Sold

Plot and Ignite

Lauren's POV

Mr. Horan opens the estate door for me as I walk out of my house and towards the stables. I walk in and smile when I see Miss Cabello and Mr. Styles bathing the horses. "You two look very comfortable," I speak.

"Miss Jauregui!" Harry places a hand above his heart as his chest rises up and down quickly.

"Miss Cabello, can I talk to you privately?" I turn my eyes towards hers.

"Yes, Miss Jauregui," She nods. Miss Cabello tells Mr. Styles that she will be right back then walks past me.

I follow her towards the hedge garden as we stay in perfect comfortable silence. Once I know that we are alone, I reach my hand out and gently place it on her arm. "We are alone," I told her.

"What is it that you wish to speak with me?" Miss Cabello turns around to face me.

"I wrote a letter last night to Sir Zayn and I got his response back this morning," I inform.

"What did you write to him?" Miss Cabello.

"About our plan. He wants to help us," I said.

"How can he help us?" Miss Cabello asks.

"Sir Zayn has a friend in the Confederacy Army who happens to be in Colonel Aquila's inner circle," I said.

"A plant?" Miss Cabello asks.

"No, he was loyal to sir Colonel Aquila when the man first joined his inner circle but then he saw how nasty of a man he is," I continue.

"Mhmm..." Miss Cabello nods.

"What?" I question.

"I have done this type of thing so many times. Get help from the inside. If the man gets caught they will kill him or torture him. You have to have a backup plan," Miss Cabello says.

"You do not think our plan will work?" I question.

"Do not take offense Miss Jauregui you are a smart woman," Miss Cabello walks closer to me.

My chest starts to rise up and down quickly when I feel Miss Cabello's hot breath hit my lips. "Then I guess it will be smart to listen to you about the backup plan, Miss Cabello," I whisper. My eyes dip down to her lips but I resist everything in me to kiss her.

Miss Cabello clears her throat and backs away from me. "We should discuss it in your study with everybody else," She says.

"I will call everybody in, I will meet you there," I said.

"Are you sure you do not want me to go get them?" Miss Cabello asks.

"No it is fine, I will get them," I smiled.

In my study, I close the door behind me as I face all four people. "I talked to Sir Zayn and if you lot know he is my friend and business partner. Sir Zayn has informed me that he will contact his friend in the Confederacy Army that luckily is in Colonel Aquila's inner circle so we can keep tabs on him," I said. My eyes fall on Miss Cabello as I give her a small nod to continue.

"But we need a backup plan in case things go down the gutter," Miss Cabello speaks.

"Any ideas?" Mr. Somerhalder asks.

"One of my Union Army friends has been keeping tabs on Colonel Aquila," Mr. Efron speaks.

"How?" I question.

"He knows the son of Colonel Aquila's sister who isn't quite happy in what he does plus the son is dark-skinned and Colonel Aquila once tried to sell him into slavery so the sister moved to one of the free states with her son and husband and has been helping the Union Army since," Mr. Efron explains.

"Why betray your flesh and blood?" Miss Cabello asks.

"Colonel Aquila is very loyal to the commander and the Confederacy, he once almost beat his nephew to the brink of death," Mr. Efron's features fall at the sad story.

"My tribe and I have more loyalty to each other, flesh and blood or not," Miss Cabello scoffs.

"Okay, we all know how horrible of a man Colonel Aquila is but we need to refocus. Mr. Efron contact your friend because he will be our backup," I point at him.

"I will send a letter as soon as possible," Mr. Efron nods.

"Okay, I need to go to Tennessee and inform Sir David on what is going on," I mumbled.

"How can Mr. Beckham help us?" Mr. Neverson asks.

"Sir David is very smart and we need him because we will have to take down everyone in Colonel Aquila's inner circle ending with the Commander," I said.

"You want to take down Colonel Aquila and his inner circle?" They all ask in shock.

"They are just as bad as him, we need them all dead," I said. I sigh and rub my temples as I sit down. "If you all are having any second thoughts then please walk out now," I said.

"No way, we are with you till the end," Mr. Somerhalder says and the two other boys agree.

Camila catches my eye and smiles brightly at me. "'Till the end Miss Jauregui," She says.

I return her smile and clear my throat as I speak to them all, "Then we have everything in order. Now let us ignite it."