Secret Bloodline

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After both Dinah and Camila have wakened up from probably one of the best slumbers ever, they head up to the conference room to meet up with Zayn.

When they enter, there's two hot, delicious chef-made breakfast on the large table waiting for the two girls.

Zayn is sitting at the head chair working on his computer not even looking up at the girls.

"Good morning!" Camila chirps.

"Good afternoon, to be exact," Zayn says.

"We weren't late or anything right?" Dinah asks.

"No. Perks of working at night," Camila says.

"Indeed. Did you two sleep well?" Zayn looks at the two girls.

"Like a fucking baby!" Dinah answers.

Zayn nods and chuckles softly. "Right then. Most of our work will be done this afternoon. The vote for Dinah's petition will be tonight at midnight so we have until then to get our fourth 'yes' vote," Zayn explains.

"Who's our three 'yes' votes?" Dinah asks.

"Zayn, Lauren, and soon-to-be Senator David Beckham," Camila answers.

"I still can't believe that New York's hottest soon-to-be Senator David Beckham is a vampire," Dinah says.

"'Hottest aside'. His vote only gets us to a tie. We need to sway four out of the six Council members to win," Zayn says.

"So who's our best shot?" Dinah asks.

"Paul Wesley is a fucking creep but maybe we can use that to our advantage," Camila speaks.

Zayn shakes his head as his face hardens. "No chance. Paul may be repulsive but he's also extremely selfish and holds a grudge. He'll vote to see Dinah get executed just to spite me," Zayn speaks.

"And El Patron..." Camila trails off.

"Never," Zayn says.

"Cool. So that just leaves us with..." Dinah trails off.

"Claire," Zayn answers.

"Holt. The fashion designer," Camila adds.

"Whoa! What are our odds with her?" Dinah asks.

"I'm optimistic," Camila says.

"I like that," Dinah nods.

"Claire is scary but she looks pretty reasonable, right?" Camila asks Zayn.

"I wouldn't go that far. Claire is... Unpredictable," Zayn says.

"Well she liked me when we met, so I might be able to convince her?" Camila questions.

"Maybe but remember you never get anything free with Claire. For her, business is always personal. She's generally uninterested in Council politics which could work for or against us," Zayn speaks. He closes his laptop and stands up. "That being said, she's probably our best chance at getting our fourth 'yes' so we should all go pay her a visit," He says.

"If her house is anything like her club..." Camila trails off.

"Oh, it is," Zayn nods.

"Back the fuck up! When the hell did you go to Claire Holt's club?!" Dinah looks at her best friend.

"Cheech, we still have so much to catch up on," Camila smiles.

"One more thing," Zayn walks over to Camila.

"What?" Camila questions.

"You may want a change of clothes. Claire is very specific," Zayn says.