Cammie POV

I sat on a chair in the middle of Buckingham's office. Liz and Dr Fibbs were wiring me up to a machine to monitor my heart rate and neurological levels.

Liz was shaking as she recorded down my levels.

Bex and Macey were in a heated whisper discussion with Joe & Abby in the corner.

They were trying to decide who should ask the questions and what to ask.

I took a deep breath.

When I said that I needed them to torture me, I didn't mean torture torture, but more of an interrogation whilst having truth serum in my system...which is basically the same thing.

'Cammie?' I looked up to see Bex, Macey, Joe & Abby all looking at me. 'Are you ready?'

I nodded.

'Let's do this'

Dr Fibbs came over, he cleaned a small patch of my arm whilst Liz got the needle ready.

'You may feel a small scratch' He said. I chuckled. He was the first person being nice about hurting me.

I didn't feel a small scratch, I just felt the liquid oozing into my bloodstream, warming me through.

'Alright Cammie' Joe sat in front of me 'Are you ready to answer some questions?'

'Yes' I replied.

'What's your name?'

'Cameron Ann Morgan' I replied 'I don't want to doubt the power of the truth serum - no offence Dr Fibbs - but how can we be sure this is working?' I asked. Joe glanced back at the girls.

'Any of you have a question to ask her?'

'I do' Macey stepped forward 'My hairdryer. You all said that it broke during travel. How did it really happen?'

'Bex stubbed her toe on the edge of the bed. She screamed and threw your hairdryer against the wall hard. Liz tried to fix it but it didn't work...so we just hid it'

Macey glared at Bex & Liz.

'Well?' Macey arched an eyebrow

'In my defense, my toe really hurt' Bex held her hands up. Joe turned back to me with a smirk.

'Okay, it's working' I admitted.

'Are you ready?' Joe asked again. I nodded. 'What are the names you told Catherine and Max?'

'Thomas McKnight. William Smith. Charles Dubios. Samuel P. Winters. Gideon Maxwell'

'Are they all the names?'

'No'

'Who's missing?'

'Elias Crain and Philip Delauhunt'

Joe looked back at the others. Liz was already typing on her laptop, Townsend was on the phone & so was Agent Amelia.

'Do you know where Preston's dad is?' Macey asked.

'No' I shook my head 'Last time I saw him, he helped me in Rome'

My eyes widened at my own words.

'You saw him in Rome?' Joe pulled at that thread.

'He let me stay at the Embassy. I slept for days. Preston was there too.'

'You saw Preston? How was he? What happened? Did he say anything to you? Why didn't he say anything to us? Why-'

'Miss McHenry' Joe snapped 'One question at a time' He reminded her. Joe turned back to me. 'Why did Preston not mention you staying with him?' He asked

'Because when a girl who saved your life shows up on your doorstep hungry and exhausted, you take her in, and you bring her some food, and you wait for her to wake up. He didn't call because when I showed up on his doorstep, he did exactly what I told him to do, and I told him not to call anyone'

I looked down at my feet, memories and guilt creeping in.

'Even when I came back...he didn't tell anyone...he took it to his grave' A tear fell down my cheek. I didn't wipe it away. It was just the first of many to come.

'What happened that summer you went missing?' Bex asked

'I slipped out of a passageway, went to the cabin, took some money and IDs. I tried to retrace Dad's steps and I ended up in Rome…' My eyes go wide as another memory hits

'What did you see?' Joe asked

'Max. He was in Rome. He told me that he had to fake his death to protect the truth...he promised to help me find you all...but he took me straight to Catherine.'

'What did you see?' Joe asked again, his soothing voice seeping into my mind better than the truth serum.

'They kept me in a room. It was cold. So cold…' I felt another tear fall 'They tried to get me talk. They wanted to know everything. But I didn't know it myself...so they brought in Dr Steve.'

A chill ran down my spine.

'Then what happened?'

'He tortured me. Not like Catherine did or Max. He did far worse...My mind, my body, it all just felt like fire…' A terrifying realisation swamped me, making my insides feel like stone and my heart race a mile a minute 'I don't remember what he did…' I looked up at Joe 'Why can't I remember what he did?'

Joe's eyes wavered momentarily in fear. But as always, Joe slipped a mask back on.

'Miss Baxter,' He glanced over his shoulder 'Get Professor Smith. Immediately'

Bex hurried out of the room without another thought.

'Why can't I remember?' I asked. I looked around at the other adults who were all white as a sheet. Macey & Liz were just as confused as me.

Bex eventually returned with Professor Smith.

