Husband With Benefits

Elena Winthrope seethed with frustration, her foot connecting forcefully with the table in a burst of anger. Another failure, another setback. It was maddening. All she had tasked those women with was a simple mission: eliminate Olivia and hurt Seb. It would have struck a significant blow to him and subsequently to the other brothers, which would have been perfect. But those incompetent fools had not only managed to get themselves captured but were now determined to drag her down with them.

She had meticulously planned her return to the country, painstakingly avoiding detection and keeping a low profile. Yet, with one reckless phone call, everything she had worked for was now at risk of unraveling.

Even though she had used an alias to handle them, that Detective Rachel knew about her. And she would definitely use her to strike a deal with the Frosts. She would have to put a contigency plan in place. Carefully, she wiped traces of every phone call, message and transactions that could tie the two of them to her. Even if now, someone tried to connect them to her, they would find nothing.

She’d barely leaned back in her seat, when the pounding on the door started, making her jump! No. It couldn’t be those persky Frosts, right? They would not find her so soon, would they? She’d received the phone call from that Rachel only an hour ago...

But the pounding on her door got fiercer and she cursed under her breath. Dam* it! She couldn’t face them now. Not when her husband had completely withdrawn his protection. Trembling, she walked to the door, and asked in a shaky voice," Wh.. Who is it?"

Suddenly the pounding stopped and there was only silence left behind. Somehow, though she should have been relieved, but she wasn’t, a knot of apprehension tightening in her chest. The silence on the other side was oppressive. She tried to peer through the peephole but there was no one.

Summoning every ounce of courage she possessed, Elena cautiously unlocked the door, the creak of the hinges sounding deafeningly loud in the stillness of the night. As she cracked it open, a sudden jolt ran through her body as a hand slammed onto the door with a forceful knock, causing her to stumble backward in shock.

She stepped back as the door was forcefully pushed open all the way and then, saw Gabe walk in. What was he doing here? She’d made sure to ask around and been informed that Gabe was not around. The way he’d retaliated in the past had scarred her and scared her.

"G...Gabe.. What are you doing here?"

Gabe smiled thinly as he greeted her," I’ve come to see my mother-in-law, of course."

She shuddred at the words and shook her head," Look Gabe. I’ve just come here for a little time. I don’t want any trouble."

"Then you shouldn’t have created any, Elena Winthrope.", he answered menacingly.