Chapter 23 - 'Yeah, like a superhero' - Undercover Fleur
Fleur was sitting at her desk in the Domestic Trafficking floor, typing a report. She had been in the job for just under a year. But that's when her boss, Andi Swan, approached her with a file in hand.
"Agent Howards?" Andi raised a brow.
"Swan." Fleur looked up,"What's up?"
"Well, I think you'd be a great help on this case that's come in." Andi told her.
"Really?" Fleur smiled.
"Really." Andi hummed,"Think you can handle it?"
"Yeah- Yeah." Fleur stood up,"What is it?"
"Well, we think we've located one of the sex rings we were looking at." Andi told her,"I need you to infiltrate it."
"You want me to go undercover?" Fleur tilted her head.
"I do." Andi nodded,"Is that okay?"
"Yeah, of course." Fleur nodded.
"Come on, we can talk more about it in my office."
Fleur nodded, closing her laptop before she followed Andi to her office. Inside was a board with all the information they'd gathered, connected by red strings and on Andi's desk were a couple of files.
"So.. What is it?" Fleur looked at the board.
"You remember those girls that went missing? Rebecca and her sister Olivia?"
"Yeah, the Steins." Fleur nodded.
"We've narrowed down their location to one particular child sex trafficking ring." Andi pointed.
"Which is?" Fleur looked at rhe board.
"The Black Diamonds, recognized by the signature tattoo they brand each of their victims with." She answered.
Fleur shifted,"Let me guess..A Diamond?"
"A diamond." Andi nodded.
"So, easily identifiable to other traffickers." Fleur sighed.
"By the time we usually find their victims, they're long gone and the victims are deceased." Andi told her.
"Of course." Fleur nodded,"So you want me to go undercover as.. A victim or staff?"
"Staff." Andi told her,"You may need to.. Talk to these men a certain way."
Fleur chuckled,"Like?"
"Like you want them."
"I can do that." Fleur nodded.
"That's why I trust you with this mission." She told her.
"When do I start?" Fleur looked at her.
"As soon as you can." Andi hummed.
"I'm ready whenever." Fleur assured her.
"With this, we need to work quickly. We don't know when they'll leave the country again." Andi reminded her.
"Of course. Get them to trust me, save rhe girls." Fleur agreed.
"Exactly." Andi nodded.
"Put me in, coach." Fleur chuckled.
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Fleur had changed into something more.. Appealing for the male gaze. Andi's team had done all the communicating with the Black Diamonds, so she just needed fo play the part. And as expected, at the right time, two men rounded the corner. Dressed nicely in all black, one looking ober his shoulder as they walked.
"Boys?" Fleur hummed.
"So.. You're the lady that wanted to meet up with us?" One of them asked.
"Mhm." Fleur hummed, "Tori, well, Victoria."
"Victoria." He tilted his head, looking her up and down.
"My boss got ahold of you? He told you about me, I'm sure." Fleur nodded.
"He told us all about you." He held his hand out,"Daniel."
"Nice to meet you." Fleur hummed.
Daniel smirked,"The pleasure is all mine."
Fleur hummed, her hand lingering on his before pulling away,"What about your friend?"
"That's Richard, don't mind him. He gets a little paranoid." Daniel told her.
"Don't we all?" Fleur chuckled.
"I suppose we do."
"Well? Where we going?" Fleur crossed her arms.
"Well, I was hoping you'd let me take you out to dinner first." Daniel hummed.
"Oh Daniel." Fleur chuckled,"Please." She shook her head.
"Follow me." Daniel nodded.
Fleur looked around before she followed him.
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Daniel sat back in his chair, looking over the images that he'd managed to get over the past week.
"Danny?" Fleur hummed as she walked into his office.
"Tori." Daniel looked up at her, hiding the images in his desk drawer.
"Something wrong?" Fleur stood in front of his desk, leaning over.
"Just thinking." He shook his head.
"What about? Me, of course.' Fleur smirked.
"Of course, darling." Daniel nodded.
"So..What were you really thinking?" Fleur moved over, sitting on his desk in front of him.
"How can you be so sure that it wasn't you?" Daniel asked.
"I have a tell." She tapped his forehead.
"Smart girl, huh?"
"Full of surprises." Fleur smiled.
"Oh, yes you are." Daniel nodded.
"So, tell me." Fleur nudged him.
"It's work, doll." Daniel told her.
"..New girls?"
"A few." He nodded.
"Can I see?"
"Hm.. Sure." Daniel reached into the drawer, pulling out his pictures,"Here."
"Thanks Danny. I'm not just a pretty face, ya know?" Fleur kissed his cheek, taking the pictures.
"I suppose you aren't." Daniel titled his head.
Fleur flicked through the pictures,"So..Who are these two?" She pointed towards Rebecca and Olivia.
"Got them pretty recently, Stein." Daniel hummed.
"They're definitely sweethearts." Fleur nodded,"Gosh.. Look at them."
