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 came out harsh,

“Mark said–he saw it happen.

the world tilted beneath me. My heart slammed against my ribs, and I could barely hear anything over the roar of blood in

body tensing, muscles coiling with

he couldn’t do anything. They

a storm in my chest. Christiana

for a second. My mind raced, alternating between the anger burning through my veins and the

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sand through clenched teeth, barely able to contain the tremor in my voice. I’m

hammering against my chest. I paced the room, the air suffocating around me. Every nerve in my body screamed at me to do something, to find her, to

I swallowed hard, trying to control the violent surge of emotions, but it was no use. The fear, the rage, they were consuming me,

I grabbed

hurt. Whoever they were, whatever they wanted. I’d find them. I’d tear

I rushed out the door, a single thought echoed in my mind: God help them if they

station, my mind racing, every fiber 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

coming out like a low growl. “I need

behind the desk looked up at me, startled by my

time for questions or procedures. I was

later, I was ushered into a room with the head detective, a grizzled man in his fifties. He

a hand I didn’t take.

mother was kidnapped. I need

used to being given orders. He gestured for me to sit

clenched my jaw, forcing myself to keep my cool. “She was taken right outside her office. Masked men. Guns. Her driver aw it happen, but they were too

out an APB, but it’s crucial we handle this properly. Have you received any ransom demands? Do you have any reason to believe

be some sick

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