It's been deemed illegal for a human and a vampire to have romantic relations with one another. But for Dinah and Quincy, that law just couldn't fit into the unpredictability of their lives. Quincy is head over heels for Dinah and accepts her just a...
"Time to 'go to work'," the ebony sighed, putting on a white tank top as she emerged in the living room.
Kehlani chuckled as she tossed half of her hair up into a top knot before securing a gun on her belt.
"I know these next few days are gonna be tough for you," she said. "Shit...for me, too. We've been reunited with our loved ones, and we have to pretend like we're still depressed mercenaries. We got this, though."
Normani allowed the tatted woman to pull her in before her forehead was met with soft lips. The ebony smiled before delivering a light kiss to the tatted woman's lips.
"We do," she said. "We have to find some time to meet up with Halle without getting caught – see how last night went."
"You think they fucked?" Kehlani asked as the two women got their keys.
"I wouldn't be surprised if he tried to," Normani replied. "But she's more cunning than that. I told her to trust her instinct before my connection with her closed once they left the club. I haven't heard from her since, so things must've gone well."
"We'll find out..." Kehlani said.
The two women headed to their vehicles and made the trip over to the Salvatore estate. The massive home was as dark as Daemon's soul – the main reason why Normani loathed having to go there almost every day. There was nothing welcoming about it. But she couldn't expect anything less from a man who ruined everything he touched.
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Her and Kehlani pulled up beside Solàna's car, the big haired woman already waiting outside of her vehicle.
"Ready for work, ladies?" she said, sarcasm dripping in her tone.
Normani and Kehlani chuckled before all three of them entered through double doors. The standard people were already in their positions; Daemon's "yes men" were standing guard on the stairs upon his arrival, the gunmen was surrounding the threshold's open area, and Daemon's second in command, Natalie Dormer, stood at the very bottom of the stairs.
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She locked eyes with Kehlani and did a single head nod before doing the same to Normani and Solàna. The ebony knew that the woman only had respect for the three of them out of everyone else in this entire operation. She was the original "bottom bitch" before Kehlani came along, which made her the oldest member of the team aside for Daemon himself. Her eyes began to glow sky blue, and everyone stood at attention immediately. Daemon came strolling down the stairs with his signature smirk.
"Morning, my henchmen..." he began, "...and henchwomen. We're making a trip to North Philly today. Some ass-wipe up there is acting a little too loose with the money he owes me. He needs to be made an example out of. As usual, Nat will be my immediate escort. Her, Boris, and Dan will be in the first car with me. My gunmen, you'll be in the hummers that came in last night. And my beautiful mercenary team..."
Normani did her best to keep her eyes from rolling back in annoyance.
"...you three will occupy the back to make sure we don't have any followers. We're gonna be dealing with enough stupidity once we get to where we need to go."
"What about the girl?" Natalie asked.
Normani tensed, Kehlani subtly leaning her body against the ebony's to calm her nerves. Normani already knew that Natalie was referring to Halle, which only led the ebony to believe that she was still in Daemon's bedroom.
"Oh, Nat..." Daemon said, "...always so quick to get down to business. Let's establish this first...Halle Bailey is to be treated like the queen of fucking England. She's a rare and beautiful creature, so try not to scare her off with your pigheadedness."
Normani smirked when she watched Daemon glare at Boris and Dan.
"She must've done a wonder on him already," she heard Kehlani say, their connection now open.
"Clever girl," Normani replied.
"Secondly," Daemon continued, "we just hired a new personal guard. Very dashing man, I must say. He'll oversee keeping an eye on her while I'm busy bending Philadelphia to my will. Nat, Lani, Solàna, and Normani are the only other people, besides him, that are permitted to interact with her. Any other questions?"
The room fell silent as Daemon's smirk grew.
"Good. Now that the preliminaries are out of the way, let's get to work."
Him and Natalie were the first to exit the house, followed by Boris and Dan, the gunmen, then Kehlani, Solàna, and Normani. Before the ebony closed the door, she locked eyes with Ty. The man nodded at her as she did the same. Halle was in his hands for the next few hours.
"Hamilton," Natalie called from ahead of her.
Normani's ember eyes bored into hers as she approached her.
"I told Lani to take your Camaro. It's the fastest car in case something goes left."
The ebony nodded, tossing the tatted woman her keys as she passed by.
"How far out do you want us?" Normani asked.
"He never likes you three too far behind," Natalie said. "But since we're going further up, I don't wanna risk us getting singled out by the cops. So, try to just keep a few feet's distance."
"We're ready when you are."
"Let's move."
Before long, everyone climbed into their cars and headed into the city. As instructed, Kehlani made sure to stay a little ways away from the first two cars. Normani looked in the rear-view mirror at Solàna before addressing her.
"Tell Melissa to get the HQ's system ready," she said. "Halle will most likely be up by the time we get back. We're gonna need her and Chloe to be connected when that time comes."
"On it," Solàna said.
Normani was already dreading having to make this trip. The only thing she was looking forward to was seeing Dinah later tonight. The sweet moment couldn't get here fast enough...
