"You don't cease to amaze me each time we meet," Bella beamed at Gabrielle.
"I hear that very often. I guess I must have been created a bit more unique than others," Gabrielle forced herself to joke with the hope of easing the tension in the room.
Everywhere went quiet after Gabrielle failed to make anyone laugh.
"Now that we know that Steph is in grave danger. Let's talk about how we are gonna go about getting her out of there," Kelly proposed.
Instantly they each took their respective positions at the centre table ready for the strategizing.
As they planned, what they didn't know was that Emilia and her people had also planned to strike Stephanie's home that night.
At exactly 9:30 am everyone assembled in the sitting room each with their weapons in their possession.
"Since we have agreed to keep this operation from the Leader, under no circumstances must anyone reveal our plans to her, understood?" Charlie commanded.