Dear ex-Wife please be mine again

Chapter 131

Alex’s POV.

I sat in my office, my eyes locked on the city skyline through the window, but my mind was entirely focused on Christiana and the kids. She’d refused to stay with me, no matter how many times I asked. And I understood her reasons. After all, the last time we were together, Bianca almost succeeded in destroying her life. But understanding didn’t make it any easier to stand back, helpless, watching from a distance.

“James,” I called, leaning back in my chair, “are our men in position at Christiana’s hotel?”

James, my assistant, nodded, his face calm but alert. “Yes, sir. They’re stationed far enough away that she won’t notice but close enough to act if anything seems wrong.”

“Good. I don’t care if she already has bodyguards; we can’t afford any mistakes this time. Not after…everything.” The memory of her being taken, tortured, and nearly killed was something that had burned itself into my mind. I could still remember that hollow, panicked feeling, the moments I spent wondering if she was even alive.

Monroe Lewis,” he continued cautiously, “our team reports that she’s keeping a low profile. Since her release, there’s been no indication

a second. She was dangerous, calculating, and ruthless. And if she thought she could get away

sir. I’ll

and the kids wasn’t a choice; it was an instinct, something I had to do. Knowing they were vulnerable out there without me made me feel like I was standing on the edge of a cliff, constantly waiting for

James’s voice broke through my thoughts, and I turned, my eyes sharpening at the concern in his

“Yes?”

shifting from steady professionalism to

unkempt, and a

shock and disbelief tightening my chest. It couldn’t be. I took a step forward, narrowing my eyes to make sure my mind wasn’t