Divorce to Destiny: Reclaiming My CEO Husband by Anney GW

457 Unbelievable News

(Cass)

I jolt awake to the sound of the front door slamming open. Damn I must have dozed off on the sofa. What the fuck?! Flashbacks of being kidnapped hit me and panic rises. Have they found me?

My heart leaps into my throat, and I grab the closest thing to me-a lamp. My brain is too groggy to process anything logical. I'm not going without a fight this time. Although I'm not drugged either. "Who the hell-"

"It's me," Viktor's voice cuts through the darkness, calm and even.

I lower the lamp, scowling as I flip on the bedside light. "What the actual fuck, Viktor? You don't knock? You just break into people's homes now?"

He stands in the doorway of the living room, completely unbothered, his broad frame blocking most of the light from the hall. "It's urgent. Get up. Now."

I blink, still half-asleep. "Excuse me? What gives you the right to barge in here like "

"Cass," he interrupts, his tone clipped. "This isn't about you. There's been a shooting in London. Lance and Judy are involved."

The words hit me like a freight train. "What? What do you mean involved?"

He doesn't answer immediately, just stares at me with that cold, unreadable expression. "Get dressed. Grab a bag. The helicopter will be here in ten minutes." "You can't just "

"I can and I am," he says, his voice leaving no room for argument. "Jayden needs us. He's on his way to the scene now, and I can't leave you here alone."

I stare at him, my stomach twisting into knots. "You're serious."

"Dead serious," he replies, his words heavy.

me. My hands shake as I shove my feet into socks and sneakers. "Do you know what happened? Is

Viktor says, his voice slightly softer. "But the situation is

me when I first moved to the States. He helped me get on my feet when I had no

as hell.

her out for Jayden and Winona, didn't he?" I say with a raised

I grab my bag. "The chopper's

out for me like I was his little sister. He made me laugh harder than anyone ever could. I never got to laugh much

dragging me into this?" I ask as we make our way to

will need

not leaving you here alone

not some

look at me, his gaze fixed ahead. "Moving on

my teeth, frustration bubbling under my skin. "You're unbelievable. What about

tone dismissive. "There

silence as we

may have just lost his mother and his best friend. Viktor

even care?" I blurt out, the words escaping before I can stop

mine, his face

snap, gesturing wildly. "Lance, Judy, Jayden. Do you have emotions, or are you

eyes narrow slightly, but

the bait. "I care

my job

his family. That

I, like it or

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