Finally the long awaited Torn and Ash fic that so many of my reviewers have been requesting. It is finally here. I only wrote this chapter and even though I already have the plot planned out and some chapters in my head I don't know how long this story will turn out to be. I don't think it'll be as long as Dangerous Heart but you never know. This story is rated M for language and possible lemon in the future. It's Torn and Ash for Mar's sakes, enough said. This takes place after Jak X. I don't own Jak and co. and I'm tired of saying that BS and that's why in some of my stories I don't bother saying it cause you should already know. Well let me know how it goes. Enjoy AshxTorn Luvahs.

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Chapter 1

She sat at her desk in her large office, surrounded by large windows dressed in burgundy curtains. The carpet was green and it seemed to look more like a library than an office. It was surrounded by Oak wood shelves, infested with books on the history of Haven and it's surrounding areas. There were numerous matching file cabinets with every criminal's identity in a folder. Usually the office was her reserve to do her paper work undisturbed with the exception of Torn and the KG who had urgent news, now named the Freedon League. Usually the missions were carried in and out and once completed, they were recorded into a folder. She usually considered being stuck in the office a good day because she didn't have to load her gun and shoot at something. Yet today was different.

She heard a knock on her door and she looked up to see a middle-aged deliveryman dressed in blue walk in. His brown hair was balding and he had a long curly mustache. He was trembling as the two guards standing at the doors moved aside to let him in. They must've given him a rough time, after all security had to be tight in the palace. Ashelin was the governor of Haven City after all. The man timidly walked up to the desk of the ruby headed woman, glaring up at him with her deep green eyes. She saw the fear in his eyes as he approached the desk and she smiled warmly at him.

"I apologize for the hassle you must've endured to get in here. I will make sure that I speak to my guards about that" She hissed at the two guards at her door and their bodies stiffened with fear.

The man seemed calmer by her warm welcome. "Well actually the guards were fine, it was this other man that gave me most of the trouble"

"Man?"

"Yes, maybe around your age, tattoos on his face and arms and he had an, gulp, intimidating aura about him…"

"Torn" She smiled a bit, Torn was always overprotective of her although she didn't need the protection. She made a memo in her head to speak to him about becoming less strict with the security procedures later.

The deliveryman stuck his hand into the large blue handbag draped over his shoulder full of small packages and large letters. He pulled out a large yellow envelope marked express and priority mail. He handed the letter to Ashelin.

As she grabbed the letter from him she nodded gratefully, "Thank you and once again I apologize for the hassle as your governor"

He nodded back at her and headed toward the exit. She glared at the guards and their bodies still stood stiff at the doors. They didn't dare meet her threatening gaze and when the man turned once again to give her a wave, her snare switched back into a warm smile once again. Once he left she rolled her eyes and waved at the guards to close the large double doors so she can have some privacy.

She observed the large yellow envelope in her hands. She wasn't expecting any mail from anyone and it seemed to be missing a return address. She raised it in the air and looked up at it in the light, trying to see if she could see through the envelope but she couldn't. Finally she pulled out a silver metal opener from her drawer and slashed through the top.

She placed the letter opener back in her drawer and pulled out a white piece of paper from the envelope. She eyed it suspiciously. It was folded in half and she opened it, bringing it closer to her face so that she could read it. She left the yellow envelope on the desk. Her eyes widened as she began reading the mysterious letter and her hands began to tremble. She stared blankly and stunned at the piece of paper in front of her with her mouth hanging slightly ajar.

Is this for real?

Her hands began to clench the paper in her hands as she cringed in anger.

What kind of sick joke is this? Who do they think they're messing with?

She took a deep breath and continued to read the contents of the letter. Once she had gotten to the conclusion she raised her hand to her mouth in shock. She had finally realized that this was serious. This wasn't a prank.

She got up out of her large burgundy cushion chair and stuffed the letter in her drawer. She quickly made her way to the double doors and opened them, startling the guards outside as they both jumped at her swift actions.

"Anything we can do for you milady?" asked one of the guards to her right.

She turned to him, "That deliveryman, which way did he go?"

"He went down the hall but I'm sure he's out of the building by now," said the guard pointing down the hall, a bit baffled and pondering Ashelin's intentions.

She snarled and mumbled curses under her breath before she headed back into the office, yelling, "That is all" to the two guards outside and they closed the doors behind her.

She plopped back into her chair and swiveled it around to stare out the giant open window that was behind her. You could clearly see the front of the palace and a large view of the city from above. She looked to see the white and blue van from the delivery service driving away.

She shook her head. He wouldn't have anything to do with this anyway.

She swiveled her chair back to the desk and looked up briefly, searching the room as if she felt someone would be spying on her. She opened her drawer once again and pulled out the letter. She had to be sure that she read it right. She skimmed the letter again and slammed her fist on the desk, frustrated that she wasn't proven wrong. She wished she were wrong. She wished this were a prank. Yet she couldn't be too sure of anything until she received more evidence and got the letter examined by the forensics dept. or by Samos who may be able to test it and find it's origin. Yet she didn't want anyone else to know, not until she knew herself how serious the situation was.