'She can't remember' Joe said. Professor Smith looked between Joe & me.

'I'm going to have to-'

'We know' Joe said. Abby nodded too.

'I think it's best for everyone to leave the room' Professor Smith's voice was steady and a little unnerving.

'We're not going anywhere' Bex said defiant.

'With all due respect ladies...you don't want to know what happens next' He warned them. The girls looked at each other before all nodding in unison. They were going to stay. Professor Smith sighed.

'Very well then' He turned to me. 'Dr Steve practises in barbaric techniques...and if you can't remember whilst on truth serum it means that some parts of your mind are, in a way, immune to it. Have you been tortured in another way?'

'Yes' More tears fell 'Catherine used a hot poker. She'd-'

'-You don't need to finish that sentence, Squirt' Abby spoke. Her voice cracking. She'd been crying with me.

'Max would stab me and use shock treatment'

'And what about Dr Steve?' Professor Smith asked. I furrowed my brow trying to get my brain to remember.

'I don't know'

Joe & Professor Smith shared a look. I knew whatever Dr Steve had done to me must have been bad.

Professor Smith strolled across the room to Buckingham's desk where the knife that once tortured me sat. He rolled up his sleeves and picked it up.

'Are you sure you all want to stay?' Professor Smith asked the girls again. I could see the cogs clicking into place in their minds. Liz was practically crying already.

'Liz, it's okay' I told her. She nodded and scurried out of the room. Bex and Macey decided to stay.

Professor Smith came in front of me.

'Cameron, before I get started, I want to make something clear. What I'm about to do is what I have been trained to do. In no way do I mean to hurt you, but I will. This will hurt and even if you ask me to stop, I won't. Joseph & Abigail will intervene if I go too far but I will not stop. Is that clear?'

'Just don't touch my face. I kinda like it' I quipped. Professor Smith gave a small, sympathetic smile.

'Then we will begin'

He gave me no warning, no hesitation at all before stabbing me directly in the leg. I howled out screaming in pain.

'Where did you meet Dr Steve?'

'He was in Washington. He said he knew dad'

'Where did he take you?' He jabbed the knife further into my leg

'Boston. He took me to somewhere in Boston'

Boston was only the beginning flashed back into my mind.

'How do you know for sure?' He hissed.

'He had a radio. It would play music but sometimes there'd be the news. It was all Boston news'

'What did Dr Steve want?'

'He wanted revenge on dad for some reason so he turned me into a weapon'

He ripped the knife out and plunged it back in again. I screamed out louder.

'I can't' I heard Macey mutter, running out of the room

'Who taught you to load a gun?'

'He did' I answered.

'Who taught you to kill?'

'He did'

'Have you killed anyone innocent?'

'STOP!' Bex cried out 'Just stop. We know what happened, you can stop!' She turned to Joe and Abby 'Are you going to let him keep going?'

'If you can't handle it, then leave' Professor Smith snapped.

'Who killed your father?'

'I DID' I screamed. It felt as though I had unleashed a weight in my heart. Everything flooded back.

My dad went missing. I went looking. We found each other. The Circle had us. Catherine had us. Catherine and Dr Steve forced me to kill my father. They wiped my memory. They then showed me his grave. They wiped my memory again.

'I killed him' I whispered. Feeling more broken than ever before. Professor Smith withdrew the blade slowly, delicately.

I felt Joe and Abby come over, engulfing my pain in theirs.

'I killed him. I killed him. I killed him'

'It wasn't you, Squirt. You weren't yourself. It's not your fault' Abby tried to soothe but it wasn't working.

We lost my father when he went MIA. We lost him again when we found his grave. But this moment was ripping the wound wide open and watching it bleed out in front of us.

…

Once my tears had dried and my leg rebandaged, we ruled the interrogation to be over. Joe & Abby couldn't look at me in the eyes properly. I don't blame them. I'm a monster. Professor Smith apologised, I accepted and asked if we could try something else next time.

'I sincerely hope there won't be a next time' He had said before disappearing.

Bex had stayed with me. She didn't say anything, didn't try to be sympathetic or any bullshit that I didn't need. She just stayed at my side waiting to catch me if I broke again.

I stayed in bed for the entire next day and the next day and the next day. I knew I needed to do something, Catherine, Dr Steve & Max were out there somewhere plotting away and I was laying here doing nothing but wallowing in grief.

At some point in the middle of one night, my brain cleared, I knew what I had to do.

I sat up in bed, the girls had been looking after me in shifts but it seemed that sleep had got the best of them. We were all tired. Tired physically, mentally and emotionally. Why can't our lives be normal, just for a moment?

