There was a pool of blood on the table where she bumped her head,
Michelle was unresponsive, but she was not dead.
With no sign of the kids, they're names they started to shout,
Coming out of the closet was Charlotte, covering their mouths.

"Oh thank God!!"
Renée shouted with relief

"Mommy!!"
They both shouted
as the ran to her in tears

Renée brokedown, covered in tears,
Thomas took Michelle to the hospital, she needed medical care.
Mike was extremely concerned, he tended to his wife,
The attacker left a note saying "Meet me where you changed my life."

"You know it's a trap right?"
Charlotte asked

"I can't have you guys living in danger, know that there's a high possibility that I caused this!!"
Mike replied

"What do mean by that?"
Renée asked

"We found out that Catherine, or whoever she is might be behind all of this."
Mike stated

"What?!"
Renée shouted

"You're telling me that that bitch is responsible for all this?"
Charlotte replied

"She's a member of the Russians mob, and the last time I checked you don't mess with the Russians.
Just let me take care of this, just keep her safe okay.
Thomas should be back soon enough, is it okay if they stay by your place?"
Mike asked

"It's fine, come on Ren!!"
Charlotte replied

"Babe I don't think I can do this."
Renée stated

"Hey hey hey, you'll be okay alright,
Just stay indoors, keep the kids safe, I'll have a cop car outside just in case."
Mike replied

" Be safe okay"
Renée cried

"I will."
Mike replied as he kisses her

~Meanwhile at the Hospital ~

"Michelle!! What happened to her?"
Brandon asked

"She bumped her head on the table, we found he unconscious after an attack, we're currently looking into the situation."
Thomas replied

"This is all my fault.
Nurse, I'll take it from here.
I need her file with medical history.
Don't worry, I won't let anything happen to her."
Brandon reassured

He held her hand, wiped the hair from her face,
Took her from the emergency ward and tended solely to her case.
Harry arrived soon after since he was shot,
The bullet went straight through but blood , he lost a lot.
Thomas tried his best to reach out to Mike,
But he powered off his radio and his phone was out of sight.
To ensure his family's safety, it was like going back in time,
Back to that wine cellar, where he left the water bottles behind.

"That's close enough."
Alena spoke

"Catherine?"
Mike replied

"Hello Michael, aren't you a sight for sore eyes."
She replied

"What do you want?
What the hell is wrong with you?
Going after my friends, my family?!!"
He shouted

"You brought this on yourself Michael!!
We were the perfect couple, things I did for you, things I did to you; you never felt so alive in years. And now that you developed an ounce of conscience, you dumped me and ran off to your pathetic little wife!!!!
Hell no!!
I want you and I always get what I want!!"
She replied

"That was 2 years ago!!"
He exclaimed

"Well, it seems like it was just yesterday. I remember every detail. You remember this cellar Mike?
How you kissed me? How you held me?
Had me on the wall? Telling me I'm all yours?"
She asked

"Just stop!!"
He replied

"Well I did!!
And after all that you just threw me under the rug like I was nothing to you!!
What we had was special and you just had to ruin it!!
But it's okay, she'll get exactly what she deserves."
She stated

"You're gonna keep Renée out of this!!!
This has nothing to do with her!!"
He uttered

"Oh but that's where your wrong.
This has everything to do with her!!
If it wasn't for her stupid little existence, you'd be all mine.
I wanted to end her so badly, but what's in store for her is far beyond what you're currently experiencing."
She reassured

"What do you mean by that?
Catherine!! What do you mean like that?!"
He replied

"Don't call me that!!
You have no idea who I am or what I'm capable of."
She replied

"I know you're affiliated with Russians Alena!!
So cut the crap and tell me what this is really about!!"
He replied

"Well well well, someone did their homework.
But if you truly did, you would have known that as an affiliate with the Russians, your beloved Mayor had some dealings with us that he didn't really hold up on his ends and as such he brought in a private investigator to find and locate me once he knew I was in the city. But I wasn't really here for him, well, I was but I met you and after all that I just wanted to get away from that life and just enjoy what being with you brought.

