Cam POV

By the time we got back to the hotel, I was mentally drained. My feet were aching, my head hurt, and the baby was getting restless. All I craved was a hot, soothing bubble bath. However, recently, I haven't been getting what I wish for.

Upon opening the door, there were piles of files with a card placed on top inscribed with Cameron.

I turned the note over.

As much as it might seem untrue, I do not want to hurt you. I want to find the data chip that was stolen. The individual who has it is using you to bargain with… and they are getting further away. If I don't have the chip within the next 96 hours, then I suggest you run before I catch you.

Regards DK.

'He wants us to find the chip?' Bex asked reading over my shoulder

'Or the person who has it' Abby studied the note as well.

'Could it be Tina? Is she orchestrating this in jail?' Macey asked

'Tina's in no fit state to even blow her nose let alone steal something!' Bex exclaimed. Whilst they were taking I read the note over and over again...there was something about his words which stuck with me.

'Cam?' Liz held my hand which was shaking 'Are you okay?' She asked

'No' I shook my head

'Is it the baby?' Abby asked

'No' I shook my head again 'It's what he said...the individual who has it is using you to bargain with...Damian said that he didn't want to hurt me, that all he wanted was the chip' My brain began to tick 'Liz, where's his recording?' I asked

'Here' She handed it to me. I pressed play and skipped a little bit forward. His words filled the room

'Your wife...she's beautiful. Cameron Ann Morgan, the girl who defeated the Circle. I must say that the information I have found on her is far greater than what others whisper.'

'Damian Knight came to this country to find the chip' I realised 'He came looking for the person who had it. Whoever they are then used Zach and I as compensation, clearly buying time for something'

'But what?' Bex asked.

'They have the chip that he wants. We need to find it' I said

'But we don't know who has it!' Macey exclaimed 'He couldn't tell us! Tina couldn't tell us! I feel as though this is all a waste of time! We might as well run'

'Hell no' Bex quipped 'If he wants to come after us then I'll be prepared for it'

'He's not after us, he's after Cam!' Liz interjected. The three of them began to argue, but I blocked it out. The file on top of the pile grabbed my attention.

'Abby…' I picked the top file up with shaky hands

'Yes Squirt?' She asked

'What really happened in Portugal?' I showed her the file. It had MISSION YNET - PORTUGAL. FILE TO BE DESTROYED written across it. The girls stopped arguing and stared.

Abby sucked in a breath through clenched teeth.

'How did he get this?' She stared at it with wide eyes. I began to read through it.

'The brief that we were given was more of a guideline, the majority of the mission would be in our own hands. We infiltrated one of the terror groups known to the CIA, we then began to cut ties of with the suppliers but evidently missed one. When the bomb detonated, there were many casualties including members of our team. Once we returned to the United States, the team was disbanded and we went on our separate ways'

'Who wrote this?' Bex asked.

'Karis' I gritted my teeth.

'Why would Damian give us this report?' Liz asked

'I don't know' I handed it to her 'See if you can find anything'

All of us took some files and began to search for any clues. I could feel my brain ticking overtime trying to work out what Damian wanted us to find. My phone rang and I jumped. It was Zach.

'Hey Zach' I said

'Hey Cam, how did it go today?'

'It was...strange' That was the only word that came to hand.

'How so?' He asked

'Tina was drugged. In a way very similar to when the circle had me'

'Did Damian do it?' I could hear Zach's anger rising

'No' I shook my head 'When I spoke to him, he seemed to have no idea'

'Do you believe him?' He asked. I paused for a moment, thinking about my answer carefully.

'Yes. I think I do'

'Well I think he's sent us both on wild goose chases. I just can't understand why?'

'He wants us to find the chip, Zach' Whilst I was talking to him I began to flick through another file aimlessly.

'But we don't know where it is and he's going to kill us!' Zach exclaimed

'He doesn't want to kill us' I reassured him 'If he can help it' I added

'Are you insane?' Zach hissed through the phone 'Cam, you heard his message-'

'I know. I know. But he doesn't want to hurt us, not if he can help it. He wants the drive...and whoever has it is using you as a bargaining chip' I looked down at the file in front of me. My breath caught in my throat.

'Cam, are you still there?'

'I'm just thought of something' I muttered 'Zach, I've got to go. I love you'

I hung up straight away. I grabbed one of the other files that I put down and rummaged through it, scanning for a particular name.

'Bingo' I muttered

'What have you found?' Bex asked.

'These aren't just random files' I laid them out in front of us 'These are about the team that were on the Portugal mission' I held up the photo of the team

'Ben Connors was killed in the bomb detonation' I pointed to his picture

'Okay…' Bex was sceptical 'Where are you going with this?'

'Three weeks after that, Jacob Isaac was based in Syria for a humanitarians mission. He was killed by an enemy sniper' I pointed to his face 'Then we have Daniel Pine who was killed in a suspected hit-and-run attack in Palm Springs' I pointed to the other face 'And Sofie Jackson who was killed during an undercover mission in Kenya gone wrong' I pointed to the smiling female. 'Isn't it strange that within 6 months of the Portugal mission going to shit, the team is disbanded and Karis is the only one alive'

'Maybe she's just got lucky?' Liz suggested. I shook my head; sometimes Liz tries to hard to be positive.

'Or maybe she's getting rid of the people who could tell the truth?' Bex suggested

'Tina always knew more than everyone, and she knew a lot about Zach. What if Karis silenced her?' Macey added.

'Abby, what do you think? I asked. Abby had stayed silent so far, she sat back on the sofa weighing up everything that she's heard.

'Personally, I would say that this is very suspicious, especially since it was in Portugal that Damian Knight was mentioned again...but Professionally I would say that we need more evidence.'

'Liz, can you ping her phone, see where she's been in the last month' I said

'On it' She moved off to her computer.

'Cam, just take a minute' Macey said 'What you're suggesting is that Karis is the one behind all of this, right?'

'She's a suspect. That's all'

'I think she should be our prime suspect' Liz said.

'Why?' Bex asked

'Because I have footage of her visiting Tina a month ago'

Author's note: Ohhhhhh Karis, Karis, Karis...I suggest you run, because Cammie is coming for you. What do you think of this chapter? Sorry for not uploading when I promised, things have just been crazy busy and I've got so many writing projects that I'm doing, it's hard to keep track of it all. BUT I have got a lot of surprises for the rest of this year. I'm excited for it all! xxx

GallaghergirlsEmbassyrowFan: Now that Karis is the prime suspect, it seems that Karis stole a data chip, Damian came looking for it, and Karis then drugged Tina and said that Damian can have Zach (to get revenge for shooting him) and Cammie...but obviously Damian isn't as much of a monster as he seems xxx

Smiles180: I've got a lot planned for this story, probably 5-10ish chapters left. xxx

ALLY CARTER 4 EVER: Cammie's baby will not be revealed for a while (I can't wait to share the name!). Tina was drugged by someone who clearly didn't want her to talk. Find out more soon xxx