost eight hours of us going back and forth about what privileges we'd be given if we take this once-in-a-lifetime offer that will change our lives?"
The woman to his left sighed dramatically as if she were exhausted by Willow's defiance.
"Don't you think you're being rather ungrateful? Your whole group is young. And let's all try to remember we're not just average humans sitting in a meeting room trying to make an easy deal that leaves us all happy," she suggested.
"If we were playing by those rules, this discussion would be over," Willow countered, and the woman laughed and twirled her finger, lifting her glass of water with nothing but her spike of magic. Within seconds, the glass was shattered and pieces of glass were seconds from piercing each of our foreheads - including Viktor and Onyx, who stood behind Willow's seat.
None of us moved while the woman smirked and her eyes darkened in glee.
"See? If we were playing by those rules, you all would be dead."
"Enough, Victoria," the tall man commanded, looking peeved by the use of magic. "Displaying your capabilities is rather unnecessary."
"Unnecessary," she began, "but worthy to prove the fact that we're wasting valuable time with a bunch of youngsters because they have a few billion in the bank."
She recalled the shards of glass and just like that, the glass cup was back to its wholeness and lowering to the table.
None of us said a word, and I was fighting the biggest urge to say fuck it and leave this room, but suddenly it felt like the entire room was shaking ever so slightly.
"Victoria," the tall man hissed.
"That isn't me, Albert," she snapped back.
"Of course not," Willow declared, and we all looked at her as her eyes began to shift in color. Her statement only triggered the windows to shatter - glass darting to the four opposing leaders while avoiding Albert, who continued to remain seated in his spot right in the middle.
"W-What is the meaning of-" Victoria tried to speak, but the massive shards of glass only inched closer to her flesh - particularly her neck - leaving her frozen in her tense state.
We had no choice but to look at Willow, all of us disguising the immense shock as Willow slowly returned to her seat and crossed one leg over the other while her eyes were a deadly purple.
This was the first sight we’d had of her using such intense magic, and I could only hope something hadn't mentally snapped in her mind or we'd be in serious trouble.
"Did I tell you to speak?" Willow questioned with an innocent pout in Victoria's direction. I could see her gulping while her supportive male comrade was seething with anger. I took a quick look at the remaining three individuals - the two who had glass close to their faces looking unbothered, though one appeared slightly amused by the change of predicament.
Albert had a questioning expression on his face, but seeing as he'd yet to interfere, he wasn't against this sudden change in plans.
"If we're just little kids in the shifter realms, why does every shifter in NYC know of the Forbidden Pack? Or, if we're going to dive into the deeper realms of reputation, I'm sure you can easily ask any wolf shifter who the De Lucas are. You know what, why not even dive into the realms of magic, seeing as you enjoy showing off? I'm sure you know of Aurelia Clementine. She's a very dear friend of mine and we have fifteen years worth of friendship to back me up, but I guess having those minor connections shouldn't possibly increase our worth, right?"
She suddenly uncrossed her legs and rose up. She flicked her hands to the sides, and with a blink, the shards of glass had returned to their rightful place within the massive floor-to-ceiling windows, but the draft of chilled air still lingered in the room, just like the intensity that was pulsing between the two groups.
"Let me make one thing clear before we finalize this playful game of worthiness." Her voice was seductively lethal - the melodic depth of captivating scrutiny making my cock twitch with excitement as I watched her like a mesmerizing scene in a movie. "The only person who should be threatening these men is me. Otherwise, feel free to accept the consequences of your actions."
