Husband With Benefits

Seb stared at the record of Officer Humphry, his frustration evident. "What I don’t understand is the motive of this man?" he muttered, more to himself than anyone else.

"For all intents and purposes, this man is an honest police officer. His record is clean, and there is nothing to indicate that he might be crooked. There is nothing that might help us understand why he has kidnapped Gabe and what he intends to do with him," Ian continued, his voice now hoarse from having been talking on the phone for house while he looked for Gabe.

Demetri leaned forward, his brow furrowing in thought. "If the officer isn’t dishonest, then perhaps the motive could be revenge... But why? Did this man know Arabelle by any chance? Is he kind of delusional like her?"

Ian shook his head. "That doesn’t fit either. There’s nothing linking Gabe to revenge with this man. They’ve never been even in the same city before meeting in B Town. It seems highly unlikely that there’s any personal vendetta here."

The room fell into a contemplative silence as the brothers exchanged looks of frustration and confusion. Their brother had been missing more than twenty four hours now and they were nowhere closer to getting to him. It did not sit well with any of them.

Erasmi, who had been quietly observing, finally spoke up. "I think we’re looking at this from the wrong angle. The person is not seeking revenge against Gabe. The motive might be directed towards someone else."

"You think the man wants revenge on Autumn?" Ian asked incredulously, while even the others looked on amazed.

But Erasmi shook his head," Not Autumn. But Gabe. Try to look for a connection between this man and Savoy."

"But if he anything against Savoy, why did he kidnap Gabe?"