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Mellissandrea was in the hallway leading to her office. As she rounded the corner, she suddenly stopped. Standing outside the door of her office on either side of the door where two people she didn't recognize. Their uniform however was unmistakable. Everyone knew the white uniform of the personal body guards of The White Lady.

That meant She was inside her office. With a deep breath, Mellissandrea quickly recomposed herself and made the rest of the way to her door and let herself into the office not even bothering to glance at either guard.

The guards themselves didn't bother her for they had been warned in advance that only three people in existence had the ability to unlock that door. One was missing. One sat inside the other. As for the last? Well they would find out if the door doesn't open. So when the door did open they didn't bother.

Inside her office, Mellissandrea now sat in one of the chairs in front of her desk staring at the woman who currently sat in her chair behind her desk. The White Lady was aptly named. Everything about her was white. Her hair was as white as fresh fallen snow. The dress she wore was just as white. Her pale skin, pale blue eyes and pale pink lips made her look like a 

porcelain doll but The White Lady was anything but fragile.

The White Lady was the head of the Star Family and Star Family Enterprise. Before Trinity, Star Family Enterprise was the biggest crime syndicate in the lower US. When The White Lady came into power, Star Family Enterprise went legit. She also happened to be the mother of her fiancé.

Mellissandrea had meet Jessica White in University. They had both been majoring in security and happened to be roommates. At first neither woman knew they liked the other in that way they started off as friends due to being roommates. No sense in having enemies in the home turf. Made all the easier with them having the room to themselves. When the realized they would be classmates also, their friendship was cemented in stone becoming fast friends.

That friendship became something more after one drunk night after an all girls sorority party. They dated all through college and after graduation Jess went to her mother getting them both jobs in the security department. The women stayed together. Eventually Jessica proved herself to her mother and in return her mother gave her a loan and Jessica created White Star Security Services aka W3S.

Within the year W3S became the top security service in the world forcing them to go strictly private. Eventually W3S got their big break and landed their first government contract. After a successful mission, during the evening celebration The White Lady introduced Mellissandrea to The Eye landing 

Mellissandrea her current job as their head of security, and Jessica gave her a surprise of her own when she proposed to Mellissandrea saying ' I wasn't sure if you would of asked -' and Mellissandrea cut her off by saying ' I had planned to ask for your mother's blessing tonight but someone just got a little impatient didn't she?' causing Jessica to blush deeply. It soon became an engagement party.

After that W3S became strictly a private security agency for world governments. Then when Trinity appeared, W3S was assigned the task of ' dealing with them as seen best fit ' by The Eye. Bringing her to where she was now currently sitting in a chair opposite of The White Lady in her own office.

Mellissandrea explained to The White Lady everything that she knew thus far starting with her order from The Eye about Trinity telling her everything they had learned all the way up to dark day when W3S went dark. Then suddenly Phatt Tonie's Meat Deli became a warzone with the appearance of the 5 black vans. One van did eventually leave, however it wasn't one of the vans that had arrived.

After that there was nothing until the day Phatt Tonie was discovered. Or at least what was left of him. He had appeared to have been tortured before being skinned alive and left to die. There was signs that steps had been taken to prolong his life as long as possible. Made all the more evident by the fact that his skin had started to grow back in some areas.

It was reported that White Star Tower imploded the instant Phatt Tonie's body was reported to the authorities.

Mellissandrea then informs The White Lady of her meeting with The Eye including her threat ending by swearing on her life that she will return Jessica home safe and sound. The entire time The White Lady had never uttered a word from the moment Mellissandrea opened the door until she finished swearing her oath. After Mellissandrea finished, The White Lady paused only a second before responding with her own oath.

" Protect my daughter Mellissandrea. In return I swear to you my allegiance shall the need arise to turn against The Eye."

With that the women stand and hug before departing where one more whispered exchanged is made, this time from future mother in law to daughter in law. "We must wed you both soon as y'all have returned."

And with that The White Lady headed off her own way and Mellissandrea set out towards what was left of White Star Tower.