Chapter 12: Father

Lyra failed to say anything to Derrick since the mess that Wendy started had died down. Yes, he had helped her deal with it all, and yes, he's still backing her up, but something in his eyes tells Lyra that she did something that he did not like.

Zin left them at the bar to send Wendy out as they managed to pay their way into getting whatever they wanted. Lyra was now sitting on a couch, bathing at the loud party, as the big boss of the entire place.The huge difference almost made her legs wobble. Now, her words meant something. She can order the bouncers to let the goddesses go. They were very thankful once they saw who came back for them.

She finally broke the silence between them by saying, "Derrick."

He moved sideways to let her whisper in his ear. They knew it was too loud in there to talk normally, so she grabbed his shoulder to prop herself up.

"I need to ask you for help."

"With?" He sure hated yapping.

"I wish to turn this place into something that my friends can manage. "I w