Cammie POV

Soon the reminisce of Gallagher came into view. It had been a long journey and all I wanted to do was crawl into bed and stay there until I could feel again. I parked the car in the underground lot where Buckingham, Joe and Abby were waiting for us.

'Hey' I shook Amy's shoulder, she began to stir 'Come on, it's time to go'

We climbed out of the car - hadn't even opened my door completely when the shouting began.

'What on earth were you thinking, Miss Morgan!' Professor Buckingham's voice boomed 'Not only had you endangered your own life, but the life of Princess Amirah and the fact that you have clearly lost one of the Blackthorne boys we had for questioning. Honestly, I will need some explanation-'

I slammed the car door.

'Catherine Goode' I said. Buckingham, Joe and Abby stiffened 'You knew didn't you?'

'Cameron-'

'How long have you known?' I asked them. Almost simultaneously they all slumped their shoulders, the weight too much to bear.

'The moment we saw him' Joe said

'The resemblance…' Abby began 'There's no denying that Zach was her son'

'And when did you decide that information wasn't worth sharing with me?' I quipped

'We didn't know how to tell you-'

'Bullshit' I snapped

'Language, Miss Morgan!' Buckingham said on instinct. I was bubbling with anger.

'Amy' I turned to her 'Head to the medbay, you need to be checked over'

Amy nodded and headed off. We waited until she was gone before speaking again.

'I'm sorry that I went on this mission. I'm sorry that I put my life at risk. I'm sorry that I didn't take back up. What I'm not sorry for is that you would have done the exact same thing' I looked at them carefully.

'Cameron-'

'I deserve the truth!' I exclaimed 'I told you all everything and you're all still keeping secrets?' I shook my head 'I am not a kid! I'm not a student or some girl with memory loss! I'm a spy! Start treating me like one!'

'Very well' Joe said 'Debriefing in the office in five minutes. Bring Miss Baxter, McHenry & Sutton'

…

I was attacked by the girls the moment I stepped foot into our dorm room. They pinned me to the ground.

'Who the hell are you and what have you done with our best friend Cammie because she promised to never leave us out of a mission again?' Bex's face was an inch away from mine. Her hands gripping my shoulders.

'Would you forgive me if I said oops?' I quipped. Bex rolled her eyes and rolled off of me.

'At least tell us you got Amy back?' She said. I nodded.

All three girls sighed a breath of relief.

'How did you find her?' Liz asked

'I may have disabled the tracker after I saw the location'

'Where was she?'

'A fairground in Miami. The one my dad took me to' I admitted. Bex furrowed her brows

'Max is really trying hard to grab your attention'

'It wasn't Max' I said. 'It was Zach's mom'

'What?!' All of them said in unison

'Zach told me his mother was dead!' Macey added 'Does this boy ever stop lying?'

'He didn't know' I said 'I mentioned his mother when I was under the influence of truth serum and he was shocked. When he saw her earlier...he was angry' I looked at them 'I don't think they tried to betray us'

'Speaking of Zach…' Bex brought up 'Where is he?'

'He, um, went with his mom' I admitted. I lowered my gaze.

'So what do we do now?' One of them asked

'Honestly, I have no clue. There are so many different leads no matter which one we chase, there's a chance we're going to risk the others' I said. The others nodded.

'We'll find them. Your mom, Max, Dr Steve, Zach & his mom. We'll find them all'

…

All of us had come to Buckingham's office. We were now joined by Amelia & Townsend.

'Where's Nick?' I asked

'In his room' Amelia said 'There's no reason to involve him'

I nodded, turning to look at the other adult.

'What do you want to know?' Joe asked

'What happened to me when I was 10?' I asked. 'I know that Abby got shot and I killed someone, but how?' Joe and Abby glanced at one another. Abby turned to me.

'We don't know what happened completely, Squirt. But whilst your father, Joe & Max were on a Blackthorne mission…' She took a deep breath 'You went missing'

'What?' I whispered

'We don't know how you were taken or who took you but you were gone for three days. Your mother had everyone looking for you. The entire student body of Gallagher was across the country trying to find you! We even informed all of the agencies, but you just vanished'

'You were found in Washington' Joe said 'At the Ruby Slipper exhibit. You had no shoes, no coat, you couldn't remember what day it was'

'Is that why we took all those field trips to the exhibit?' I asked 'You were trying to get me to remember'

Abby and Joe nodded.

'We thought that you couldn't remember because it was traumatic and then at some point you'd be able to tell us what happened' Joe said 'But then London happened...and we realised you not remembering wasn't an accident'

'My memory had been wiped' I concluded. Joe nodded.

'All signs pointed to Dr Steve, which meant that what he was part of a revenge ploy on your father and I'

'Why?' I asked. Joe sighed

'Because your father and I were part of the Circle as double agents. There was a bounty on our heads once we were discovered'

'So you knew Zach's mom?'

'We all knew Zach's mother' Buckingham added, pulling out a school photo, one that had hung on the walls. She passed it to us, the four of us girls gathered around to study it.

