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68. Deception
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The Huntress 69. Clarity
...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
The Huntress 70. Drowsy
...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
The Huntress 71. Fists of Doubt
"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
The Huntress 72. Jameson
...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
The Huntress 73. Motive
"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
The Huntress 74. Heated Exchange
...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
The Huntress 75. Mistake or Reality
I open my eyes to see a familiar face looking back at me. "Hunter?" I call out, not believing what I'm seeing.Images of the last time we were intimate like this cloud my mind making my heartbeat rush in adrenaline. I turn over to see Hunter's very naked and beautiful form lying unconscious in the bed next to me, his arm pulling me close to him."Hunter?" I call out once more, not believing what I'm seeing. Methodically, my right hand begins to glide upwards, stroking his firm torso as if unable to fully believe that Hunter is here right beside me. I feel the familiar sparks as my skin comes in contact with his. I shift around so I can admire him as he continues to sleep next to me. My hand slowly makes its way higher until I begin to memorize each and every firm curvature of his well-defined body. I don't know if this is real or not, but I don't want this to end. Right here, at this moment, I finally feel free. I've always felt relaxed in Hunter's presence. This is no different. Whi
The Huntress 76. It's Time
Over the next week, Asher and I worked tirelessly to form a plan so that we could dig up intel on Eli and Everett. We did as much as we could from overseas, but now it was time to go in person. So far, I managed to deduce that Eli was, in fact, giving intel to Everett, but what we didn't know was whether Eli was aware of this or if Eli was the mastermind behind it all. From the information I found, it would be easy to point fingers at Eli, but part of me still had doubts. I wasn't sure if it was because Eli was close to my family, so I didn't want to think that he could be the one behind all of this. But the more information I found, it was growing increasingly difficult to prove otherwise. I was able to find a deep hack in the FBI system that sent confidential information directly to Everett. The problem though was that we didn't know Eli's involvement in all of this. Was Eli the one who had set up the hack so Everett would get the classified information? Was Eli trying to frame Eve
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