The Huntress' Name (sequel to The Huntress)

Chapter 10-Target

We'd had issues to begin with while trying to get a car, the least of which was trying to agree on what car to get. He had his opinion and I had mine and they seemed to be on completely opposite ends.

James wanted something fast but practical, something that wouldn't stand out too much, and well, I wanted something kick ass. I'd worked my magic and had my little demon whisper in his ear something that he wanted to hear, and we walked away with a black Camaro.

I'd known it would be the one thing that would win. He loved the car he'd had back home, I'd only been eager to oblige. I'd originally insisted on blue, but James made a good point that we wouldn't want to stand out like a sore thumb if we ever needed to run away.

However, the car wasn't ours to keep, we were only renting it. Apparently trying to get a car was impossible when you didn't have a permanent address, something we hadn't thought ahead on. That one left me kicking myself. So we were renting one for a while until we came up with a different solution.

We got the car though, and Jared was just pulling out after dropping me off for work. I walked around the building and went into the entrance I'd been instructed to take. A man met me right inside the door and I had to go through a series of security checks.

I handed him my badge and he looked it over before handing it to a woman next to him.

"T.I." the man said.

"T.I?" I asked him. The man looked at me like I either shouldn't be talking, or that I should know what he was saying. Maybe he was thinking both.

"Torch initiate," he said in a clipped tone. Who knew a British accent could sound so harsh.

Torch initiate? I thought to myself. He'd said Torch. This wasn't The Organization at all, this was The Torch, they were using the founded name.

"please keep walking through. Steele will be up shortly to meet you."

Just like that, I was dismissed. Well he wasn't all that friendly.

A minute later Steele appeared down the hall with Isaac beside her. She held her hand out and I took it, grasping firmly again.

"It's good to see you again, and glad to have you on board. I trust everything went smoothly?"

"As smooth as possible I would say," I said back as I took a small step back automatically. Force of habit from being around Klarke.

"Good. Today you will begin the assessments. We want to know what your skill levels are so we know what we need to teach you before sending you out into the field. I realize that you have already been out there, but we expect our operatives to have a base skill level before being sent out on missions."

I nodded my head, having gotten and guessed as much from the schedule I'd seen in the packet Isaac had given me.

"Jaeger..." Steele stopped there and my heart stopped with her.

Why had she said that? How did she know about me? I thought I was about to go into a panic attack when Isaac spoke up.

"Ma'am?"

"You brought her in correct?" At Isaac's nod, Steele continued. "She should have someone familiar with her. You'll take her around, make sure she's where she needs to be when she needs to be there, got it?"

"Yes, ma'am."

Isaac. Isaac's last name was Jaeger. He was related to me. I'd felt the initial panic wear off only to be replaced by confusion. I watched Steele nod, offering no parting words before she made her leave.