My eyes were immediately drawn to Catherine.

Her hair standing out against the sea of girls. Her wild eyes smirking into the camera. Even now I feel challenged.

'Cammie is that-' Bex began

'That's Catherine' I pointed her out for everyone.

'That's not who I mean' Bex moved my finger over one space. To a girl who looked like me.

'Mom' I muttered. I looked up at the adults 'They were in the same class'

'They were best friends' Abby filled in 'Until Catherine learnt about the Circle'

'It was part of our history lessons' Buckingham took over 'We learnt about Gillian's life and the Circle of Cavan was brought up. She became obsessed. She found out her ancestors had been kicked out of the Circle and wanted revenge. Upon graduation, she became an assassin for hire.' Buckingham said the last line with somewhat disgust. As a school that prides itself that we can be whoever we want to be...an assassin is pretty much a no-go-zone.

'She's been on MI6's radar for a long time' Townsend said, an edge in his voice. 'She's slippery'

'She's not slippery' I said, my brain working overtime 'She's smart…'

Something that was mentioned popped back into my head, an anomaly that I hadn't worked out yet.

'Boston was only the beginning' I muttered, shaking my head trying to make it make sense. 'Catherine said that to Amy' I turned to Macey 'Something happened in Boston that we're missing'

'Cam, I don't think there is' Macey said, her voice small. I could tell she was, at that moment, reliving that day once again.

'Liz' I turned away from Macey, trying to stay focused 'My report. Do you remember it?'

'Of course' Liz looked at me a little hurt by my suggestion.

'Is there anything you remember that stood out?'

Liz closed her eyes for a moment.

'Part of me wanted to break free of the big men in the dark suits who flanked me on either side-'

'Later than that' I said, trying to remember my report too

'Of course' Liz looked at me a little hurt by my suggestion.

'Is there anything you remember that stood out?'

Liz closed her eyes for a moment.

'There are many things a Gallagher Girl has to be: adventurous, daring and totally unafraid of heights, to name a few'

I closed my eyes reliving that day. I remember hearing the helicopter, then screaming to the sky that I was on summer vacation...Macey and I both thought our teachers were planning a test but quickly decided that they wouldn't do it in front of Preston.

'Preston' I opened my eyes to look at Macey.

'He wasn't meant to be there' She said. I shook my head

'But what if he was…' I pondered. I looked at everyone 'Winters. That was one of the names on the list. It's not too far fetched to think that they were after him too'

'But how?' Bex asked 'You said that you first gave up the names when you were tortured the summer you went missing. That doesn't add up'

'But it has too! It-'

Something that Catherine said popped back into my mind.

It's a chase, Cameron. And I don't like losing.

I knew she wasn't working with Max and when I voiced it, Catherine stiffened because I worked her out...but what if there was another meaning to her words. What if I mentally put the comma in the wrong place. What if I read too much into her words.

It's a chase Cameron. Chase Cameron. Get Her.

'When tailing a target you stay back, you watch, observe' I began to pace 'You get close, maybe flicker in and out of their eye line once or twice, see how alert they are. But most of all you wait' I turned on my heels looking at them 'It's a game. Catherine has been in my head since I was a kid. She knew that I'd bring Zach with me! She's known everything about me!'

But how?!

Subconsciously my fingers drifted to my necklace...My mother's necklace...the one I play with when I'm thinking...the one I had with me that summer…

I pulled it off of my neck, I held it to my mouth.

'You said it's a chase...' I whispered into the necklace 'So I suggest you start running'

I then hurtled the necklace across the room causing it to smash against the wall.

'She bugged me' I snapped walking to the necklace and picking it up, the locket on it was broken and sure enough, there it was, the tiniest tracking device that has been created...and one that fooled me. 'She's been listening the whole time. That's how she knew everything'

I felt disgusted, violated even. She had not just been in my head, she'd effectively been in every room, every conversation, every mission, every breakdown, every tear I shed, and every kiss with Zach I shared.

Anger I had never felt before was coursing through every fibre in my body. This was a declaration of war and when I find her, I'm going to kill her.

'Cam…' Bex looked at me carefully 'What are you thinking?'

I looked up at everyone in the room, all of them watching me carefully.

'I need you all to trust me wholeheartedly because what I'm planning won't be easy'

'You know we'd do anything' Bex said. Macey and Liz nodded in agreement.

'And you all?' I looked at the adults; my teachers & my family.

'We're here for you, Squirt' Abby said

'Whatever you need' Joe added

'Good...because I need you to torture me'

Zach POV

I didn't speak to my mother for the whole journey. I was disgusted by even breathing the same air as her.

We'd eventually made it to an abandoned hanger somewhere in Boston.

'Why are we here?' I asked

'We're going to meet an old friend' Catherine said. She'd been listening to a small transmitting device, it had been glued to her ear the majority of the journey. There were moments when she laughed to herself or smirked wickedly at what she heard.

I didn't bother asking what she was listening to, she wouldn't tell me the truth anyway.

As we approached the hanger, I heard Catherine hiss, pulling the earbud away from her.

