Secrets In The Shadows

Chapter 28: What I Know

Afterwards I shadow travel back to Hunter's room to find it empty. I look on Hunter's bed to see a note for me telling me that he and Maddox have gone to Maddox's house to see if they can find anything useful in the police files.

I head downstairs to the living room but I don't sit down. Instead I lean against the wall and go over what we know.

We know Orion is in love with me. We know he's a he. We know he's killing people for some kind of sacrifice.

I open my eyes. For some reason in my head, Orion is a teenager because the teenage victims wouldn't let an adult into their home if they were alone. Sure it could be an adult that they knew, but Orion is doing this because of Artemis, because of me.

And I haven't been around adult men except for my teachers and they never showed a special interest in me.....then again....neither has any boy my own age....

Unless he didn't show it to me....

I ponder this for a while. Orion wants to do things by the book so...that must apply to his courtship as well. In myths, Zeus is the king and Artemis' father but in Orion's mind Zeus is a teenager so that way wouldn't make any sense....

I blow out a breath and cross my arms. I continue my thoughts.

In Greek myths, Artemis and Apollo are extremely close, so maybe Orion asked "Apollo" instead at some point....meaning he asked Hunter. And knowing Hunter he probably shut the guy down....I wonder if he ever told me....I think he did....

I let my mind wander back, trying to find that moment when my brother told me. Unfortunately it was so long ago it seems to have been deleted by my own brain. Damn.

I sigh. Maybe Hunter remembers?

I dig my phone out my pocket and press his contact button, waiting for him to pick up.

He answers with, "Huntress hey, you alright?"

"Yeah I'm ok. I just wanted to ask you something....".

"Sure. What's up?"

I bite my lip. " Do you remember when you told me about a guy that asker if he could date me by any chance?"

There's a long moment of silence before, "Yeah......you don't think it could be him could you?"

I let out a puff of air. "
It can't hurt for the Detectives too look at him....just in case it's not an untimely coincidence"

He sighs "yeah you have a point. I think his name was Sean Harold.....Hunter and I'll look it up k?. Bye"

"Bye" the phone goes dead and I put it back in my pocket.  Sean Harold...it doesn't sound familiar to me .... I shake my head. It's not my problem rn, the boys are looking into it and I need to recharge

After making sure the doors and windows are locked, I grab a blanket from the supply closet and head to the couch for a nap.