Chapter 96

Christiana’s POV

The hotel suite felt like both a refuge and a reminder of everything we’d been through. It was supposed to be a temporary safe haven, but with each passing day, it started to feel like we were living on borrowed time.

The kids were in the next room with the nanny, and I was grateful for the few moments of peace. But even in the quiet, the tension hummed just beneath the surface.

Every time I closed my eyes, I saw Marcus’s face..the moment I realized the man who kidnapped me was the same person I’d helped years ago.

He had let me go, but not before I saw the regret in his eyes. Marcus had been conflicted, torn between loyalty to Bianca an the debt he felt he owed me.

When he put me in that cab, he didn’t say much, but his actions spoke louder than words. It was Bianca behind everything. Her obsession with Alex had finally spiraled out of control.

The knock on the door startled me from my thoughts. Daniel Brooks stepped inside, looking more tired than usual. His clothes were a little more rumpled than normal, and his expression was serious, bordering on grim.

“Christiana, he began softly, sitting down across from me, “we need to talk.”

Inodded, bracing myself for whatever he had to say. Daniel wasn’t the type to mince words, and right now, I didn’t have the energy for small talk.

T’ve been thinking about everything that’s happened,” he continued, rubbing the back of his neck like he was trying to figur out how to phrase things delicately. “The kidnapping, Bianca… all of it.”

a wave of unease. “What

exhaled, leaning forward. “This all comes back to Alex. None of this would’ve happened if

like a slap. I stared at him, not sure I’d heard

because she wants him back, Christiana. She’s obsessed, and you’re caught in the middle. The kidnapping, the threats–it’s all because of

trying to process what he was saying. “Daniel, Alex didn’t ask for any of this.

from her. You’re here, in a hotel with your kid because Bianca can’t let go of him. And Alex… well, maybe he didn’t do enough to keep

but I didn’t want to admit it. I wanted to believe Alex had done everything he could to keep us safe. But Bianca’s obsession with him had put us in danger, and I

been after you because of him, Christiana. You almost died because of her. You and the

his words settling over me like a heavy blanket. My mind flashed back to the night Marcus had taken me. The fear, the helplessness, the uncertainty of whether I’d ever see my children again. And now, knowing Bianca

the tense silence, I reached for

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of my bodyguards had sent me an update. My

for the fire. Police have confirmed

fire that nearly took my children from me

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