"They're little dolls, really." Daniel told her.
"They got any buyers yet?"
"Not yet, but they're going to go quickly."
"..Can I ask something, Danny?" Fleur looked at him.
"That depends, what is it?" Daniel leaned closer.
"Why do you do this? The job." Fleur tilted her head,"I know why I do, but why do you?"
"Why?" Daniel raised a brow.
"Curious." Fleur hummed, looking into his eyes.
"It just feels.. Right, you know?" Daniel sighes,"I can't even begin to describe it, the pleasure."
"The complex it gives you, the superiority?" Fleur agreed.
"The power.." He nodded slowly.
Fleur shifted,"I understand."
"That's what I like about you, doll." Daniel smirked,"Nobody else gets me like you do."
"It's like I know you inside out." Fleur hummed.
"It is."
Fleur put the photos down,"Where are the girls now?"
"In the rooms, they're at the end." Daniel told her.
Fleur tilted her head,"Mind if I pay them a visit?"
"Sure, seeing you might make them trust me."
"Of course. I'll get them to trust you." Fleur assured him, standing up.
"Thank you, doll." Daniel hummed.
"Maybe I can get a reward?" Fleur hummed, putting her hand on his shoulder.
"Oh, a reward now?" He tilted his head.
"If I'm good." Fleur nodded.
"What sort of reward would you like then?" Daniel asked.
"What would you give me?" Fleur smirked.
"I'd give you whatever you like."
"Good." Fleur pointed as she left the room.
"See you later, doll." Daniel called after her.
Fleur gave a small wave, walking towards the girls room and knocked on the door. She heard some hushed whispers from behind the door and then silence.
Fleur slowly walked into the room, closing the door,"Rebecca? Olivia?"
"Who's.. There?"
"My names.. Tori." Fleur walked into the light.
"And.. And you're alone?" Cane a second voice.
"Yeah, I'm one of the good guys." Fleur sighed.
"You promise?" She asked.
"I promise. I'm gonna take you back to your mommy and daddy." Fleur crouched down,"Come on out."
Slowly bur surely, two girls crawled out from their little hiding spots.. It was them.
"I'm gonna get you two out of here." Fleur sat down, her legs crossed, "I promise."
"So.. You won't touch us?" Rebecca asked slowly.
"No." Fleur shook her head,"I.. Was like you girls when I was about your age. But now I help catch the bad people who hurt little boys and girls."
"So you're like.. A superhero?" Olivia tilted her head.
"Yeah, like a superhero." Fleur chuckled,"But I gotta ask a big favour from you two."
"What is it?" Rebecca nodded.
"I'm gonna talk to the bad man.. And he might come in here and ask you to put on some stuff. But that's okay, you just gotta listen to him. Because I will not let him touch you, either of you."
Olivia looked between Fldur and her sister,"You promise?"
"I promise." Fleur nodded,"Because some good people are gonna come in and take the bad man away."
"More superheroes?" She asked.
"Oh yeah, and these guys are really good." Fleur assured her,"No one will hurt you guys again."
Rebecca smiled softly,"Thank you"
"You girls behave, keep your head down and be good." Fleur got up from the floor.
"We will, Tori." Rebecca told her.
Fleur gave a small smile before she left their room, knocking on Daniel's door.
"Is that you, doll?" Daniel asked.
"Suprise." Fleur hummed as she walked in.
"Back so soon?" He smiled.
"Yeah, I had a chat with the girls." Fleur nodded, walking up to his desk,"You might like what I have done for you.."
"I'm listening." Daniel leaned forward.
"Well.. What if you got first dibs at them?" She smirked.
"I like the sound of that." He nodded.
"Show them how to behave." Fleur agreed,"They don't know anything yet."
"Oh, I'll show them everything they need to know." Daniel nodded.
"What about.. Tomorrow?" She suggested.
"Tomorrow sounds brilliant, doll." Daniel agreed.
"You trust me?" Fleur hummed.
"Why wouldn't I?" He chuckled.
"Because.. I feel recently I've became connected with you." Fleur explained,"How do you say it in English.."
"Oh.. You think you're in love with me? Is that it?" Daniel smirked.
"Love! That's the word." Fleur chuckled,"You know, you think I'd know, coming from France, city of love."
"Well, sometimes it's easier to show what you feel rather than saying it."
"Oh yeah?" Fleur hummed, looking at him.
"Oh yeah." Daniel nodded.
Fleur licked her lips, leaning close to Daniel before she turned around,"Well maybe you can show me it later tonight."
"You know what, doll? I would love to." Daniel told her.
Fleur hummed,"My room.. One o'clock."
"I'll be there."
"See you then." Fleur winked, leaving the room.
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"Agent Howards? What progress have you made?" Andi asked as she answered the call.
"You need to take action, tomorrow." Fleur sighed.
"Have you got a plan?"
"I'll be a distraction for Daniel tonight, and tomorrow he thinks he's having first.. Go at the girls. But that's when you guys come in. I can figure out the location and send you it." Fleur explained.
