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78. Catching Up
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The Huntress 79. Frenemies
...Sienna POV..."I always wanted to go into security. My dad was my hero. When he died, part of me died with him. But I knew that day that I wanted to follow in his footsteps. Your dad became like a second father to me. He was kind and compassionate and helped me with anything I needed. It was because of him that I decided to work for him. He promised to help me get into the FBI if I worked for him. So, of course, I agreed. Who wouldn't? He was offering me my dream while also allowing me to pay it back after everything he had done for me." Eli begins to explain. I can't help but feel a sense of disappointment and annoyance as Eli begins his explanation. I already knew all of that, so why was he telling me what I already knew? Was he trying to stall? I began to wonder but quickly shook my head. There was no reason for him to delay this. So with a calm expression, I allowed him to continue, waiting to see where this was going."When I became your bodyguard, I was both happy and upset.
The Huntress 80. Hummingbird
"I... uh.. have to take this..." I state, choosing to stick with our original plan."Sure." Eli comments, but remains motionless. I step out of his office and quickly search the map to see where Ash is. When I see that he seems to be in Everett's office, which is close by, I decide to go back to see Eli to make up an excuse—claiming that I had to go to the bathroom or something. However, Eli seems to have gone missing when I step into his office. I frown, knowing that he has to be in here. There's only one door into this room, and I was standing directly in front of it."Eli?" I call out, wondering how he could've disappeared so easily.I take a few cautious steps into the office, reaching for the gun I had hidden in the back of my waistband, only to find it's missing. My eyes go wide as my nerves run frantically."Looking for this?" I hear a voice call out behind me. I spin around to see Eli lurking in the shadows, pointing a gun towards me. My gun specifically."Eli?" I call out,
The Huntress 81. Dumbfounded
...Asher POV...I didn't want to add to Sienna's nerves by telling her that I also had a bad feeling. I couldn't explain why, only that something seemed off to me. But as I looked at my watch, I realized that I needed to set that all aside. I needed to put my worries aside to focus on the task at hand. Sienna and I had come a long way. In less than a month, we managed to uncover the person that has been behind all of this. I could see why Everett would be behind this. Out of the two of them, he was the only one that had a motive. Scarlett was his sister, and Damian was the one that killed her in the end. Not that anyone blames him, as it was self-defence. But perhaps Everett never saw it that way? Perhaps Everett blamed Damian for everything that happened. It was hard to say, as Everett was one of the few that never seemed to express an opinion on the subject. It was far easier to see Everett as the villain in all of this than it was for Eli. While I never met the man, both Jace and
The Huntress 82. Desert Storm
"What? Nothing to say?" Everett asks, walking towards me to guide me out of his office. I feel his hand on my elbow, gently guiding me towards the door, which makes me realize I need to get it together. We've come too far to give up now. I can't just walk out empty-handed while Sienna is in with Eli."Wait." I call out, firming my feet along to the floor, preventing Everett from pushing me further."What is it? What could you possibly have to say that would change my mind? Are you going to add a sob story on Damian's behalf? Or perhaps your grandfather forced you to do this?" Everett asks with a curious brow as he awaits my possible excuse.I huff out in annoyance, knowing I no longer have any other options. Either I come clean now or risk never finding Silvio.I quickly reach into the waistband of my pants and grab my gun. I raise it quickly, preventing him from moving. However, to my surprise, Everett simply crosses his arms over his chest as if he was bored."I think it's time we h
The Huntress 83. Bad Feelings
...Hunter's POV...I had been on edge all day. The problem, though, was I had no idea why, but for some reason, I couldn't shake this feeling that something was wrong."¿Patron?" Javier calls out, grabbing my attention.I turn around to look at him, crossing my arms over my chest in hopes of steadying my heartbeat. It wasn't that his presence made me nervous, only that I felt as though I was walking on pins and needles, afraid that I would take the wrong step and trigger something. I couldn't explain why I was so on edge. I've been feeling like this for over a week now. But why? Nothing out of the ordinary was taking place here. Rather, it had been rather silent. I had already reclaimed my title, so no one even dared so much as talk out of turn. I made it painfully clear what I do to traitors. I eliminated every single person that had gone against me in one way or another. I even went as far as eliminating the families of all those involved, wiping out anyone that dared to cross my p
The Huntress 84. Black Out
...Everett POV..."F*CK!" I shouted once Asher passed out before me.I couldn't believe what was happening. This was becoming so complicated. I never wanted anyone else to be involved with this. But the moment Sienna and Asher came here, I knew things were going to become drastically worse. I just hope there's something that can be done. I've been around Eli and Cole long enough to know that they won't allow anyone to mess up their plans.On the contrary, what they failed to realize was that they couldn't involve the Stone's without there being some form of retribution. I'm sure Damian has already been made aware of Sienna's presence at the facility if he didn't already know. He'll be the first one on our backs if Sienna goes missing. Damian is ruthless when it comes to business. He wouldn't hesitate to pull his funding and completely ruin everything I've spent decades working on. What I had told Asher was the truth. I started this business as a way to help my mom. People always say
The Huntress 85. Compromised Position
...Asher POV...I wasn't sure what to make of what was happening. But I could tell from Everett's words that he was being sincere. Why else would he have woken me up? He had drugged me, rendering me unconscious. He had ample opportunity to kill me. He didn't have to wake me up, but he did, which meant that he was trying to help us. While I may not fully comprehend what was happening, I could tell Everett was nothing more than a pawn trapped in Silvio's plan. Until I knew what had happened to Sienna, I couldn't risk being found out. Everett had helped me by waking me up. At least this way, I could potentially form a plan. But most importantly, I needed to find out where Sienna was. I desperately hoped that she had managed to escape. But something inside me knew that wasn't the case. I just hoped they hadn't hurt her.I was practically kicking myself for allowing us to get caught in all of this. I was sure we had covered all of our bases. But we had forgotten about one important detail
The Huntress 86. Bitter Dispute
...Damian POV...After hanging up the phone with Hunter, I couldn't deny the worrying feeling he gave me. Something was off. First, Zach told me that he saw Sienna at Stone Johnson, of all places. I knew she was more involved with the medical side of the business. But she was supposed to be in England. As much as I wanted to assign her a guard, I knew she wouldn't go for it. Asher was the only one she actually took to. But even still, she found a way to escape him. Sienna is far more independent than I would like. Then as if that wasn't bad enough, I get a phone call from Hunter, of all people claiming that he received a notification from Stone Johnson. It didn't take a scientist to determine that the two instances couldn't be just a mere coincidence. Something had definitely happened. I just wasn't sure what. It also seemed as though Hunter was withholding information from me. Call it my paternal instincts, but I could tell something was up. Hunter wouldn't call me if nothing were
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