'Everything okay?' I said sarcastically.

'Just a little snag in my plan' She hissed staring at the earbud.

I tried not to smirk at the small dose of karma the universe had given her.

I twirled Amy's bracelet in between my fingers as we walked on, knowing that Cammie was probably tracking the signal right this moment.

Catherine walked into the hanger first, there was a small table illuminated by a single light in the middle of the room.

Catherine whistled. It echoed around the vast space.

'Excellent!' A voice from the darkness boomed, 'You've returned with the boy!'

A man walked out of the shadows. He looked harmless, a bumbling professor type and yet he had a smile that I immediately didn't trust.

'Zachary…' My mother began 'I'd like you to meet Dr Steve'

'It's truly a pleasure to meet you, Zachary' He extended his hand out 'I'm heard marvellous things about you'

Instead of shaking his hand, I punched him straight across the face causing him to stumble back & fall over.

He sat up, wiping his fingers across his bloodied jaw.

'Truly excellent' He muttered

'You lay a finger on Cameron again, even a strand of her hair, and I will kill you in a way that's unimaginable'

Dr Steve chuckled, actually laughing at my threat.

'My dear boy, you certainly have Catherine's spirit'

'Do you have it?' My mother asked. Dr Steve nodded, standing up and dusting himself off.

'It was not an easy task. The building was completely unstable, walls crumbling everywhere'

'But you have it?' She pressed. Dr Steve handed her a small tube.

My mother's eyes twinkled as she unscrewed the top, pulling out a piece of paper.

'What is it?' I asked

'The key to our kingdom' She marvelled. She passed the paper to me.

It was old, incredibly so, the edges were frayed and worn. I scanned down the page...they were names…

'Is this what I think it is?' I asked her. 'This is the list of the Circle of Cavan founding members'

'Indeed it is' She smirked, snatching the paper from me. She waved it in the air 'And now the hunt can begin'

Author's note: Hello everyone! A lot of drama happened in this chapter! Cammie has had a rollercoaster of a time but the next chapter may be her hardest moment. Being tortured by the people she loves...will they be able to do it? Will she get the truth? Catherine has always been one step ahead of Cameron and now that she has the list...what will happen? Find out more next week! Hope you all are keeping well! See you all soon xxx

GallagherGirlsEmbassyRowFan: Thank you so much! Zach did take Amy's bracelet, but he was wrong about Cammie looking for him at that moment...it seems that Catherine always finds a way to come between Zach and Cammie. They will be back together soon, I promise...but not in the way you'd expect...I'm doing well, hope you are too! To answer your other review: Moving On will be updated, I'm just trying to make the perfect ending but at the moment I'm so inspired by this story so I want to keep writing it. I promise I'll finish Moving On this month! I have thought about publishing on Wattpad but at the moment I'm happy with this format. I started just thinking I'd upload one story, never did I imagine I'd be here 19 stories later. You'll find out about Grant & Jonas' reactions next chapter xxx

Guest: Thank you so much! And yes, you should be scared! xxx

Oreocookies4: I trust Zach again too and I defo think Cammie does. She just needs to convince the others. Zach did take it! But will he use it? Will Cammie use it? Awwwww thank you so much! Writing these chapters & then reading all of your reviews are the highlights of my week. I'm glad you're loving the story as much as I am xxx

Bball101: Zach does have the bracelet! Did I make that too obvious in the last chapter? Lol xxx

covertoperative456: Never would have compared it to Stiles & Lydia but I love the comparison! Thank you so much xxx

Alecks454: New journey, not a new story. This is going to be a long long one xxx

Allycarterfan101: Thank you & love you so much! xxx

Smiles180: It was a big step for Zach to admit his love for Cammie. The girls were a little angry but I think they understood why. xxx

Aarrddyy: Thank you! Yes I am, I upload every Saturday evening/Night (UK time) xxx

Gymnast1150: Hello my lovely! So glad to see you back! Zach will defend Cammie to the end, how did you feel about him punching Dr Steve in her honour? Hot right? Putting the sleeping patch on Cam was something I had planned for a while & knew that Zach would only do it to protect Cam or to stop her from following him. That confession of love was so sweet...but she didn't say it back...just wait...What happened in Boston is kind of a continuation here, but I think half of it is Catherine trying to mess with Cammie's mind a little. SHE FREAKING BUGGED CAM'S NECKLACE! Now that Cam knows, does this mean she can get ahead of Catherine? Thank you so much as always! Just a teeny tiny few months jump, nothing like that god awful CW show (no offence if you like it but OMG the plot just feels like the ideas were pulled out of a hat and the writers went 'Yep. That'll work' like COME ON!) - as you can tell I'm very opinionated about that show. Lol. xxx

BritishBombshell007: AHHHHH I bow down to you for bingeing this story. It's not an easy one! I'm doing well and I'm so glad to see you back again! I hope you're doing well! STOOOOOOOOPPPP Honestly when I first read your review I got a little (a lot) teary-eyed. Thank you so much! I'm forever grateful for the support you all have given and continue to give me. xxx