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.”

vanish. “What?” My voice came out harsh,

it happen. Masked men. They…

world tilted beneath me. My heart slammed against my ribs, and I

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

was there,” the nanny rushed, her words spilling out in a panic. “He said there were gunshots.. he couldn’t do anything. They dragged her into a van and

storm in my chest.

mind raced, alternating between the anger burning through my

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with the kids” I sand through clenched teeth, barely able to contain the

heart hammering against my chest. I paced the room, the air suffocating around me. Every

anger. The thought of her alone, afraid, nearly drove me mad. I swallowed hard, trying to control the violent surge of

I grabbed

were, whatever they

rushed out the door, a single thought echoed in my

urgency. The moment I entered eyes turned to me. I didn’t care. The only thing

coming out like a low growl. “I need to

up at me, startled by my intensity. She blinked twice

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

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

he said, extending a

bother with pleasantries. “Christiana Davis, my children’s mother was kidnapped. I need every available officer looking for

to sit down, but I remained standing. Tell me what happened,” he said, his voice calmer than I

was taken right outside

it’s crucial we handle this properly. Have you

all I knew, this could be some sick attempt at leverage

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