A/N: I still don't own any WWE characters nor am I making money. This chapter may be a trigger for non-consensual things. I changed the rating officially now.
Lanay made it back to Hunter's place without being seen and she hoped the next morning he didn't realize she was gone. The room he put her in had a shower and she took a shower to wash Dean's blood off her. The adrenaline finally wore off and the memories of what happened that night rushed at her all at once.
Flashback
"You could've gotten us caught Nay!" Roman yelled at her as they entered the room.
"But we didn't! I had control of the situation!"
"No you fucking didn't!" Dean yelled at her also. "You were reckless with that! You didn't even check the other room thinking you had it!"
"We got out, didn't we?" Lanay sneered tired of the accusations and wanting Seth but he was getting his ass chewed by Hunter and Stephanie.
"We got out, yeah we got out." Roman sighed taking a seat in the chair in the room. "You can't be that stupid next time Nay."
"Okay I get it. I'm sorry." Her hand instantly reached back to take the drink handed to her. "Thanks Dean." The smile she gave him was genuine. They were really like her big brothers and in the life they led it was good to have people around like them…
Present
The memory hit her hard and she couldn't believe he was gone now. The command of her had Seth killing one of his friends and she tried to stop the tears from coming finally. She killed often and those she spoke with on a daily but it being him despite what happened still hurt. I have to call Seth; I have to make sure that he's okay. Seth was more the planner and didn't kill often. She was too busy thinking of her own feelings to consider his as well.
This is so cliché, crying in the shower but the memory continued from there.
Flashback
She felt the effects of the drink he gave her as she sat back on his bed in Hunter's home. "You drugged me." Lanay whispered out looking into his blue eyes.
"Graves could have done this to you." Dean said leering down at her. "This is the kind of danger you put yourself in, what if Graves took you while Roman and I were dead?"
"I would be tortured, probably raped." Lanay said with half-lid eyes watching as Dean took his clothes off.
"Exactly. And how do you think our dear Seth would react? Him knowing that his precious was defiled by someone like Graves?"
Lanay didn't give him a response as she was out from the drugs but the feel of him thrusting inside of her was one she didn't forget waking up on and off. She saw Roman in the corner, maybe he didn't know that this hurt. She deserved this anyway, she almost got them killed.
Present
Lanay got out of the shower not even bothering with a towel as she laid in the bed that was provided to her taking phone.
I hope you got to where you needed to be. Thank you for tonight and I'm so sorry for Dean. I truly am. I'm sorry for what you had to do or what I coerced you into doing. I'm sorry for not telling you about what happened. I'm sorry that he was a piece of shit. I'm just sorry and I really wish you were here. I wish you didn't stop tonight btw and don't get too excited about this text. I'm going to deny it tomorrow.
She hit send before she could even think about it; sleepiness was kicking in and the aftermath of everything made her ramble. The neediness she felt from wanting to be with Seth was getting to her, the aftermath of all that she found out and remembered was making her feel emotional. Emotions. So many different feelings, so many different thoughts from anger, sadness, betrayal. She thought she turned herself off from all of this, thought it was a past but Seth brought that all out of her. He made her feel, made her want, made her empathetic and she hated it but loved it at the same time.
Her phone went off signaling a text.
It's taken care of and I'm okay, seriously. It hurt to a point but he was my brother that betrayed me more than once and twice you were involved. I owe no loyalty to someone that would try to kill what I love, understand that. Roman helped, he's hurt but we'll deal. Stephanie apologizes on his behalf but don't worry. The same result happened regardless if I stopped or not so I won't promise I'll stop the next time. you're a part of my heart again and I'm not letting you go and I'm not letting you live this shit down btw you told me you loved me and finally told me you needed me, it's a done deal. Get some sleep.
The text made her smile, this is what she needed and wanted. She just hoped the shit storm that happened tomorrow wouldn't put him in danger.
Next Day
Lanay awoke to Show banging on the door and opening it without waiting for her to respond. "I'm naked!" She yelled covering herself with the blanket.
"Sorry, Hunter is ready to meet."
"This soon?" She yawned making sure she was covered.
"Apparently." Show left the room for her to get dressed. She was the only female left in The Authority other than Stephanie and he wasn't sure of her whereabouts but regardless of how people regarded him he was more intuitive than people thought. He remembered when Lanay came to them a scrawny thing filled with fire. It got worse as she grew under the training of Hunter but he knew underneath her bravado she was a woman that needed an out and he was going to help her as much as he could.
Lanay sent a text to Seth that she was going into the meeting but her mind was made up in a sense; regardless of what he said she was going to side with Seth she thought while walking towards his doors. Her anxiety was high as she walked in and sat next to Hunter at the head of the table.
"Sorry dad."
Hunter disregarded her with a wave of a hand looking at the men he trusted. "I have some sad news to report today. Stephanie is no longer with us, she betrayed us men! My wife has been sleeping with the enemy." The words were spat out of his mouth as he felt and hardened by the betrayal. "She is now with The Shield." He looked around the room at their shocked faces as Lanay kept her neutral expression.
"She is rebelling against me, against us. She wants a fight for our territory. Stephanie as aligned with the enemy and here we are."
"Lanay!"
"Yes?"
"You know what you must do. You have to take out my wife and The Shield now. I look forward to them falling and before you kill Stephanie; I want you to bring her here to me."
Lanay nodded. "I won't accept betrayal and I will bring her to you but may I ask why did she leave us?" Her hands gestured around the room to everyone in the room. "Why would she do this to us?"
"Apparently, the way we did business didn't suit her anymore. She felt that we weren't handling things the 'right way' and wanted to start on her own. Her dad's money got to her and she didn't need me nor us anymore."
Lanay nodded her head catching Hunter's eye and knew he wanted to speak to her on his own.
"I'm sad to say this men and Lanay." The smile she saw on his face at her name made her smile by instinct. "Stephanie has betrayed us, she wants to do business on her own and The Authority will prevail like usual in light; business will continue as normal but only under my command. Dismissed."
The meeting concluded at his words with everyone leaving but Lanay as she looked over Hunter who actually looked distraught.
"Dad… are you okay?"
"This hurts Lanay. I never thought Stephanie would leave, that she would betray me like this and to align herself with The Shield of all people?"
"Why did she leave us?"
Hunter rubbed his temple as he turned his back to them. Lanay walked closer to them and she felt sadness. Stephanie and Hunter were the only family she knew and this hurt her as well; the feeling of being pulled in two different directions, three counting Seth and it was too much. He poured both of them a drink handing it to her.
"I'm going to speak candidly with you, this is bad."
"How are you?" Lanay took the drink throwing it back knowing she would need it. She touched his back gently.
"I miss my wife." Hunter chuckled sarcastically. "I know you don't get our relationship, the women and the violence but this is our life. I could have made it work."
"What if your means weren't' working for her?" Lanay asked recalling the conversation between her and Stephanie.
"Then why not talk to me about it? I know I'm an asshole but all she had to do was come to me on it. I would have worked through, WE could have worked through it but she was plotting side ventures. Lanay, I don't' want to be the one to tell you this but she told me Seth betrayed me to get to you and I have proof…"
"You have what?"
"She used Seth's' affection and love for you to get you to kill him and I fell for it."
A/N: Happy reading!