Nothing will be normal until it's over.

So I had to do something...

I headed towards the elevator.

I pressed the button down to the cells.

The light from the elevator cast a thin stream of light down the corridor. I headed down, my footsteps echoing around me.

'So…' Grant said, coming up to lean on his cell door. 'You decided to kill him?'

'How did…' I then realised who he was talking about 'No. He went with his mother'

Grant narrowed his eyes at me, then laughed a hollow laugh.

'Nice try, but his mother is dead'

'She's not. I saw her with my own eyes'

'Catherine Goode's alive?' Jonas stepped up to his door, adjusting his glasses. I nodded.

'And why should we believe you?' He scoffed.

'Because I have just been tortured by someone I respect in order to get a shred of truth about what's going on' Is what I wanted to say, but I didn't. Instead, I disarmed my gun, letting the bullets fall to the ground before I unlocked Jonas' and Grant's cells.

'I'm done pretending I have control' I admitted 'I am at a breaking point and I'm scared that I won't be able to return' I paused for a moment 'There is someone out there that tried to put us against each other. Manipulated us to become enemies. And I'm sorry that I fell for that. Catherine Goode is practically a ghost, so is Dr Steve and Max. They've been planning something since our training began and now they're hunting down names on a list and Zach is in the crossfire. I know I can't save everyone on my own. You both have skills and knowledge that I don't. I can't do this without you both'

'You can count me out. I'm not about to risk my life for someone who is fucking up theirs' Grant snapped

'I'll help' Jonas stepped forward. Grant glared at him. Jonas shrugged.

'Beats staying in here any longer and besides, isn't taking down the bad guys what we do best?' He quipped. Grant mulled over for a moment.

'Fine, I'm in' He turned to me 'But if I get even a hint that you are going to betray us, I will not hesitate to kill you'

'Looks like we finally agreed on something' I offered him my hand which he shook.

'If these people are as elusive as you say, they're going to be hunting down that list pretty quickly'

'So let's find them first'

Author's Note: Hello everyone! Sorry for not updating last week, things have been a little crazy and I just haven't had time to sit down and write, usually I have a backlog of a couple of chapters but it seems as though I caught up without realising. And sorry to everyone in the UK because I'm technically uploading this on early Sunday morning! Anyway! This was a hard chapter to write, poor Cammie. But now things are taking a different turn...with The Gallagher Girls & Blackthorne Boys now working together to hunt down the names on the list...who knows what will happen next?! See you all soon! If I can't update next week, I'll leave a little note in the reviews so please watch out! xxx

Guest: Thank you so much! Zammie reunion soon xxx

GallagherGirlsEmbassyRowFan: Cammie hasn't realised about the tracker, but when will she? Will it be too late? Zach defending Cammie is always adorable. Catherine might just be planning something like that...I will try and do a happy/bittersweet ending. Moving On will be updated next week xxx

Alecks454: Thank you! Sorry for the wait! xxx

Blue: Amy was so brave. Sleeping patch is Zammie's little thing! More tears to come xxx

OreoCookies4: Catherine is the definition of psychotic. Yep, she's been wearing it since her mom went missing. She hasn't realised that he's got the bracelet just yet xxx

Smiles180: Catherine listening in I think is the creepiest thing I've put into a story. Poor Cammie, she'll do anything to get the truth xxx

BugheadHastings: Hello! Thank you so much for taking the time to review. It really does mean a lot. Thank you so so much, I'm so glad that everyone is enjoying the story and will hopefully enjoy the new direction it's about to take xxx

Gymnast1150: Dr Steve and Catherine are up there with the more evil fictional villains for me. They were just awful in the books. Catherine is one of the more interesting villains to write, I want to explore her a little bit more in future, I liked the idea of Rachel & Catherine being friends, it makes all the actions in the books more calculated & personal. Now you know that Cammie killed her father, Catherine wiped her memory and then showed Cam the grave all to see if she could remember killing her father, taking pleasure in the fact that Cam forgot. Cammie hasn't realised that Zach has the bracelet and I feel as though he's holding out hope that she'll find him soon but Cam's broken right now. What do you think about the things she learnt? It's going to effect the story big time...I had to include the little section of Preston's speech from book 5 about 'when a girl appears' because that's my favourite section of dialogue he said. I'm sad that I killed him off so quickly. Enjoy the ride, but strap in, things are about to get bumpy! xxx

Guest: Here it is! I'm so sorry it's late! xxx