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.”

“What?” My voice came out harsh,

she stammered. “Mark said–he saw it

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

body tensing, muscles coiling with a sickening surge of

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 drove off. He… he came here as fast as he

inside uje froze except for the fury building like a storm in my chest. Christiana had been

slammed my fist against the table, the sharp pain grounding me for a second. My mind raced, alternating between the anger burning through my veins and the fear creeping in. Who were they? What did they want

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

air suffocating around me. Every nerve in my body screamed at me to do something, to

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

I grabbed

stormed toward the door, my jaw clenched so tightly it hurt. Whoever they were, whatever they wanted. I’d find them. I’d tear the world apart

out the door, a single thought echoed in my

the police 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 Christiana, my children’s mother being

like a low growl.

by my intensity.

or procedures. I was Alex

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

he said, extending a hand I didn’t take. “What’s

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

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

cool. “She was taken right outside her office.

APB, but it’s crucial we handle this properly. Have you received

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