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Albert was clearly fighting a smile, while the blue-haired male to the far right lightly chuckled.
"Tell us your offer, Miss De Luca," he encouraged.
“A trillion dollars in advance. We'll be able to earn that back in three months," she began, and I couldn't help arching an eyebrow at her confidence because no way did I have a plan that would secure a trillion dollars in three months. "We will be respected during any professional gatherings from this day forward. If anyone tries to do otherwise, ensure they are aware that I don't take bullshit, and neither does my pack."
She purposely looked over to Victoria as a grin formed on her delicate lips.
"We're sure there'll be some rebellion as the word of this approval begins to spread through the various areas of supernatural existence, but be warned that we'll happily play nice if the opposing group desires to also play nice. If they don't, then all bets are off in the realms of life and death," she elaborated. "Finally, all we ask is your loyalty. We have our own resources, system, financial investments, and plenty of ideas to put into place here in NYC, especially with my recent promotion and role in the De Luca Empire. I hope with our collaboration, we can begin to lift up our kind and other supernatural communities, including witches, as well as continue to tame any villainous activity in the shadows."
Victoria tsked. "You want to act like a hero now?”
Willow actually laughed, and boy, was the sound hauntingly beautiful as it sent chills through us.
"Hero?" Willow stated the word like it was a delicate statement. "There are no heroes in this world of power. There's only bloodshed, money, and opportunity. We're not here to make happy endings, Victoria. We're here to ensure we, as a whole, remain in these seats of power and not in the hands of a hidden enemy we know nothing about."
Her words seemed to strike a chord of wisdom, for the four of them were silent while Albert smiled deeply as he bobbed his head in approval.
"Wise words," he began and opened his eyes to look around at each of us before his calm green eyes locked onto Willow. "I'd like to hear your verdicts on her proposal."
"No," the guy to the far left who had been supporting Victoria huffed.
"They don't deserve such an amount," Victoria added. "It's a no."
The man to the far right shrugged. "I don't care. That amount is nothing to us. Let them have it."
We looked to the man sitting next to Albert's left side.
"Despite her slight arrogance, she has a powerful demeanor people will listen to. Their offer isn't bad and doesn't go against us. I couldn’t care less, but for the sake of getting the fuck out of here, sure."
That left Albert, who tapped his index finger against his lip. "Looks like we're at a tie."
Willow smiled and nodded her head before fixing the jacket that sat upon her shoulder.
"Then I guess it was nice doing business," she declared. "Let's go."
The four of us stood up in unison, the movement surely looking as if it were calculated. The four members stared at us with intensity as Willow took the lead to the door. Viktor was already there - ready to open it for her.
"Deal."
Willow came to a stop three steps before the door with us in tow. The seven of us turned around to see the shock of Victoria and the male to the left while the two men on the right seemed pleased with Albert's decision.
Willow moved between us to stand up front as she looked at Albert, who gave her his attention as he elaborated on his statement.
"You have yourself a deal. One trillion dollars in advance, respect amongst the community, and loyalty. If anyone, including the members here, defies the last two requests, feel free to lay down your consequences. You have my permission."
I didn't have to be facing Willow to sense the immense delight his words brought. The feeling was unified as I felt the others' internal pride for what Willow just accomplished in a matter of minutes versus the intense hours we’d wasted simply by playing by the "rules".
"Excellent," Willow declared. "Shall we get to signing the contracts?"
"Certainly," Albert agreed.
With contracts signed,we were officially in the best position we could be. By tomorrow, the news would spread of this new deal, and with the added bonus of Willow's grand reveal and uprising, our hidden enemies would have to second guess their decision to put up a fight with us.
"Sorry for taking so long."Jayce was the first to answer."I was finalizing the new security team. Saint is probably busy with Neo."
"Cleaning up,"Saint replied."Neo decided he wanted to do a few extra pieces."
Meaning he's in a really good fucking mood.
