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I woke up screaming and gasping for air.

"Cammie! Calm down, you're safe – it's okay." I looked up from the hand that had been placed on my shoulder to see Joe looking at me with concern written plain all over his usually emotionless face.

I managed to calm myself down enough to glare at the hand on my shoulder and Joe withdrew it quickly. "Sorry," he muttered.

I continued to stare icily at him. He sat down on my bed and hesitated before starting to speak. "I am sorry Cam," I nodded; it was going to take more than that for me to forgive him.

Joe looked confused to see so much hatred in my eyes but then recognition flashed through his own. "You heard me on the phone!" he gasped. I nodded sharply.

"Cam, I did what I thought was best for you." I felt the hatred in my eyes turn to hurt.

"That didn't mean you had to give up. You treated me like a broken child!" I refused to let the tears fall and held them in. I was about to continue but Joe cut me off.

His tone was serious and bordering on angry, "Cam, yesterday you admitted that you were broken!"

Now I was angry, "Yes but I told you that after you had finished telling my mom that you had lost hope in me!"

Joe looked shocked, "...You think I've given up on you?" I nodded. All of a sudden I was embraced in a warm hug from my god-father.

"Never!" he whispered into my hair. "I will always be here for you Cammie."

I cried freely into Joe's shoulder. I hated how weak I was being but it felt nice to let out all the bottled up feelings from over the years.

Joe pulled back and we smiled weakly at each other. I knew immediately that I had forgiven him and I know he saw it in my eyes so we let the topic drop.

I had a feeling Joe knew what my father was involved in and I had been waiting for the right time to ask him about it. I said it slowly and carefully: "Joe, what do you know about the Circle of Cavern?"

Joe looked shocked, "How do you know about them?" he demanded. I gave him a pointed look and he continued with what he didn't want to say.

"The COC is the reason that your dad is dead Cam... I don't want you near them!" I was confused, not because of what I had just found out but because of the fact that I didn't feel like I was about to cry. I think deep down, ever since I had heard of them I knew they were the reason for my father's death.

I listened to everything that Joe said as he told me about the COC and their past.

Once he had finished I knew one thing for certain: I was going to take them down, and there wasn't anything anyone could do to stop me.

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AN – As it's the weekend my beta won't be checking these, so I'm sorry for any mistakes!