Miss Josefina: Nobody's Princess

Josefina paced around the room, her voice laced with urgency, "Who did you go with?"

"Just me, boss. Solo mission," came the confident reply.

Josefina shot up from her chair, heart racing, "How could you go alone? Find someone to back you up, pronto. What if you run into trouble? Listen to me, I'm sending Tori to join you right away." "Boss, you doubting my skills? I may not be your top apprentice, but I can hold my own. Trust me, ten-to-one odds, I've got this."

Her thoughts briefly flitted to her missing apprentice, still unaccounted for despite a widespread search.

"Luke, text me the address. I'll have Tori come to assist you. And make it snappy, or you can forget about running errands for me in the future."

Already en route, Luke sent the coordinates to Josefina, who quickly forwarded them to Tori, instructing him to assist Luke.

"Stay safe. Don't you dare make a move till Tori gets there. You hear me, Luke?"

"Gotcha, boss. And hey, it's late. Go catch some Z's. I'll wait for Tori."

With that reassurance, Josefina could finally breathe easy, emphasizing safety above all else. After repeating her warnings more times than she could count, she eventually hung up.

ends, then turned her attention to a design order for Anya. It

find Hattie beckoning him over, with a mysterious package in her

see Hattie pull two brick-like objects from

are high-end smartphones. Our daughter sent them. She told me they cost a pretty penny. I've seen one in Lena's room. Josie heard

this tech, grabbed the manual and

half an hour, Garrett was astounded. "Is this a phone or a

it wasn't just that. A single touch of a

function. "Our Josie knows best. You get what you pay for with tech like this. We

tightly, his amazement evident. "Whoever designed this is a genius.

pride, "Josie said she was part of the development team. She's outdone her three brothers. How did I

You're smart, and

him playfully, "Don't flatter

admire the phone. "I'll have the lawyer work out the share thing tomorrow-give some

for Lena, Garrett

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