Chapter 25

FGA Tower Plaza, New York City, New York, United States

Gen looked up at a structure that didn't seem real. She had seen these things called skyscrapers in London and Los Angeles, but had never been in one or this close. As people strode into the huge building, Gen got a real sense of how small they were in comparison. It was hard to believe that the tower, which apparently had fifty stories, was full of people on every floor. But even harder to fathom was what the building was.

"This is the headquarters for love?" Gen asked, looking sideways at Liv, who had brought her to FGA, which stood for Fairy Godmother Agency. Apparently, not just anyone could see or step foot into the magically protected building. It was much like the Gullington and the House of Fourteen in that way. When Gen asked why the Rogue Rider mansion wasn't hidden by the same security measures, Sophia said that was because no one in their right mind would try to trespass onto their location.

"Well, it's the place where fairy godmothers, agents and Saint Valentine work," Liv answered. "From here, they monitor levels of love worldwide, use special initiatives to generate more love, match people on a small scale and do huge global things to keep love circulating. It's a pretty amazing place." She waved Gen forward, encouraging her to follow her as she started for the entrance of the glass and metal building. "Come on, Paris is going to meet with you. She says she has some ideas to help you generate funds to pay the good cops."

Gen marveled at the fact that she had such helpful and powerful family members willing to help her find the money for this project. Liv had said that although the Beaufonts had a lot of money, they didn't have the kind she needed easily accessible. But really, Gen didn't want to get her family tied up in this in that way or otherwise they'd be liable for what happened.

Also, Liv had said that although King Rudolf was very wealthy, going to him for such an amount of money would put her in debt to him in ways she wouldn't want. It was apparently not a good idea to owe a fae anything major. They had strange ways of making people pay up.

Gen wasn't sure exactly how much three hundred million dollars was in the context of the modern world, but that's what she needed to pay the annual wages of the two-thousand police officers who had been fired for being "good."

Liv reminded Gen that she didn't need a whole year's salary, just at least one month. Also, they didn't need to hire all the honorable police officers, just enough to help them figure out what was going on in Los Angeles and intervene.

Although Gen was initially really overwhelmed by generating the funds to hire the good police force, Liv had helped her to boil it down to what she really needed. Instead of recruiting and paying all of the officers, they would get the top one hundred police and pay them their monthly salary. That meant that Gen only needed a little less than a million dollars. That wasn't much, right?

If Gen was impressed by the outside of the shiny, sleek building, the inside was even more incredible. The main entrance was a huge space with black marble floors and walls to match. An intricate art installation composed of glass and metal hung from the high ceiling.

There were people bustling everywhere, talking excitedly or hurrying in different directions. Some of the women wore long, pale blue silk gowns, tied at the necks with pink ribbons. Liv explained as they passed that these were the traditional fairy godmothers who still wore the uniform from back in the day. Apparently, wearing the gown made the women's hair gray, making them look older and therefore wise, like a nurturing godmother.

There were also men and women dressed in normal clothes of the modern age. Many also wore dark suits and were much more serious than the jovial and warm fairy godmothers. Liv said that these were the agents who oversaw the various FGA departments, assigning cases.

Very proudly, Liv continued to explain that her daughter, Paris was the first female agent for the organization, much like Sophia was the first for the dragonriders. It appeared that the Beaufonts had a way of pushing the old ways and evolving the roles of women. Before Paris, only men had ever been agents for FGA and women had only been fairy godmothers. However, under Paris' leadership, now anyone could have any role. There were female agents and fairy godfathers. And apparently, love was higher and more stable than it had been in the last century.

Liv led Gen to what she called "a bank of elevators." This would be the medieval warrior's first time in such a contraption. Gen didn't know what to expect, and if going up floors would be like stepping through a portal. She realized it absolutely wasn't when she suddenly felt a heaviness in her legs as the small box took them higher.

Gen's stomach flipped into her throat and her heart suddenly pounded. She reached out, steadying herself on the metal walls of the elevator. Liv, meanwhile, laughed, amused by Gen's nervous reaction. Thankfully, the queasy ride didn't last long and the efficient elevator had brought them up to the fiftieth floor in seconds. It was simply mind blowing and Gen didn't know if she'd ever get used to the weird and wonderful modern world.