Suddenly the double doors busted open and her body jumped from being startled. She quickly stuffed the letter into her drawer and slammed it closed. She pushed her seat in and crossed her arms in front of her, trying to keep a calm expression as he approached her. His expression was stern as always as he walked in, his intimidating posture expressing his authority that no one dare rebel against. The guards nodded and closed the doors once he had walked in, leaving the governor and commander alone.

"So what was it?" Torn asked her. His tattooed arms were folded across his chest. He wasn't wearing his FL jacket and instead had a black shirt, cut at the sleeves to reveal his firm biceps.

"What was what?" she looked up at him, hoping her eyes didn't betray what she was hiding. If someone were going to see through her, it would definitely be Torn.

"The delivery guy, I sent him to your office. Said he had something for you"

She stammered nervously, "Oh t-that. That was nothing. Actually it was another one of those letters from the city officials asking for more…" Her sentence trailed off and ended at she stared up at his face, gazing back at her in disbelief.

His blue eyes focused on the open yellow envelope on top of the desk and he arched a brow in suspicion.

Shit! I forgot to put the envelope away!

She felt her heart beat steadily increasing as she could sense the uneasiness growing between the both of them. She was never the kind of woman to lie, especially to Torn so doing so was difficult. Hopefully he'd eye the envelope and think nothing of it but she was proven wrong once again.

He reached out to grab the envelope. He lifted it up to examine it in the light as she had done moments ago and noticed the return address missing. All letters from city officials had the return addresses. He smiled slightly at the idea that Ashelin had actually thought she could lie to him and get away with it. He raised the envelope to her view, still one arm crossed over the other.

"City Officials huh?"

She was searching for words until the doors opened once again. She was relieved when one of the guards bowed and timidly spoke. "I apologize for the interruption sir! Milady, Jak is awaiting your presence along with the commander's down in the lobby"

They both nodded and Ashelin got up from the chair. She stood next to Torn and they had returned to their authoritative postures once the guard had walked in. It was very rare that they expressed their relationship openly in front of the guards. They kept their relationship professional at all times to serve as an example. They also didn't want to spark up any talk inside the palace. They felt that it was necessary in order to maintain discipline among the Freedom League and not to express any weakness. They wanted the guards to focus themselves on their work when they were on duty.

"Let him know that we will be there shortly" Torn shooed the guard away and he nodded.

"Yes sir!" He closed the doors and Ashelin walked toward them, hoping to escape the brewing situation between her and Torn. She felt his firm grasp on her elbow as she tried to walk away. He had not forgotten what they were talking about earlier.

"Ashelin, Jak could wait"

She didn't meet his gaze as she firmly replied, "We can speak of these matters at another time commander. Right now the city comes first and there are missions awaiting completion" She gently escaped his grasp and continued to walk away. His eyes widened at her attitude. The only time she addressed him professionally when they weren't on the job was when she was angry. He knew what had to be done although he wished he didn't have to do it this way.

By the time Ashelin headed to the doors and spun around to see if Torn was behind her, Torn had already made his way behind her desk. Her eyes widened and her heart jumped. She reached out to head back over to the desk but it was too late. Torn had pulled the letter out from her drawer and opened it. She stopped in front of the desk and slammed her fist onto the it in anger.

"Must you go through my things?" She snarled at him, hoping to spark a fight that would distract him from reading. He purposely ignored her and read it. His eyes widening as he followed along the black ink written upon the white piece of paper. His brows furrowed in anger as he brought the letter down from his face to reveal his snarling teethe.

"Is this what you were hiding from me!" He waved the paper angrily in front of her. "Do you have any idea what this is Ashelin?"

She crossed her arms in front of her, "It's nothing important. I'm sure it's just some prank"

He laughed almost sadistically, "A prank? You really think this is a prank? Read it Ashelin, this isn't a joke!" He pointed at the words on the paper and she rolled her eyes, avoiding the letter.

"I can take care of myself commander," She hissed at him and he was growing even more furious by the minute.

He slammed his hands onto her desk and looked up at the stubborn woman in front of him. This was not the time to play tough. Now that he had discovered the contents of the letter, he was not about to let this go easily. It wasn't Haven City that he was concerned about or even the fact that she was the governor and it was his main duty to protect her along with the city, it was her that he was concerned about and she refused to see it.

"This is not about-arrgh! This is a threat Ash! A letter threatening to-" It was hard to say the words and he tried not to be so loud, knowing the guards were just outside the doors. He lowered his angry voice slightly as the harsh reality slid from his lips, " to assassinate you!"

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Oh no! Someone is out to kill Ashelin? That was bound to happen eventually right, after all she has a lot of power and I'm sure she's made plenty enemies with the way she carries herself. So what does the letter say? Who sent it? Will Ashelin stop being so stubborn and accept the seriousness of the situation? Stay tuned folks and review.