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"But you said they offered it to you," I deflected.
The lift of Neo's lips caught my attention, and I tilted my head in his direction. "You figured it out?"
"They want us to occupy the building," Neo announced. "Smart move on the Vatican’s part."
"Why?" Dimitris and I said in unison.
"They know Willow's royalty."
We all turned to the door to see Viktor as he casually walked into the kitchen.
"Viktor," I greeted with a bright smile, grateful he was okay and now present. I had been worried when I didn't see him in the kitchen but wanted to bring it up after.
"Morning, Willow," he greeted as he walked over to stand behind my chair. "I'm gonna assume Onyx fed you?"
"Yup," I replied.
"And she ate the rest of our food," Dimitris muttered.
"Were you going to finish it?" I tossed back. "No. Besides, you dislike wasting food."
He seemed surprised by my second statement, and so did Neo, Jayce, and Saint.
"What?" I asked.
Saint looked like he wanted to say something, but Dimitris grumbled, "Nothing. Back to the topic."
"How would they know Willow's royalty?" Jayce questioned.
"The Vatican, the Head of the Witch Syndicate, and Presidents of America, United Arab Emirates, Russia, Japan, and Korea are the only ones who know the names of every royal member and heir in each shifter sector."
"Now why don't we know that?" Aurelia inquired. "I've never heard that before."
"And how do you know that?" Neo inquired, but the look on my face told me he knew very well why.
"I just had a meeting with Albert," he announced as he tugged at his tie to loosen it. "He was visiting Roberto. Alberto has a direct connection to Pink Moon Pack."
Oh shit.
"Is he a part of the pack?" I inquired.
"And is he playing on our side?" Aurelia added.
"For now, I'm assuming he's on our side. He knows Roberto, and they seem to have some sort of business relationship. At least enough for Roberto to not be disrespectful," he revealed. "I'm unsure if he's a part of the pack. All I do know is he's on his way to speak with the Vatican as they await an offer to close regarding a project on Wall Street. I overheard him saying if a decision isn't made by the end of today, they'll be offering it to another person."
"Fuck," Saint cursed. "They didn't give me a deadline."
"Did you think they were going to pressure us into accepting it?" Jayce offered.
"It didn't appear that way," Saint admitted. "They didn't care if I accepted now or in the new year."
"Someone else found out about its creation," Viktor revealed. "Someone who sits on the board with Albert."
You didn't need to be a genius to figure out the culprit.
"Victoria," we said in unison.
"Bingo," Viktor casually replied. "If you're wary about accepting it, I already went and did an investigation on it. The building is legit, and I trust the head."