"As long as you get me that time and location, we'll be there." Andi nodded.
"Just.. Don't worry about Daniel."
"I'll leave him to you."
"Of course." Fleur nodded,"I'll fill in as soon as I know."
"Good, I appreciate the work you've done, Howards." Andi hummed.
"Anytime, Miss Swan." Fleur hung up.
All that was left now... Was to wait for the plan to commence.
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Fleur brushed her hair, looking into the mirror as she awaited for Daniel. Before long, their was a brief knock at her door. He didn't wait for a response before entering, a smirk in his face.
"It's rude to walk into a ladies room without an answer, Danny." Fleur hummed.
"Oh, I am sorry." Daniel shook his head,"I'm just so happy to see you."
"I always knock." Fleur pointed.
"I knocked too." He pointed back.
"However, I wait for an answer."
"That I did not do "
"Exactly." Fleur hummed,"I don't know if you deserve this now."
"Aw, come on." Daniel sighed,"What if I say please?"
Fleur watched him,"Answer me this.. Where are we taking those girls tomorrow?" She walked to him, placing a hand on his shoulded.
"One of the warehouses, doll.. I'm thinking my favourite." Daniel hummed.
Fleur nodded,"Maybe.. We could go there sometime."
"Together?"
"Together." Fleur hummed,"I've always wanted to be on the other side of things."
"I can tell, just by the way I've seen you look at me." Daniel smirked as he cupped her cheek.
"Maybe tomorrow? After you're done with those girls." Fleur suggested.
"Y'know what, I like that idea.' Daniel nodded.
"Good." Fleur pushed him back onto the bed.
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"How much do you think you can handle?" Daniel asked as they got out of the car.
"All of it." Fleur hummed,"This the warehouse?"
"My favorite one, I keep all my special toys in here." Daniel nodded.
"So I'm special?" Fleur gasped, walking in,"What room are the girls in?"
"So very special." He added,"They're in the red room, second on the left."
"Let me go first, hm? See if they're presentable." Fleur suggested.
"Good idea." Daniel nodded.
"Stay put here." Fleur pointed as she walked towards the red room, texting Andi as she did.
"Girls?" Fleur knocked on the door gently as she walked in.
"Tori?" Rebecca whispered,"Is that you?"
"Cheriés." Fleur nodded,"It's me."
Rebecca slowly opened the door,"Where is he?"
"He's coming soon." Fleur sighed,"Here, give this to Olivia." She took off her jacket once she saw what the girls were dressed in,"You gotta listen carefully, I'm gonna call him in and you two have to stay next to me. Because the superheros are coming to save you girls."
"Is he going to touch us?" Olivia asked her.
"No, I won't let him." Fleur assured them.
Rebecca took her hand,"We trust you."
"Sit." Fleur patted the bed,"Danny!" She called out.
"Coming, doll." Daniel responded.
"Dont worry." Fleur assured the girls in a quiet whisper, gently holding their hands.
"Ah, there you both are." Daniel hummed as he appeared in the doorway.
"They're all ready. Rebecca especially, isn't that right?" Fleur gave Rebecca a look.
"Yes, Tori." Rebecca nodded.
Fleur stood up, letting go of Rebecca's hand,"Come on then, Danny."
"Come with me, sweetheart. Don't worry, I'll show you what to do." Daniel hummed, taking Rebecca's hand.
Fleur gave a reassuring look as they heard a gunshot.
"What the.." Daniel turned.
"Rebecca." Fleur grabbed Rebecca's hand, pulling her back as the SWAT team entered.
"Tori." Rebecca clung onto her.
"What.. Did you.." Daniel turned around,"Did you know about this?"
"Not at all." Fleur backed up.
"Daniel Lorenzo, you're under arrest for a number of reasons. The main being a head man of the Black Diamonds sex trafficking." Andi walked in.
"..You bitch, you set me up." Daniel pointed.
"I was sent to make sure you didn't hurt anyone else." Fleur hummed,"It worked, didn't it?"
Andi watched the two carefully, grabbing Daniel's arms and cuffed his wrists.
"I'll get you back for this, bitch." He snapped.
"I'm sure you will. Goodbye, Daniel." Fleur held onto the girls.
And Andi nodded to Fleur as she dragged Daniel, still yelling, out of the room.
Fleur crouched down to the girls,"See? I told you, he won't touch you."
"Thank you, Tori." Olivia hugged her,"You really are a superhero."
"Want me to tell you girls a secret?" Fleur smiled.
"Yeah, tell us." Rebecca nodded.
"Tori was my superhero name." Fleur nodded,"My real name is Fleur."
"Ooo, that's a pretty name." Olivia smiled.
"You think so?" Fleur hummed, stroking their hair.
"Mhm." Olivia nodded,"Super pretty."
"How about we get you back to your parents?" Fleur nodded.
"Yes, please." Rebecca took her hand.
Fleur held the girls tightly as she walked out.
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