A/N: I'm still a middle class citizen and don't own WWE characters. If I did I wouldn't be writing fan fiction and I would probably coerce the guys into having multiple orgies lol.
Lanay's mouth popped opened. "Wait what? Seth was being…" Lanay couldn't finish the sentence. This was not what she expected to hear at all. It made no sense for both he and Stephanie to have similar stories. "Hunter, what is it about Seth?" She pressed further needing to know what he was going to say.
'Stephanie told me that he was going to betray me, he had some dealings with our competitors so he had to go."
Hunter walked towards the dresser pulling out pictures of Seth with almost every man she killed within the past year. "She gave me these pictures and these were taken right after I would give you a mark. He would meet with them each time it seemed."
"Why? What?" Lanay thumbed through the pictures feeling more confused with this new revelation. There is something no right why was he meeting with everyone? What the hell is going on?
"All I had was these and I felt Seth was a threat to me and our business."
"What was the purpose of these meetings?" Lanay was almost scared to ask. She just saw him, she finally revealed to him that she loved him and now she didn't even trust him anymore. I can only trust me. Her mind thought sadly and it hurt.
"He was trying to strong arm them himself it seems which is still in violation to protect you." Hunter looked over at her face, seeing her eyes drop.
"I do my job well and I've never needed him nor anyone else to assist me in it."
"I know this. I've trained you well." Hunter's hand came up touching her cheek gently before backing away pouring himself another drink. "He was worried about you and I understand that worry but also he was putting us in danger at the same time. I could've reprimanded him for that without killing him. You didn't know but I was also training Seth to take over the business, you two were my successors."
"Did he know this?" She whispered.
"Yes he knew." Hunter said matter of fact.
Lanay shook her head at the news. Someone was lying and there was too much information being held from her. Seth. Her mind whispered he was the center of it. He was the steady constant in both of these stories.
"I don't know what to say." I was trained by professional liars, the love of my life is a professional liar, and I'm a liar. Proverbs 21:10-11 popped into her head: there is no honor among thieves. Does this ring true with family or significant others? In the life she led, yes. "Why would he not tell me he was being trained?"
"Maybe he wanted to spare your feelings. What did you learn last night?" Hunter threw out his eyes flashing as he stared at her.
"What?"
"Do you think I don't know what goes on?" The smile he gave her was complete opposite of the malice in his words. "You met with them, didn't you?"
"I—"
"Think before you lie to me. I taught you well but I have spies everywhere. I was shocked you came back here; it said a lot about you and the reason why we're still talking and I haven't harmed you yet." He handed her a drink that she took cautiously not trusting it. The last time she took a drink when in trouble it led to dire circumstances.
"I didn't spike it. I have more class than that. Oh, good job on having Seth kill Ambrose, he was a loose cannon, a mutt." Hunter turned his nose up thinking about the now deceased man. "I'm glad I didn't have to waste my own resources to do it."
Lanay drank the shot down quickly with the knowledge if it was spiked maybe she wouldn't feel everything he would do to her. "Stephanie told me the same story you just told me, slight differences of course because you were the betrayer and she was the hero."
"Of course she did. Did she really believe you wouldn't come back home?"
"I don't know. It never crossed my mind to NOT come back here."
Hunter chuckled a bit. "That's something that struck me with you when I first found you. Your curiosity always got the best of you."
"I never doubted you but yes, I needed to hear it from her as well." Lanay decided honesty was the best way to go. "Stephanie was like the mother I wanted so yes, my family split up and I needed to understand why she did it."
"And now?"
Lanay stared at him because she didn't know how to answer. She knew the result of this conversation would put distrust between them but now Hunter could decide to place a bounty on her as well or spare her. "And now… I'm more confused than ever but not from you. I believe you Hunter but Seth…"
Hunter stared at her and she could tell he was reading her; it was odd how easy he could do it and she actually let her defenses fall.
"I know about love, many times have I loved."
Lanay shook her head trying to piece their conversation together.
"You will live…for now. If I hear about you pulling another stunt like that I will kill you myself. If I hear that you did betray me in that conversation regardless of my affection toward you; I will you."
"Thanks. Can I have a request?" Lanay spoke up. It was probably the liquor that assisted her in this time.
"Seth."
"Yes."
"What is it?"
"I have to know what his role is in this. I won't put us in danger by doing so."
"If I grant you this request what do I get?'
"I will bring Stephanie to you."
Hunter raised his eyebrow at her. "That was already established."
"Give me 36 hours. She will be delivered to you."
"Can you make a promise like that?"
"I always keep my word when it comes to our targets, Stephanie will be no different."
"How will you do this without alerting Seth? He will want to protect her."
Lanay sighed knowing he would. He knew she was coming back here but he didn't know what she knew now about him. The things he was hiding from her. He was the piece to this puzzle to her gaining her sanity back and the trust she lost with Hunter. She still had distrust there but at the time her own selfish concerns first. "He won't. You should know better than anyone the power of pussy puts you men in a sense of stupidity." She smiled at him while saying that.
"Yeah, we taught you too well." Hunter groaned out.
"Stephanie will be here."
"Seth is ruthless Lanay, you two are so similar yet different. I am upset but don't get killed."
"He wouldn't."
"You hope not but as you're seeing Seth may not be the person he seems."
That's what scared her with all the news coming out Seth was withholding information from all of them and was her life worth trying to figure it out. "I am seeing that now but it's a risk I will take."
Hunter nodded not liking her answer and had to throw this out "What if you learn that Seth is really a liar? What if you learn he was plotting against me this entire time?"
"Stephanie would still be here within 36 hours and the double bonus is Seth dies; no empathy this time."
"Good girl." Hunter rubbed his beard looking at her. "Let's add this, bring Seth to me and Roman."
"Don't kill Roman." She threw out suddenly. The details of that night came back to her but his was a death she never wanted to witness.
"You're not in the place to make such requests but depending on your findings, their lives will be spared. This all sounds like a misunderstanding, possibly. I would welcome them back into The Authority."
She nodded her head she couldn't expect him to not kill them. She wanted to handle Seth on her own but the position to bargain more wasn't in her favor. "Deal." She struck her hand out to him as he took it squeezing firmly.
"Don't ever try to fuck me over again. Do you understand me?"
"Yes."
"I am giving you a lot of leeway considering our history so don't make me look stupid."
"I won't."
"Go. Your time starts now."
Lanay walked out of the office wondering who it was that followed her now. He didn't think it was Show but there were so many flunkies at her disposal it was hard to figure out who it was. It was the last thing on her mind as she walked towards the car knowing she was on the time restraint from Hunter.
Time to become the actress The Authority taught me to be. She took her phone out texting Seth.
Meet me downtown at Club 39. I have to see you.
She wasn't shocked with the response she received.
Be there soon.
This is the very ecstasy of love, whose violent property fordoes itself, and leads the will to desperate undertakings. The quote from Hamlet came to her easily. It was going to be sad if she had to do away with him but she knew this time she would follow through.
A/N: Thanks for reading!
