Dear ex-Wife please be mine again

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

it happen. Masked

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

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

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

a storm in my chest. Christiana had been taken. Someone had dared to

pain grounding me for a second. My mind raced, alternating between the

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teeth, barely able to contain

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

swallowed hard, trying

I grabbed

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

a single thought echoed in my

my body vibrating with rage and urgency. The moment I entered eyes turned to me. I didn’t care. The only thing

coming out like a low growl. “I need

behind the desk looked up at me, startled by

or

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

extending a hand I

mother was kidnapped. I need every available officer looking

given orders. He gestured for me to sit down, but I remained standing. Tell me what happened,” he said,

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

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

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