Three days later
Chapter 1
The mission had just wrapped up, and I could
hear the guys on the comms teasing Jake
Foster.
“Hey, Jake, take it easy on poor Brittany.
Don’t break the bed again.”
“I was just a little pent up, needed to blow off some steam,” Jake chuckled, all casual. “Just don’t go running your mouths to the missus.”
I heard him pull out his phone, and the team
erupted in knowing laughter.
“Gotta keep the main squeeze happy before
you feed the side piece, huh?”
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Right on cue, my phone buzzed.
Hearing Jake’s honeyed words about how
much he missed me sent a chill right through
- me.
He had no idea that I was the team’s
anonymous intel analyst, the one who had his
back on every single op.
The first time he slept with Brittany, I didn’t
sleep a wink all night.
After I hung up with Jake, I dialed another
number. “I’m in. I’ll quit the team and settle
down.”
A steady voice answered, “Good. Once
Operation Decapitation is done, I’ll personally
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see you get on that plane.”
“That’s three days from now.”
Jake and Brittany were still at it on the team
comms, carrying on like no one else was
around.
The rest of the guys were calling her
“sweetheart” and “babe,” egging them on.
I felt numb, my heart sinking lower and lower.
Brittany had joined the team three months
ago.
During a mission, she’d been drugged.
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Jake, being the team leader, took her back to
his room to “watch over her“.
Three days and nights later, Jake finally
emerged, looking satisfied.
Brittany followed, blushing like crazy.
Ever since, Jake always brought Brittany
along on missions, sharing a room with her
every night.
I knew all this, I really did, but it still stung like
hell.
My hand trembled as I pulled up the feed
from Jake’s room cam.
The HD lens showed him pressing Brittany
against the window, fogging up the glass.
They were all over each other for hours.
Finally, Jake pulled away, looking completely
spent.
He headed for the shower, but Brittany tried
to follow him. He shut her down hard.
“Stay away from me. I’m going home. Don’t
want my wife catching a whiff of you.”
Brittany’s voice was small, her face crumpled.
“Am I not more important than that clueless
housewife of yours? I risk my life for you!”
Jake tilted her chin, a possessive move, but
the words that came out were cold.
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“What are you? Just a tool for me to get off.
Know your place.”
Tears streamed down Brittany’s face, but
Jake didn’t even flinch.
As he got dressed to leave, he softened his
tone. “What’s the rush? Another mission in
three days. You’ll be begging for mercy by
then.”
He stroked her cheek and walked out.
When Jake got home, I was sitting on the
couch, pretending to read.
He smelled strongly of Drakkar Noir, the
cologne I’d picked out for him.
Now, it was just helping him cover his tracks.
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As he came closer, I caught a whiff of
something else, something lingering from
Brittany.
No matter how hard he scrubbed, he couldn’t
wash her away.
He wrapped an arm around my waist, his
other hand sliding up my thigh, sending a
clear message.
“Honey, let’s have a baby.”
His breath was warm on my neck, and I
couldn’t keep up the act any longer.
I pushed him away gently and bolted for the
bathroom.
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I scrubbed my skin raw where he’d touched
me, then leaned against the wall, spent.
A baby?
I thought about the two pink lines from
yesterday. I couldn’t help but smile bitterly.
The baby Jake had wanted for five years was
finally on its way.
Too bad it was after he’d cheated.
I plastered a smile on my face and walked
out, acting concerned. “When do you leave?”
“Three days. Big op.” He hesitated, a hint of
guilt in his voice. “Honey, I’m sorry. It’s our
anniversary that day. I won’t be there.”
I put my hand on my still–flat stomach and
said, “It’s okay. Just try to get home early. I
got you a present.”
Jake’s face lit up. “I’ll be there as soon as I
can! Can’t wait to see what you got me!”
I smiled.
I hope you like it.
The next morning, Jake woke me up gently.
“Honey, the team’s having a get–together at
headquarters today. Come with me.”
I passed through security as Jake’s wife.
As soon as we walked in, I could hear them
shooting the breeze:
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“That intel analyst never shows, huh? She’s
such a mystery.”
“Yeah, she’s like a ghost. We’ve been working
with her for years, and no one’s ever seen
her. All we know is she’s a woman.”
“I bet she’s got a thing for the captain. She
always sends him the intel first.”
I lowered my head.
He was right. I was only involved in this whole
thing for Jake.
The condition for joining the team was
simple: all intel had to be sent to Jake’s team
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That’s how I found out about his affair.
I must have looked a little off.
Jake must have thought I was getting mad, he
quickly shouted at the team.
“What are you guys talking about?”
They jumped to their feet, looking nervous.
“Mrs. Foster! We’re just messing around.
Don’t take it the wrong way.”
