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

stammered. “Mark said–he saw it happen.

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

tensing, muscles

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

except for the fury building like a storm in my chest. Christiana had been taken. Someone had dared to kidnap her.

between the anger

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sand through clenched teeth, barely able to contain the

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

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

I grabbed

they were, whatever they wanted. I’d

echoed in my mind: God help them if

I entered eyes turned to me. I

out like a low growl. “I need to speak

behind the desk looked up at me, startled by my intensity. She blinked twice before asking, “Sir,

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

quickly nodded, picking up the phone to make a call. Moments later, I was ushered into a room with the head detective, a grizzled man in his fifties.

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

was kidnapped. I need every available officer looking for

He gestured for me to sit down,

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

crucial we handle this properly. Have you received any ransom demands? Do you have any reason to believe this is connected to

be some sick attempt at leverage against me. But I wasn’t going to wait for

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