Natasha's Unpleasant Gift

"So the plan is to move in with the conglomerate?" Lucas asked in a room filled with vengeful people.

Liam, Audrey, Roxanne, Lawrence, Cheetah and Lynx. A baby rocking chair sat in the middle of them, moving itself back and forth.

Pierce stood over it as he stared lovingly at his children.

"I do not wish to undermine your plans. But have you stopped to think what Natasha will do to that man if she gets the least nervous about your meeting?" No doubt, the question was directed at Audrey.

Audrey stared back at Roxanne and drew her lips into a thin line. "That's why we need to be discreet. Only in that way can we overthrow her."

"You're not being realistic here, Audrey!" Roxanna scoffed. "Natasha knows how important Gabriel is to you and that is why she's using him against you. Not to be rude or anything but given Natasha's disposition, I doubt that man is still alive."

An eerie silence descended on the room full of people. Even the children who had been giggling happily stopped an