A/N: I hope you all enjoy it!

Chapter 0:

It’s been seven months since my brother went on a mission that he hasn’t returned from. My brother and his wife, Lenora to be more exact.

Any clue I came across led to a dead end, so I started to take on missions. I tried to move on, to have faith in my brother, in his wife, in other hunters.

Because having faith in myself didn’t work out. So it was a great surprise when after finishing a mission, I was traveling through the woods to get back to my car after jogging, I saw her.

Lenora, It had to be her. I recognized her tight dark curls, pulled up in a puffy ponytail, and her shifting stance as if she was ready to run at any moment.

The laugh she let out, the polite laugh that was always too charming to anyone blessed enough to hear it. Right now, she was using it on a hiker that was standing entirely too close to her for my liking.

Even if he was giving her back whatever it was that she dropped.

While I, stood entirely too far, then I saw her eyes start to move in my direction. I hid like a coward behind the tree I was standing next to, I wasn’t ready to have her brown eyes on me just yet.

Seconds passed like hours until I heard them part ways, I followed after Lenora. How could I not? She might still be in danger. She might need me.

Time seemed to speed up as I followed her, I nearly lost sight of her a few times. It was nerve-wracking.

Eventually, she walked into a cabin and I circled it, trying to see any sign of my brother, Xavier. Nothing came up, but that could mean nothing.

A woman walked out of the cabin that I have never seen before, she wore a hoodie and jeans. Who was she?

I walked up to the front door and pounded on it after the woman was long gone. The door swung open and the tip of a sharp sword pressed against my throat, Lenora holding the sword in one hand and a baby in the other.

“Why haven’t you come back to the organization? What happened to my brother? Please don’t tell me that baby is yours?”, I asked in rapid succession as I took a step back from the blade's reach.

The sword emitted a sliver glow as Lenora stepped closer and nicked the side of my neck. I glared at her as I felt my blood trickle down my skin, “Lenora what the fuck”

Her sharp eyes softened a tad bit before she clicked her tongue as she turned back into the cabin, “I thought I’d have more time”.

I followed her inside, closing the door behind me, and looked around for any trace of Xavier, “What’s going on Le?”

She didn’t answer me, she placed the sword down and just kept moving, gathering things under her free arm.

“Le how am I supposed to help you if I don’t know what’s going on?”, I asked her as I crossed my arms over my chest, watching her as I always did.

She grabbed a bag and placed the things in it, completely ignoring me.

“Lenora, Please what happened to my brother?” I asked her again, I reached out grabbing her arm, causing her to jerk back and the baby to jostle and cry.

She smacked my hand away, before cradling the baby closer, whispering in their ear until the crying thankfully stopped. Finally, she lifted her head, staring at me with that dark look again.

Desire washed over me as it always did at that look of hers. I stepped closer to her, lowering my head a bit as I spoke between clenched teeth, “Talk to me, Lenora”

“There is no time. They are already closing in”, She hissed the words as she shoved the bag she finished packing and pushed the long strap over my shoulder.

“Is my brother alive?”, I asked her as I felt my heart pounding louder, hope blossoming in my lungs like flowers.

“Yes. I need you to take Nia, and make sure she is taken care of. You need to go now” She snapped at me again.

“What do I get in exchange!” I snapped, enraged with her curt attitude toward me.

“You will get a taste of what you wanted since laying your eyes on me if you swear to make sure that my daughter, your niece, Nia, will get the care she deserves”, She told me while staring at the baby in her arms, not sparing me a glance.

“I swear”, I said with a smile knowing that my meaning wouldn’t match hers.

A/N: Thanks for reading. Please leave a comment! Chapter 1 will be posted tomorrow!