Roman, Seth and Dean all stood waiting inside the mansion. They didn't speak a word to each other. They had gone to great lengths to make sure no one could connect any dots between them. As far as people inside these walls knew, these three men had never met each other before.
No one seemed to mind a new team of guards being brought in. It was probably something everyone was used to. The treasure in this place had been guarded for nearly 30 years. They would be part of guarding this place too. They all turned their heads when a door opened and a man stepped out. A man that had personally recruited them all. Shawn Michaels.
"Gentlemen," Shawn said. "Glad to see you could all make it."
"Glad to be on board, sir," Roman said.
"You have plenty of time to get to know each other. You will be working as a team," Shawn said. "Follow me."
They followed him through the mansion while he pointed out the important rooms. Kitchen, bathrooms, the room they would be sharing. He finally stopped in front of a door that was locked from the outside.
"She's in here," Shawn said. "She won't hurt you. Go in there and introduce yourselves."
Shawn unlocked the door and pushed it open.
"Gentlemen, meet Lumina," Shawn said.
The three men looked inside and saw a woman standing by the window that had bars on it so she couldn't jump out. Her hair was wavy, mushroom brown, and reached the middle of her ass. They stepped inside, and Seth cleared his throat. She turned around and let her ice blue eyes wander from man to man while taking them in.
"Fresh meat," Lumina smirked.
"Don't mind her. She likes to see if she can freak out new guards," Shawn chuckled.
"What else is there to do in here, Shawn? It's not like you let me wander around on my own to enjoy my life," Lumina said.
Shawn pressed his lips together and didn't say another word. They had had this conversation a million times in all the years she had been there. They couldn't give her any chance to escape. She tilted her head a bit to the side and stared at the three men again. Clearly she was waiting for them to introduce themselves.
"I'm Roman," Roman said.
"Dean," Dean said.
"And I'm Seth," Seth said.
"How long do you think you're gonna last?" Lumina asked.
"For as long as it takes," Dean answered.
"For as long as what takes? How long do you last? Do you think you can last long enough for me to get pleasure out of it too?" Lumina smirked.
"Lumina!" Shawn barked.
"He's just angry I fucked another team of guards so he had to find a new team which is you guys," Lumina said. "To be fair, I only fucked two from the last team but the third one was pissing himself in fear because he thought they would all be decapitated or something. I don't know if that happens once I'm done playing. You need to ask Shawn about that."
"Lumina, I swear to..." Shawn started.
"What god, Shawn? There are 3000 of them. Do you think swearing to any fairy tale creature will do you any good? I will never stop acting out because you keep me here like your fucking prisoner. I could have had a life. I could have been happy," Lumina said.
"Enough!" Shawn raised his voice. "Gentlemen, follow me."
Roman, Seth and Dean stepped out of the room again. Shawn closed the door and locked it. He walked back to their shared room and held out his hand. They all stepped inside and looked around. There were three beds and a joined bathroom with the room. They would have privacy in there.
"She doesn't need to be locked up at all hours. That's up to you to decide. But if you let her out, she can't go anywhere alone. There's a collar hanging outside her room. She needs to wear that at all times and you don't fucking let go of it," Shawn said.
"Got it," Roman said.
"Get to know each other. You need to be tight as brothers or she will try and break you apart to get her way. We all know she's beautiful and she has ways to make men fall for her. Lord knows if I was any younger, she might succeed with me too," Shawn sighed. "This work is important. We've come so far. We can't give up now. Anyway, I'll leave you three to settle in. You're on night duty. Your shift starts tonight at midnight and will run until tomorrow morning at 8 AM."
Shawn nodded at the three men and closed the door. They all looked at each other and picked a bed each.
"No cameras," Seth pointed out.
"They're old school here," Roman said.
"I did not imagine her being this sassy," Dean chuckled. "I always knew we were gonna love her but I thought we might have to work a bit harder for it. She's wonderful."
"Indeed she is," Seth smiled. "What do we do now?"
"We come clean tonight. We only got a few days left before she turns 30. We can't wait this out. She needs to know right away," Roman said.
"Do you think she knows about it?" Seth asked.
"I fucking hope so," Roman blew out his breath. "Otherwise we're gonna have a fucking hard time making her believe us. It sounds so fucking crazy even though it's true."
Dean cracked his knuckles and leaned forward.
"She knows," Dean said. "Even if they kept quiet, she knows. She knows she's different. She knows she doesn't belong here. She knows something, maybe even everything. She knows, Roman. I just fucking know it."
"I think she knows too," Seth said. "The question is, does she know who we are?"