Chapter 82

Alexander POV.

My phone buzzed on the table, vibrating against the wooden surface. I glanced at the screen, Ethan’s name appeared in big, bold letters. My chest tightened slightly. It was unusual for him to call me this late.

I answered quickly, “Hey, buddy. What’s up?”

“Dad. Ethan’s voice was small, shaky. “Mom hasn’t come home yet.”

My heart skipped a beat. I stood up from the couch, my mind already racing. “What do you mean? It’s late, she should’ve been home by now.”

“I–I don’t know. She’s not here.” His voice wavered, and I could hear Emma in the background, her tiny voice saying. “Where’s Mommy?”

My hand tightened around the phone. “Ethan, put the nanny on the phone.”

There was a shuffle, and then the nanny’s voice broke through the line, worried and rushed. “Mr. Alex, it’s true. I’ve been trying to reach her, but her line is unreachable, And… the driver. Mark…he’s not answering either.”

Panic rugged at the back of my mind, but I forced myself to stay calm. “Have you tried calling anyone else? Her office, her friends?”

“I called her assistant, Grace,” the nanny said, her voice laced with tension, “but no one’s heard from her. I’ve never seen the kids this worried. They keep asking for her.”

My pulse quickened. Christiana was never this late without telling someone. I glanced at the clock, each minute felt heavier than the last. Something wasn’t right.

Stay with the kids. I’m sure there’s an explanation. I’ll figure it out,” I tried to reassure her, though my gut twisted in knots..

Suddenly, I heard a commotion in the background. The sound of the nanny gasping filled the line, followed by deep, hurried male voices. My grip tightened on the phone as I strained to hear what was happening.

“Nanny? What’s going on?” 1 demanded, my voice rising.

Her voice came back, trembling and breathless. “Mr. Alex, I… Mark’s just returned. H–he said… they took her.”

in my lungs seemed to vanish. “What?” My voice

said–he saw it happen. Masked

a moment, the world tilted beneath me. My heart slammed against my ribs,

I barked, my entire body tensing, muscles coiling with a sickening surge of

words spilling out in a panic. “He said there were gunshots.. he couldn’t do anything. They dragged her into a van and drove

fury building like a storm in my chest. Christiana

raced, alternating between the anger burning through my veins and the fear creeping in.

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teeth, barely able to contain the tremor in

suffocating around me. Every nerve in my body screamed at me to

trying to control

I grabbed

hurt. Whoever they were, whatever they

rushed out the door, a single thought echoed in my

of my body vibrating with rage and urgency. The moment I entered eyes turned to me. I didn’t care. The only thing on my mind was Christiana, my children’s

straight to the front desk, my voice coming out like a low growl. “I need to speak to

officer behind the desk looked up at me, startled by my intensity. She blinked twice

as steel I didn’t have time for questions or procedures. I was Alex Williams Alistai, and my

phone to make a call. Moments later, I was ushered into a

a hand I didn’t

with pleasantries. “Christiana Davis, my children’s mother was kidnapped. I

sit down, but I remained

taken right outside her office. Masked men. Guns. Her driver aw it happen, but they were

but it’s crucial we handle this properly. Have you received any ransom demands? Do you have any

hadn’t even thought about the business aspect. For all I knew, this could be some sick attempt at leverage against me. But I wasn’t going to wait for demands. I wasn’t going to

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