8. At His Command (BWWM) [Book Three] #wattys2016

Chapter 8

"I suggest you start speaking before I we go meet up with lover boy," he whispered into her ear as she looked at him in fear.
She knew what Caspian was capable of and she didn't want the man she loved to be wiped off the face of the earth.

"Explain," Caspian said stepping back hands in his pocket.
"A individual by the name Rodriguez hired me to fulfill a contract. Fool them into thinking I'm his mother and kidnapp. It looked like easy money until I met them, until she started asking questions. They didn't warn me about how they worked in sync, admirable but disgusting. You make other couples look weak, like they are wasting their time," she spat looking away from them to Caspian.

"I took the children as required but didn't harm them. Too much innocence; cute little things I must say. The oldest protected the young ones better than any of my men could protect each other."
"So why work as a waitress?"
"A girl has to eat?" She smiled as they understood her. It was her coverup to look normal to the world.

"They hired me for another job to get to your family," she said looking into her glass as she swirled her wine. "Your mom was just a tip of the iceberg for what was to come. That is, until they suddenly disappeared. This had the person who hired us going crazy as they wanted them found. Can I ask, why is this person after you?"

"Rafael wants my life," Linc said.
"Yes he wants to fill your shoes, but there is more darling," Mel said softly.
"What more could there be? He has wanted you before the twins. He has wanted our company for himself to say he has beaten me."

"Sorry may I ask who is this Rafael you speak of?" Magda asked as they looked at her in confusion.
Caspian pulled up a picture of him as he stood with his family Magda shook her head no.
"She is the one that hired me," she pointed out as they looked at each other baffled.

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"Can we go home I am tired," Mel said as Caspian took out his phone watching Magda drink her wine.
"In a minute love," Linc said looking at Magda. "How did you do it, become my mother I mean?"
A smile broke on her face as she looked at him.
"It was really easy," she said in a voice that sounded just like Mel as they stood in shock.
"Mimicking voices was a hobby of mine as a child before I moved to makeup. Then I found a guy, who could make superb face masks, thus resulting in The Chameleon," she smiled as Linc smiled in turn looking at his wife as they shared a silent conversation.

"Tell those traitors to come here if they value their lives," Caspian said handing over a phone to Magda.
"I will leave you to your reunion. Now that we know who is helping Rafael we need to start pruning his connections," Linc said helping Mel up.
"Good night Caspian," Mel said giving him a hug.
"Good might Melinda," he said seeing them off.

Arriving home Lincoln dismissed the staff to their cottage dismissing Caspian's men as well wanting some privacy.
After dinner they settled into bed falling into a deep slumber before Linc's watch started beeping indication someone was in the house.
"Sweetheart wake up," Linc whispered as Mel rolled off his chest.
"Linc what's going on?"
"Someone is in the house," he said turning on the tv screen as they saw two men moving towards the living room.
He went to the hidden wall panel that would allow them to go down stairs via a different route.
"You know the drill, but I need you to be careful," Linc said as he left Mel in the room as she slid pillows underneath the covers before crouching low behind the dresser.

Meanwhile the two men slowly made their way upstairs as Linc reached the bottom floor following them without making a sound. Opening the master bedroom door the first men started shooting the bed a little trigger happy for Mel's liking as she remained low counting the shots fired until the second one walked in. Each shot already painful for her already throbbing head. Linc got ahold of the second men pulling him out just as his partner turned to help his friend out not realizing Mel was right behind him until she spoke.
"One move and you will become a work of art in the next second," she said as he froze.
Pulling his trigger which was still aimed at Linc nothing came out.
The man Linc was holding was beginning to turn blue as Linc cut off his air supply before he went limp passing out.
Taking them downstairs they tied them up as Linc called Roni to come clean up once they were done with them.