"How did the talk with the staff go this morning?" Euphoria asked him as he walked into their bedroom.

"It went well. Maria has been suspended and one of the new maids have been appointed as Salvatore's nanny."

Euphoria hummed. "Just suspended?"

"What? Do you want me to fire her?"

"You could but that would be letting her off easy. I don't like that bitčh. She's been testing me since I met her. I'll have her on cleaning dutie with the trainees." She answered as she finished off her last knottless box braids. Since she couldn't get much sleep due to Salvatore's kicking and the sudden heat in the room she decided to do her hair into a protective hairstyle which she had to keep pushing back due to work.

"The trainees get the worst jobs."

"Exactly." She smiled at him. "Did you check Salvatore's bag before he left with ma'am Penny. You know he doesn't pack it right."

"Yes I did. Are you going to see your supposed aunt and Tasha today?" Demetrius asked as he tied his tie.

"Yes I am plus one of the rookies that we got on our pay role emailed Stewart last night informing him of someone mentioning my name but a detective stepped in before he could take over the situation." She applied a clear thin layer of gloss on her lips.

"Did he specify on who it was?"

"He just said it was a woman who looked roughed up so I'm also going to check that out." Euphoria helped him adjust the tie he was struggling with.

"Thank mio amore." He kissed her cheek.

"No problem." She smiled at him. "Anyways I think you should look into the politicians and officers we have under our pay role. Something doesn't feel right. I can feel it in my gut... or maybe it's that bacon sandwich I ate." She mumbled the last part to herself.

"I'll look into it to make you feel better. While you deal with that I'll be dealing with the leads that Kaleb has on the many attacks made to you. Maybe their linked in with the gut feeling you have."

"I hope not." Euphoria frowned rubbing her stomach. "I hope it's the bacon sandwich, that way I can fart it out and take a shit later. Instead of having the feeling confirmed."

"If it is confirmed no good can come of it." Demetrius's eyes turned icy and cold. "We could be looking at a possible war."

Euphoria released a breath as she wrapped her arms around him and pressed her ear over his heart. Listening to it beat for her as he wrapped his arms around her. "I hope not."

"Me too tesoro." He kissed her temple.

"C'mon we've got work to do." Euphoria stated as she pulled away from him and made her way into the closet.

"That lingerie set looks ravishing on you." Demetrius stated as his eyes took in the red mesh material bra and thong she wore."

"Come home early and you might enjoy what's what's under it." She replied from the inside.

Moments later she stepped out in a all all black suit which consisted of, a pencil skirt; button up blouse and matching long blazer.

"Must you wear such well fitted clothes knowing I'll have a problem of letting you go?" Demetrius whined ad he pulled her into her

"Baby I know you have a problem that's why I do it, because I know the sex is about to be amazing tonight." Came her cheeky reply.

"Without anyone here tonight, you can count on it." Demetrius said as he gripped her waist and trailed sweet kisses along her exposed color bone.

"I'm counting on it."

Once the couple had made it downstairs Euphoria saw the rest or the family already packed and ready to go. Those who had stayed after the party were about to leave. The liveliness of the Manor was about to be knocked a whole lot more notches down. Demetrius had told her that they were going back to the estate where it's smaller and more homey than the Manor. Euphoria couldn't be more happy at that because she couldnt imagine being in the Manor late at night with barely anybody there.

"You better call me." Gabrielle whispered in her ear. "You're my favourite cousin so far."

"Hey I'm still here." Nora waved her hand at her.

"You know what I mean." Gabrielle rolled her eyes.

"It was nice meeting you Euphoria." Nora hugged her next. "And thanks for all the girl talks. They were really helpful."

"Anytime." Euphoria smiled at her.

They both said goodbye to the rest of the family and watched them take off before kissing each other goodbye and heading off towards their separate awaiting cars.

"Where to first ma'am?" The driver asked.

"Let's go deal with the woman at the precinct. We dont know what could happen to her while she's there, especially with those pigs." Euphoria said as she buckled her belt.

"Yes of course."

Along the way to the precinct Stewart and forwarded a call to her. It was filled with a whole lot of squealing and ruckus in the background causing an ear sore.

"What the fučk is going on?" Euphoria demanded.

"Ma'am we caught this Tasha woman trying to sneak out and now she won't settle down. We can't go back to the hotel too many witnesses around."

"Oh for the love of..." Euphoria slammed her hand on the arm rest attached to the door. "Can you please just knock her the fučk out. Use one of the damn sedatives. Knock her out, bound her and gag the bitčh."

