...Hunter POV...I felt like pulling out my hair. For what seemed like the twentieth time now, the Huntress, whoever she was, had managed to foil my plans. I didn't know who this Huntress was, but she was driving me insane. No matter what I did, she always seemed to be one step ahead of me.Earlier on, I sent my men out to capture another lead. We had been tailing him for a week and found an opportunity to grab him discreetly. He was a minister of the government and was known for taking handouts. Making him an easy target for Silvio. Cole managed to syphon all of Kevin's money before he escaped, making him a millionaire. We already tried tracing the money, but he was good. He'd been planning this for years. Probably even before Cole inserted himself into Kevin's life. Tracing the money never led to anything. Rather, it only ever led to more questions. Chasing Silvio was like trying to kill the Hydra. Each time we tried to cut off the monster's head, it only grew several more. It was
...Sienna POV...I attempted to open my eyes, but my vision was blurred, making everything appear fuzzy. My head was pounding as if I had slammed my head against concrete. I took a deep breath and hissed as I attempted to move my head upwards."Take it slow." A familiar voice comments."Where am I?" I question, not quite sure what happened."You don't remember?" The voice asks, making me shift my head up slightly to find where the voice is coming from. Which is when I noticed I couldn't move my arms. Instantly, I begin to panic, wondering why I can't move.My eyes shoot open as I take a glance around the room. I recognize my bedroom and realize that I'm tied to a chair."What's going on?" I ask whoever is in the room with me.Ignoring the pain in my neck, I raise my head to look around my room, which is when my gaze lands on the last person I ever suspected. Asher."Untie me!" I shout, growing increasingly frustrated."I'm sorry. But I can't. At least not yet." He comments, making me
...Asher POV...I don't know how long we sat there until I felt her go weak in my arms. I didn't understand what had happened. What caused this sudden breakdown? I know she hasn't been sleeping or eating properly, but I never thought it was that severe. I know we were both growing frustrated by the lack of dead ends we were receiving. We were both far more invested in this than we should be. And it was clear all of this had taken a far bigger toll on her than any of us could've predicted.I should've realized something like this would happen. She hasn't had a chance to digest any of it. None of us really know what she's had to deal with. While she told us that she was tortured, no one can truly know what she went through other than herself and Silvio. While Kevin also had a hand in all of this, as far as I was aware, Kevin never attacked her himself. Rather he got Silvio and Hunter to do his work for him. It's been nothing but painful experience after painful experience. Even the str
...Sienna POV...When I woke up, it felt like someone had slammed my head against the concrete floor repetitively. My head was pounding, and my vision was rather blurred. I was confused and disoriented. I couldn't remember what happened, which was causing my head to hurt the more I forced myself to recall the events. I closed my eyes, unable to keep them open for long periods, as the light only contributed to my headache.I could hear the faint sounds of someone talking but couldn't figure out who it was or who they were talking to. It was almost as though they were talking to themselves, as the conversation seemed to be one-sided. I could only make out one person talking. Did that mean that whoever was here was clinically insane, as they were having a full-blown conversation with themselves? Or was there more than one person here? Or were they on the phone?I strained my hearing to be able to detect whose voice I could hear, but nothing seemed to help. Rather, just the attempt made t
"How are you feeling?" He asks, surprising me. I narrow my eyes at him, unsure as to why he was asking me that."You're the one that's injured. I should be the one asking you." I state, removing my hand from his head and then taking the seat across from him."You and I both know that it's nothing serious. I've had far worse." Asher replies with a small smirk. I eye him curiously. It was clear that something had happened that he was refusing to tell me. And I could tell that I was the cause of all of this. But I didn't understand what happened. Ash was a good friend of mine. I would never hurt him, no matter how much he angered me. So what happened that made me do this to him?"What happened?" I ask, turning my gaze from the floor to look up at him. Ash looks into my eyes as if searching for something. He remains silent, unsure as to what to say."I'm sorry. I don't know why I hurt you. But I'm sorry." I state, standing up as I turn to walk to my room. However, Ash quickly reaches out
...Asher POV...I was happy to see that Sienna had returned to normal. She seemed a bit torn and upset with herself. But was otherwise fine. I was sure she would return to her normal self after more rest and something to eat. She's been running full force for far too long. We've been in this war with Silvio for over a year. Sienna has been put through more than anyone else. Not only was she tortured mentally and physically, but she was in a constant state of survival. Forcing her mind to do whatever it needed to help whoever she could. She was forced to withstand high degrees of physical torture so that no harm would come to Tomás or Hunter. Then when that wasn't enough, Silvio took things up a notch by capturing me. Using me against Sienna in his quest to bring down Hunter. When none of that worked, he used her family. If anything, I'm surprised Sienna hadn't suffered a mental break long before now. She's been pushed harder than anyone else I know. Even warriors in battle go throug
"He came to us just a few years before you joined. He was closer to Sienna's age, so we thought they would get along. He was a shining candidate, which is why I had him placed as Sienna's guard. I knew he was loyal to the Stone family for everything they had done for him, so I knew Sienna would be in good hands." Jace commented."But why transfer? If what you're saying is true, then I don't understand why he would be transferred." I comment."It was actually his request. His mother had fallen ill. With the hours he was working, he wasn't able to care for her, so he had her move across the country so she could be with family. He put in for a transfer so that he could be with her." Jace explained. However, I couldn't deny that something just wasn't sitting right with me. I don't know why, but for whatever reason, this Eli person was leaving me on edge."What's wrong?" Sienna asked, eyeing my mixed emotions."I don't know for sure. Just something doesn't seem right.""Did Eli ever act ou
...Sienna POV..."I think we need to treat both of them as possible candidates. I would like to believe Eli is innocent in all of this. But I can't deny all the signs are pointing towards him. Let us sit and think about how to proceed before we do anything further. We need to make sure no one finds out about this. For all we know, one of them or both of them could be in on this. If either of them finds out before we have a chance to catch them, all of our work will be for nothing. We finally have a lead for the first time in a long time." I suggest making sure no one, including the FBI, attempts to proceed further.I want to look into this more. I want to find out for myself if Eli or Everett are behind this. But in order to do so, I need to keep the FBI far away from this."I understand your cause for concern. But I think it would be safer if we worked together on this." Jace comments. However, little does he realize that I refuse to back down."No, you don't. You wouldn't even sugge