“Alright, alright. I get it,” Frank yelled, having had his ass handed to him, in front of us all, by little miss Mandy. He didn’t even have time to strike back.
“Now that that’s settled, let’s talk about the timeline.”
“I’m working on the judge now, but it seems Idris has something on him. If we can get our hands on that blackmail and make it disappear, then he’d be out of Idris’ pocket,” Derek informed us.
“Think you can find it while you’re around him, Mandy?”
“Easy,” she scoffed, as if offended I had to ask.
“Once we have the blackmail, and the judge out of his pocket, I’ll call Frank and Lucius. That’ll be the day we hurt him physically. Lisa will hurt his image throughout the week with whatever Mandy can find while she’s around him as his new assistant. Lisa paid off the last one to quit and pushed Mandy’s fake resume to the top. She’s already been hired.”
“I’m quite the charmer,” she winked with a small chuckle.
Frank scoffed, obviously not finding her charming after she beat his ass. This only made Lucius laugh, and Derek smile in amusement. That only went on to sour Frank’s mood further.
“Alright, enough teasing. Let’s be serious. Do you guys understand what you need to do?”
“I always know what I need to do,” Lucius replied with a cold smirk.
“Yeah, it’s pretty fucking simple,” Frank rolled his eyes as he spoke in an annoyed tone.
“I’m already on it,” Mandy nodded.
“It’s what I’ve been doing.” Derek crossed his arms, leaning back, and staring at the door like he was ready to go already.
“Perfect. I’ll keep in touch.”
“I still don’t understand why you have to go to their house.” I was trying to be gentle as I spoke to Lisa, but it was hard, with my anger bubbling up inside me.
“It’s the only way I am going to get what I need from dad,” she responded simply. “I’ll be fine, my Viking. I can handle myself better now, thanks to you and Izzy.”
She was trying to make me feel better, but it wasn’t working. I didn’t like the idea of her being anywhere near those damn Darnell’s. They were delusional sick assholes that should never be graced by her presence again.
She had a plan though, and who was I to deny her the revenge she so sought to accomplish? She had grown stronger. I couldn’t deny that. I just wish I could be by her side, to help her, to support her, always.
“I know you can, Lisa, but it doesn’t mean I like the thought of you alone with them.”
“I have an idea for that,” she smiled mischievously at me, piquing my interest immensely.
“Do tell,” I smirked, pulling her close to me so I could feel the warmth of her breath against my skin.
“I’ll have Mandy come, too. She can come up with some excuse to interrupt our meeting, and I’ll invite her to stay once she shows up. Dad won’t send her away to save face with his new assistant.”
I thought about it for a moment, feeling a lot better at the thought of Mandy being there with her. My fingers stroked her face delicately, brushing that beautiful black hair back. I leaned down to her, hovering over her lips for a moment.
“Okay, Lisa. I know you’ll do great. Don’t be afraid to blow the whole thing up if it goes sideways. I’ll clean up whatever mess comes from it, I promise.”
“Thank you, Davis.”
She closed the small distance between us, kissing me so passionately it was like she sucked my soul out of me and joined it with hers. There was no removing her from me, from my heart, or even my skin. She was everything to me.
Lisa’s P.O.V.
My heart was racing, but for once it wasn't because I was scared. Nervous? Yes. Scared? Never again, not for them. I knocked on the red door, greeted by Chris' younger brother. Why was he always answering the door? I really need to learn his name.
"Welcome to hell," he showed his youth as he spoke, stepping aside for me to enter. It was a nervous sort of dark humor he had. "He said you were coming, but I didn't believe it. Why are you here again?"
"Reasons."
