Husband With Benefits

"This is not a trap. We have the same goal." As Lara stood there, unsure of the man with Demetri Frost’s face, Erasmi spoke calmly, his tone oozing confidence, "I know you must have many questions, but do you really need the answers? We have a common goal. You want to end Nora and I want to end my enemy. Only then can I get my rightful place back. So...trust me."

Lara Anderson hesitated, her distrust warring with her desperation. Her mind raced as she considered the implications of this unusual alliance with this strange man. She’d already guessed his intentions to replace himself with Demetri once the man was dead.

This also meant that this alliance could be useful in the future as well. Later, she could force this man to cooperate with her by threatening him that she would reveal his real identity.

In the end, the urgency of the situation and the possibility of future gains swayed her and she conceded," Fine. But you better not be lying to me."

Erasmi nodded, his cold eyes never leaving Lara’s. He could see the madness in her eyes and wondered how she was even able to live among normal society for this long. "I’ll prove my intentions. Let’s go to where Nora is, and then we can work together."

***

Demetri looked down at the phone in his hand, his happiness warring with intense pain. Never had he imagined that the day he had been waiting for over a decade would come in such a way. Should he be happy that Erasmi had recovered or should he curse the fates for his untimely return? And to think that the moment he had returned, he’d gone straight to Nora. It was what made him even more worried.

Quietly, he drove the car towards the location that had been sent while everyone’s voices echoed through the phone’s speaker since they had now been updated of the situation and were already gathering information about when Erasmi had recovered to this extent.