"Yes ma'am and is there a specific place we should take her too or should we just drive around."

"Driving around is wasting gas and money plus it causes unnecessary air pollution." Euphoria pinched the bridge of her nose. "Just take her to the Manor cells. That will fučk teach her for acting out."

"Yes ma'am will do."

"Alright see you later bye."

"Bye."

Euphoria tucked her phone into her bag as they reached the precinct. "I really hope this goes well because I'm not ready to deal with another trouble maker."

With Katrina and Stewart on either sides of her and the gaurds surrounding them she made her way inside. Civilians who were there for their own reasons stopped whatever they were doing and stared on. Police officers became wary and uncomfortable at their presences. Stealing glances where they could and others turning away from their original destination - goung back the way they came from. Euphoria smiled politely at the poor rookie who stood at the security check.

Demetrius taught her how to spot a rookie and a crooked cop some time ago. They'd visited many precincts and just spotted rookies, detectives, straight and narrows, crooked, past and so and so forth. You name it he taught her how to spot them. For that she was greatful.

"Hi sweetie." She greeted the young man with a smile.

"G-good m-m-m-m-"

Euphoria placed her hands on his shoulders in which he immediately tensed at the sudden contact. His brown eyes widened in fear as sweat tickled his forehead, his heart beating with laughter at his own anxiousness. The poor man looked ready to collapse.

"Just breath." Euphoria stated soothingly. "C'mon do it with me. In...and out, again, in... and out." They repeated the same action until he calmed down a couple of notches. "See that wasn't so hard." Euphoria smiled at him. "Now where we're we?"

"Oh, good morning ma'am, I'm going to need you to place all metallic items in the bins and any weapons you or your gaurds may have in these bins." He said nervously without stammering over his words.

"Of course." Euphoria shifted her blazer to the side revealing her holster that held her two guns. She removed them and placed them in the bin he held for her. She moved her hands behind her and pulled another one from her waist band and placed it in the bin. "I think that's all of it."

"The one in your garter." Katrina reminded her.

"Oh yes, I'm wearing a skirt today." Euphoria laughed as she reached up into her skirt and pulled out the gun and dagger that we're attached to her inner thigh. When she stood back up the poor boy was blushing.

"Her eyes are on her face." Stewart snapped bitterly.The officer looked away blushing even deeper for being caught looking at her cleavage.

"Stewart play nice." Euphoria reprimanded playfully.

"A-are these registered?" He spoke up.

"Yes you can go ahead and check. In the meantime I'd like to come in and do what I came here to do."

"Yes of course. Just step through the metal detector."

"If it beeps now it's probably my hearing aid." Euphoria warned as she walked through. The metal detector didn't go off and she shrugged as she grabbed her handbag from the bin that was pushed through.

Some of the gaurds came in with her as they reluctantly left their guns at the front, while the others stayed outside. Euphoria walked to the front and allowed Stewart to do the talking. Especially since he had the finer details. After a while of standing Euphoria was becoming impatient.

"What is taking so long Stewart?"

"They are refusing to let her go saying that she's in an interogattion room." Came his reply.

"I'd like to speak to whoever runs this place... now please." Euphoria directed to the lady behind the desk in a duh tone. The officer rolled her eyes as she stood up and walked off.

After a while the captain came rushing to the front. Sweat dripping from his nose. He was nervous and he didn't even bother to hide it. Stewart immediately began to speak to him as Katrina scanned the area.

"Mrs. D'Agostino we heavily apologise for the delay. She is being brought out in a moment. In the meantime you can sign her release papers."

"Release papers? She wasn't arrested. She came in here. Whoever was handling her clearly didn't want her looking like a victim and record to portray her as a suspect of some sort. Whoever was dealing with her I want them fired." Euphoria demanded. "And if he's not gone by the end of the day I will drag this precincts name through the mud."

"Yes of course. Once again we apologise."

Euphoria didn't bother to reply as she waited. As she waited she conversed with Katrina asking about the specially cases with the other strippers who were taken advantage of by the managers. Katrina had asked how Salvatore was doing after his vomiting episode he had the night before. Euphoria told her he was much better now and he would be as good as new by tomorrow evening if she just stayed away from junk and took it easy for the two days.

"Euphoria?"

Euphoria spun around only for her eyes to widen in absolute shock and her mouth to part as she looked at the mirror before her. Her heart beat much faster and much more painfully as she stared at the woman. The first thing that came out of her mouth made no sense but needed a proper answer that no one could answer, flew out of her mouth.

"Why the fučk do you have my face?"