𝙊𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣: 𝙃𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙚

𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐧

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Sometime after Addison fell unconscious, she had been moved to a private room.

Her ankles and wrist were still bound, albeit at a more comfortable angle, one where she was able to lay on floor without an uncomfortable ache forming in her bones. The sound of the door creaking open had Addison tensing up, her eyes shutting so they wouldn't know she was awake, if she was unconscious now, hopefully Denny would still assume he beat her to a point she wouldn't return. Strong hands gripped her thigh, rolling her slightly to tighten a knife sheath against her skin, nearly cutting off her circulation, a jacket being draped over her midsection, heavy with the weight of metal in the center, calloused hands pushed hair out of her face before placing a device in her ear.

It was almost like a phantom, because as soon as the person came, they were gone again.

"Butterfly," Addison froze at the voice filling her ear, her heart hammering in her chest. The room suddenly started to seem smaller, bright white walls nearly blinding as she moved to sit up, closing her eyes to make sure she wasn't fantasizing his voice while she sat in a state of shock. "Six?" Her brow furrowed, directing her attention to the jacket on her lap, the black windbreaker a difference compared to the old red one's she used to wear. "There's my Butterfly," a breathy laugh left his lips, her eyes closing once again as tears threatened to break past the barrier. She was an agent for Gods sake, she should not be crying as much as she has been, "are you able to reach the knife on your thigh?"

She was able to slip the knife from the sheath, slicing through the binds that kept her wrists together, leaning forward to slice through the rope at her ankles.

"Are you here?"

"Focus on getting out of there Butterfly, not where I am," Six's voice was a familiar comfort she needed, pulling the coat around her and slipping the keycard and a USB device into her pocket. "Direct me," Addison placed the hat on her head, tucking her loose strands of hair into the jacket and quickly walking to the door. "Carmichael incoming, take a right immediately when you exit the room." Addison wasted no time slipping the knife back into the sheath secured against her thigh, slipping out the door with a soft click behind her and walking down the corridor.

"Sir, you can't just keep beating her until she tells you what you want to hear," a soft voice was heard down the hall as Addison kept her pace even, trying to not draw attention, "she's not an agent anymore, she could go to any sort of agency and report it," a panted breath was heard as Addison slipped into a hallway, pressing her back against the wall so she could hear their conversation. "If she goes to the agency and reports it, I'll make her change her mine," Denny's voice was clear as Addison furrowed her eyebrows, "I have pictures of her and Six, she wouldn't want those photos to be leaked, it would compromise not only her reputation as being able to maintain the no fraternization regulation, but her precious little Lloyd would leave her forever."

Addison felt her breath stop in her throat, "Six,"

"Don't, that's what the device in your pocket is for, third door on the left, Denny's personal office, slip it into his laptop, I'll take care of the rest."

Addisons head swirled with a thousand questions, her brain worked on autopilot as she maneuvered down the hallway, counting the doors before slipping the card out of her pocket. The doors were locked, a simple key could undo it, but instead she slipped the card down the crack between the doorframe and where the door rested, hearing the soft click of the mechanism moving, pushing it open with ease as she slipped through, locating the laptop sitting lonely on the desk. Denny's office sat barren, it wasn't his main office, Addison knew that but the lack of personal touches was concerning. The man was wound up tighter than she thought. "Butterfly," Sixes voice bounced around her brain, forcing her to shake her head before quickly heading to the the laptop, pressing the trackpad to wake the screen up.