Infiltration(ON HOLD)

Chapter thirteen.

When Pheobe said we were going to Magnolia's club I was expecting a visit to Twilight. The sex club. I was wrong. Twilight was not the only club she owned.

The club we came to was nothing like the Twilight. This was a proper night club. Not the brothel I had been to , asking for help. Moonlight.  That was the name of the club. Axel informed us that Magnolia owned a casino too. Midnight.

I scoffed at the pattern she followed for the names.

The club was in full buzz. The atmosphere was less intense than the other. More louder. The music was more Jazz and less sensual. No masks. Except ofcourse Andreas.

Callypso was already in the club when we reached there. Magnolia had welcomed both Pheobe and me with adoration.

She looked genuinely happy. Too happy. I knew she was kind to women. She had been to me. And everytime she behaved like a decent human being I am surprised. It didn't go with her job. She was a pimp. The Madam. There was no changing the fact. Her attitude was in contradiction to her job. She was supposed to be caked in make up with the most rediculous , disgusting behaviour. But she wasn't.

I didn't ask her why. Enough trouble with my prying. Don't want to piss her off too. She might be my ticket to stay. But I might not be able to stop myself for long. It was in my nature to ask questions. I wanted to know everything. Helped me deal with people better.

The floor I was on had an open ceiling in the middle , onlooking the floor above. The floor above had beautiful wooden railings on its sides which appeared to have detailed carvings. 

Vicious and Hawk had accompanied Callypso to the floor above , where the meeting was being held. Andreas and Ingenious had stayed down with me and Pheobe down. Callypso had said that it was better that way so that they can keep can eye on the other parties men from down while the meeting took place up.

The other party's men were more in number. Ingenious told me it was a compromise they made since the meeting was in Magnolia's club where Callypso had the upper hand because of whatever wierd companionship he had with The Madam. So Callypso only had The Four horsemen. The other man had an army of around ten men.

I was standing near the bar , my elbows perched on the counter. From where I was standing my line of sight formed a perfect triangle with Pheobe and Callypso. Two people I needed to keep an eye on.

Pheobe had a huge smile on her face. She was dancing with Axel to a slow number. She had refused first when he had asked her. But Magnolia  asked her to seize the moment , have some fun and not to waste her life dwelling on the past. Pheobe frowned at that but listened to her.

I wondered if the thought Pheobe was broken was bothering Magnolia. I knew Pheobe was not. She was hurt but not broken. She was a whole person who had enough warmth in her that no amount of pain is enough to turn her evil.

My eyes drifted upwards to the meeting. A man in his early fifties was talking animatedly about something. He must be the leader of the other part. He reminded me of a snake. He looked like the kind that attack silently. I didn't like him. Snake. Snake was trouble.

Callypso was listening to him in silence. I could see from the look on his face that he was not pleased. Well with man,  neither was I pleased.

Vicious's stature was alert. Our eyes met once but he quickly looked away.

I shook my head. How long was he planning to drag this?

Magnolia was making her way up , where the meeting was being held. Hawk moved to corner his eyes still on Callyoso.  Magnolia walked to him. He wispered something to her and she looked at me. Eyeing me with a scowl on her face.