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.”

my lungs seemed to vanish. “What?” My

saw it happen. Masked men. They…

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

tensing, muscles coiling with a sickening surge

spilling out in a panic. “He said there were gunshots.. he couldn’t do anything. They dragged her into a van and drove off. He… he came here as fast as

in my chest. Christiana had been taken.

mind raced, alternating between the anger burning through my veins

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able to contain the tremor in my voice. I’m coming

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

nearly drove me mad. 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

clenched so tightly it hurt. Whoever they were, whatever they wanted. I’d find

single thought echoed in

The moment I entered eyes turned

out like a low growl.

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

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

Moments later, I was ushered into

extending a hand

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

eyebrows shot up, clearly not used to being given orders. He gestured for me to sit down, but I remained standing. Tell

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

nodded slowly, scribbling something on his notepad. “We’ll put out an APB, but it’s crucial we handle this properly. Have you received any ransom demands? Do you have

question made me pause. I hadn’t even thought about the business aspect. For all I knew, this could be some sick attempt

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