But then you did the very thing that I was stupid to think you wouldn't; you discarded me like a piece of trash.
You pushed me over the edge to do what I never thought I would when it comes on to family."
She explained

"What's that supposed to mean?"
He asked

"Let's just say, family is only beneficial when you need them the least.
I did what I had to, Catherine went to jail but Alena remained in the shadows, planning.
But Nikolai knew of my presence and hired a desperately inconsiderate assassin of the Delefrente Crime Syndicate, Carlos Garcia Jr'.
You know, that kid, I sold his sister to the Castellanos?
Pretty ironic right?"
She stated

"Bradley, learnt that you trafficked his sister, his contract with the Mayor became personal and he took matters into his own hands...
It wasn't about the money anymore -"
Mike uttered

"So he did my job, he killed Nikolai, tried to silence your officer and I blew his brains out!!
Now that I'm thinking about it, I should have waited a second longer for him to kill your officer before taking Carlos out."
She stated

"Why are you telling me all of this?"
Mike replied
as he slowly reaches for his gun

"You got caught in the crossfire of all this Michael.
I didn't want you to be apart of this, but as I said you brought this upon yourself, but since your here, I'll use you to my advantage."
She replied
as she shot him in the leg and took his weapon

"Ahhh!!!
I'll end you"
Mike shouted as he yells in pain

"Oh darling, you already have.
You know as a cop, did you stop to think why I left Renée alive or what was the real purpose of my attack?"
She stated as she chuckled and walked out

"Alena!! Alena!!"
Mike shouted

The cellar was locked, on the floor he bled,
He tried to power on his phone, but it was officially dead .
Thomas learnt that his wife was still by Renée,
He read the note and told the cop car to stay.
He ran into his home and went upstairs,
His determination overcame all his fears.
He went into the cellar, pulled out his friend,
Mike could barely walk but this wasn't the end.

Michelle, Henry and now Mike,
All in the hospital, fight for their lives.
Renée was distraughted, she wanted it all to end,
Charlotte comforted her in the check in, while Thomas stood guard,
He looked at Renée crying, he knew it was hard.

Renée thought long and hard about her husband and her kids,
She wanted to do what was necessary to protect her family, inside she digs.
He eyes grew with determination, he heart bubbled with rage,
Doing what was necessary to protect her family, well let's just say she passed that stage.
She left Charlotte's arms and ran through the door,
Charlotte called after her, but no one could stop her anymore.

~ 4 Weeks later~

Mike finally came out of the hospital, and so did Henry and Michelle,
As for the attacks of Alena, she wasn't hear of since then.
Mike thought she was planning, planning something big,
Renée seemed contented, as there was no longer a need to dig,
He knew she wanted Renée to suffer and for him to feel pain,
But Renée seems to not be worried, tossed it all in the drain.
A few hours after they got settled, there was a knock at the door,
Was it Charlotte? Did she already got back from the store?

"Mrs. Anderson?"

"That's me."
Renée replied

"Tyrone Angus, Police Commissioner.
Is Michael in?"
Tyrone asked

"Oh you're Tyrone, I finally get the privilege to meet you.
Mike!! Tyrone is here!"
Renée replied

"Commissioner."
Mike replied

"Michael.
How are you holding up?"
Tyrone asked

"I'm getting there, nothing is gonna keep me down forever."
Mike replied

"I'm afraid that's where you're wrong."
Tyrone replied

"What do you mean?"
Mike enquired

"I'm putting you on medical leave!"
Tyrone replied

"What?!
Sir with all due respect, I don't think-"
Mike uttered

"It's not about what you think Michael!!
It's what you need. You're officially on medical leave for the next 2 months to properly heal, both mentally and physically.
Your family needs you; and I need my Chief of Police."
Tyrone stated

Mike sighed

"I'm gonna need your sidearm and your badge."
Tyrone added

"You can't be serious."
Mike commented

"Standard policy."
Tyrone replied

"What's going on?"
Renée asked as Mike hands the Commissioner his badge and sidearm

"Your husband is on medical leave for the next 2 months, until then he should focus solely on his well being as he's officially dropped from the case of Catherine Hutchinson."
Tyrone outlined

"Sir you can't pull me from the case!!
Mike exclaimed

"I in fact already did and you will not purse this individually as it goes out of your jurisdiction is that clear?!"
Tyrone enquired

"Understood."
Mike sighed

"Wonderful, Detective Robinson will take over the case as it's no longer a Frontline matter.
See you in two months "
Tyrone added

"Sir!!"
Mike called
as Tyrone got in his car and drove off

"Damn!!"
Mike raged

Renée understood why Tyrone did what he did,
But Mike knew that Catherine will not stop raising her bid.
Whatever he did, would be outside the law,
Renée knew this, in his eyes, she saw.

A few weeks went by, Renée recieved another note in the mail,
And just like before, it told the same tale.
A plain white paper, written with lipstick,
Was it a threat or was it a trick?
She took it inside, made some coffee so she could read it when she was sober,
And it said the same thing that she had read before-
'THIS ISN'T OVER!!!!'