"Deal." She says and shakes her hand once their pinkies have locked.

"If he does that, why don't you let me know?" She pauses, pointing from Kido to herself. "I should be able to shake down a tabloid or two. I've got lots of them in my pocket."

"We're all Pride. The infighting's stupid."

Really? She does believe that. But if Kido gets too much attention for her eyes, someone is going to do something stupid, and then Luci could get caught as well, and she protects her own.

"And I've promised. I'm not gonna be a jerk about it. I clean up after Xan a lot."