Princess pulled the driver-side door open, checking the time on her phone. She needed to get moving before Faye started dialing her number again to nag.
While she waited for Kiara to finish up inside, she looked through the wide glass window of the Chinese restaurant. Kiara was standing right by the counter, making payment to Guru in exchange for the gold ring.
Princess caught the tail end of their quick back-and-forth, Guru had just sold the artifact straight to her.
A moment later, the glass door pushed open, and both Kiara and Guru stepped out into the cool evening air.
"Okay, so our adventures are over, huh?" Guru said, stretching his arms over his head. "Now back to business, looking for the Alpha rogue." He took a broad step forward, opening his arms wide as if he was going to wrap Princess in a heavy hug, but she simply turned her back on him, snubbing his arms completely, and stepped up into the car.
