Is this destiny?

~ 2 km Above Mexico ~

Sarah and Aiden are in the helicopter, with two other members of the Army of Chaos. They are about to enter the United States…

They finished their first mission of the plan to take care of the threat coming from the Voronin family.

As planned, Sarah was the main player in the attack, and they made sure that part of her fight was recorded by security cameras and streamed before they cut off the feed.

Aiden thought that he will pass out from anxiety until the cameras were off and he was able to join Sarah. Only when he is by her side, he is confident that he can protect her. This was too reckless. Luckily, it ended well.

Sarah and Aiden made sure that most of the enemy forces were down before the two of them retreated from the attack. Haru, Nala, Allen, Julius, and other members of the Army of Chaos were left to clean up the place from any lingering enemies and from all the stuff they found. Once the storage facilities in that base are emptied, and they collect all the data on the servers in that base, the Army of Chaos will retreat because they have no intention of expanding their influence to South America at this point.

The Army of Chaos has a solid presence in the South West of the United States, with slow expansion toward the Midwest, and their bases in Europe came unexpectedly (thanks to the Shadow Ravens). Stretching their forces to South America at this point would be simply reckless.

They planned the attack for this evening because they don't want the Voronin family to suspect Sarah or Aiden at this point. That is why Sarah and Aiden are on their way to join the party at the Smith family villa. It's a large event which will provide them with an alibi.

The Voronin family is still too strong, and even though Sarah believes that the Army of Chaos together with the White family have a good chance to win in case of the open war, there are too many variables and she is not willing to risk losing people. Her confidence in winning dwindled when they found out how many Voronin spies are within the White family. It proved that they don't have the whole picture, yet.

Back to the present…

Since Sarah and Aiden are on their way to the party, they need to look the part.

"Help me zip up the dress…" Sarah asked Aiden when she turned her back to him.

Aiden's eyes didn't leave two guys who are piloting the helicopter. He does not want them to peek at Sarah while she is changing.

After some time of waiting for Aiden to help with the zipper, Sarah turned and slapped his shoulder to get his attention.

"Why are you not listening?"

Aiden was not happy about being hit. He is just protecting her body from hungry gazes, alright?

Aiden helped with the zipper and when Sarah turned toward him his eyes fell onto her plump chest area. "Why is that dress so tight?"

Sarah frowned. "Did you just call me fat?"

Aiden paused. "No. I said that the dress is tight."

"There is nothing wrong with the dress. It fits perfectly…" Sarah said and burst into a laugh. "What is wrong with you? You are all over the place tonight."

Aiden was not sure how to respond to this. It is a stressful evening. First, he had to watch her fight multiple enemies without him, and then she changed in the helicopter, and now he is bothered by the fact that they are going to the party and she is super-sexy in that dress. Everyone will look at her. It's just one thing after another.

He scratched the back of his head awkwardly. "It seems that lately we didn't have much going on, and all this dynamic tonight is making me anxious."

Sarah was touched that he admitted how something is wrong. Aiden would usually deny it or come up with some random excuse.

She hugged him and spoke in a half-whisper. "It's OK. The fight is over, and we are both fine. We are on our way to a party where we will eat tasty food and dance and enjoy our evening."

Aiden had to agree. Good food and dancing with Sarah sound nice. And her proximity always makes him relax.

"We will be there soon. You should dress up." Sarah reminded him.

~ Los Angeles, the Smith family villa ~

Sarah and Aiden entered the venue just in time to hear Jarred's announcement about his wedding and that Charlie will get Jarred's position and his stocks.

Their seats waited for them, and Aiden was happy that the staff was considerate enough to serve them from the first meal, even though they arrived during dessert time.

Sarah and Aiden are aware of Ron's and Zula's mission, but they will not be able to help them in the subtle approach Emma needs for this evening. Everyone knows that Emma and Charlie are close to Sarah and Aiden, so no one will dare to do anything sneakily in their presence.

When Emma asked Sarah and Aiden for their help for tonight because she suspects that people will scheme against her, Sarah offered to Emma to bust the party, but Emma refused vehemently while Charlie laughed until his belly ached. He would really like that Sarah and Aiden cause a ruckus and tear the masks his family well-crafted over decades.

Charlie told Jarred that he will accept the power he is giving him only if Jarred promises not to use his influence to obstruct him.

"I want to get rid of this nonsense about maintaining the balance in the family." Charlie announced to Jarred.

Jarred didn't understand. "What do you plan to do?"

"Backstabbers, schemers, ill intentions… the poisonous environment where anything goes as long as they can grab more power. How is that a family? I don't care about seniority or who has how many stocks. If I have the highest power, I will use it to cleanse the family. When I make my move, they will come to you asking for help. And I want you to stay out of it."

Charlie thinks of Smithsonite corp. as a business. Other than growing his business, he wants to spend the rest of his life with Emma and he has no desire to spend his energy on watching his back all the time.

Jarred didn't think much of it. "I wasted too much of my life doing what is expected of me. It is time for a new generation to take over. Over the years, you showed me what kind of a man you are. I'm giving you my power, it is yours now. Show me what kind of a man you will become. I will not interfere."

Charlie was happy with these conditions, and he was touched that Jarred didn't mention assets or stock value, but he only spoke about Charlie. Charlie knows that Jarred is disappointed in the Smith family from a long time ago, and he is happy that Jarred took him under his wing and became a great role model, like a true father.

Charlie has his men in place. He trusts them, and they enhanced their skills during training with Sarah and Aiden. Charlie supports Emma in getting a few extra people (aka Ron and Zula) on her side. Now they wait to see who from the family will dare to make a move against them.

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