Chapter 20: Eleutheromania✔️

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(n) - an intense and irresistible desire for freedom

Pronounced: el-lu-ther-o-mania

•Winter's pov•

After giving in the files and the flash drive, the girls asked their fathers if they could spend the night at mine since it's Friday. All of them, including my brothers, agreed. Now, the girls and I are walking away from the meeting room.

"Do you have them?" I ask in a low voice so only the girls can hear me. We are now standing next to the motorcycles getting ready to leave. Vienna takes a flash drive out of her pocket while Elizabeth opens her bike seat and takes out files. They both hand them to me.

Allow me to explain if you're confused. I knew that once we gave the flash drive and files to the mafia dons, we would most likely never see them again and I couldn't afford that. I need the data on the flash drive and the files in case I ever have a personal mission with the Egyptians, if I think the mafia dons are ever hiding something from me, and just because I'm the leader of a nationwide organization and I need to know these kinds of things. Because of this, I had Vienna use a spare flash drive I brought with me and I had Dani and Liz make copies of all the files we took.

I put the files in my bike seat and the flash drive in one of my pockets. Then, we get on our bikes and drive away from the warehouse. While I'm going to headquarters, the girls are going home to pack an overnight bag since we're all sleeping at my house tonight. When I get to headquarters I park my bike, take the files out, and put the keys away. I walk upstairs to my bedroom to take off my suit and put on the same clothes I had on before.

 I walk upstairs to my bedroom to take off my suit and put on the same clothes I had on before

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I put my suit back in its garment cover and put it in my closet. Now that I'm done changing, I grab the flash drive and files and walk to my office. I know that it's too late to go through all of the data on the flash drive now, so I'll have to do it later.

As I'm putting the files in my desk drawer, someone knocks on the door. I tell them to enter and Charlie walks in, as well as the girls with their overnight bags.

"I'll be here the day after tomorrow, most likely to go through the files and the data. I'll let you know when I'm on my way. Also, is everything still good to go for tonight?" I address Charlie.

"Everything is a go. I'll be waiting for you at the checkpoint." He replies. I nod at him and walk out to the garage with the girls. We all get in the same car as before so I can drive us to my house.

When we get to mine, I park the car in the garage next to my other vehicles. The girls and I get out of the car and walk inside the house to my bedroom. I gather my pajamas, chargers, my laptop, and extra clothes in a backpack.

"Wait... I thought we were sleeping in here?" Liz says curiously.

"Nope."

"Then, where are we sleeping?" Dani asks next.

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