Hunter's Revenge

J.D Faber Suspense/Thriller

I heard a shuffle come from behind me, only to run smack into a chest. I raised my hand in defence allowing my keys to poke out from my fingers in an attempt to puncture the person's throat. The person, however, seemed to have expected my move and grabbed my wrist before the metal of my keys could puncture his skin.

"Woah. Calm down firecracker. I'm not here to hurt you." The familiar voice remarks, making me drop my hand to notice it was none other than Ace standing before me.

"How did you know it was me?" I ask, fully aware that I didn't even look remotely similar from the first time I'd seen him.

"Lucky guess?" He replies, shrugging.

I raise my brows in distrust, knowing that wasn't the reason. I cross my arms over my chest, waiting for him to respond.

"You don't need to try to intimidate me. Last time I checked, that was my job." Ace comments stepping closer to me.

"How did you know it was me?" I ask again, not dropping my arms.

"Uh, have you looked around? This isn't exactly the place people willingly visit, especially this time at night. Sure you may have made some changes to your appearance, but it doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out it was you waiting for me." He comments.

Ok. He kinda had a point.

"So what's with the look, anyways?" He asks, raising his hand to gesture toward me.

"Isn't the point of an underground fight club to be kept secret? So is it really that hard to believe that those in attendance would also like to remain anonymous?" I challenge.

"Touche." He remarks, tipping his head towards me, however, I take a step back away from him.

"So are we going or what?" I ask.

"Sure. But on one condition." He remarks unmoving.

"What?" I ask annoyed.

"Wow. You're not really a people person are you?" He comments.

"Nope." Is all I reply, making him roll his eyes.

"So what's the condition now?" I ask, changing topics.

"You need to be my date." He comments.

"What? No! We've been over this already." I state, frustrated.

"Well good luck getting in then. Cause only those on the list are able to enter. You know with it being a secret and all." He remarks sarcastically.

"Whatever. Fine. But don't consider this to be an actual date. I have a boyfriend." I lie. I don't have a boyfriend, but he doesn't need to know that.

"No, you don't." He remarks, surprising me.

"What? Of course, I do." I counter.

"No. You don't. Cause if you did have a boyfriend, he would be here with you right now. So tell me. Where's this fictional boyfriend of yours?" He asks, surprising me. I didn't take him as the intuitive type of person.

"So what? So I don't have a boyfriend. That doesn't mean I'm letting you anywhere near me." I counter.

"I wouldn't dream of it, Firecracker." He replies walking closer to me.

I find myself rendered speechless as he takes slow steps toward me, closing the distance between us.

"For the record. I won't make a move until you beg me to." He whispers in my ear.

"Wha-?" I mouth, barely able to get the word out of my mouth.

I feel his arm wrap around my waist pulling me into him. My eyes are drawn to his as he pulls me within an inch of his face. I feel myself frozen in place, anxiously awaiting his next move. My fingers grip tight to my keys ready to react should he come closer. However, before I have a chance to react, he spins me around as his arm remains on my lower back as he guides me deeper down the alley.

"You can put the keys away. If I was going to hurt you, I would've done it already." He remarks as he pulls me along with him. He walks over to a door and knocks on it three times.



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The Hunted Series:
Book 1- The Mark
Book 2- Hunter's Revenge
Book 3- The Huntress

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Sienna Stone is known to the world as the Stone Princess. Her father is the CEO of the globally renowned tech conglomerate "Stone Enterprises".

Sienna is your classic billionaire's daughter, that has always been in the spotlight. She's your typical daddy's girl that never gets into trouble. However, Sienna's life isn't as simple as one would think. She was born prematurely which led to a debilitating lung condition that has made her family extra protective of her.

Fed up with everyone treating her as though she's made of glass, she begs her twin brothers to train her how to fight. They reluctantly agree, however, over time, Sienna soon realizes that they're holding back on her, not wanting to hurt her. Left with no other option, she pursues another way to test her abilities. She comes across an underground fight club where no one knows who she is.

For the first time ever, she feels alive. Not like a kept princess under lock and key. Desperate to prove herself, she picks a fight with the formidable Reaper.

Sienna soon learns the hard way that all of our decisions come with a price. The question is, is she willing to pay? Or will she find herself defeated?

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