"I'll be watching," Elena said. She didn't need to add that she didn't trust this girl, and didn't like a third party throwing a wrench into the mix. "I backed off. But if it comes out that I need to take further action, I will."

This girl was a friend of his, apparently. So she'd only threatened. But she wouldn't let that friendship keep her from doing her job, if it came to that. Too much was at stake.