Revenge After Divorce by Black Rose

Chapter 246

My knees buckled under me, the shock of what I was seeing hitting me like a physical blow. “No,” I whispered, the word barely escaping my lips. “What happened, Ethan? Where is she?”

He didn’t speak immediately. His gaze dropped to the floor, as though he couldn’t bear to meet my eyes. When he did speak, his voice was low, almost broken. “Xander… Xander has her,” he said, and the words cut through me like a knife.

I felt the world tilt beneath me, the floor shifting under my feet. Olivia, my Olivia, was in Xander’s hands. The man I had always known to be a predator was now holding her, and I couldn’t protect her from him.

I felt the weight of my failure like a crushing force. I had promised to keep her safe, and now she was somewhere, alone with him, God only knew what he was doing. My mind raced, but there was no solution, no quick fix. All I ́ had was the overwhelming sense of helplessness.

that followed, all I could think was that it was too late. Far too

up? The thought of facing them, knowing I couldn’t give them any good news, made my stomach churn. How could I explain that Olivia was missing, possibly in the hands of someone dangerous? How could I break it to them without completely shattering their world?

felt like an eternity, I found myself looking up, though I wasn’t actually staring at the heavens. I was staring at the ceiling of the hotel room, but it felt like I was reaching for something beyond the sterile white walls and flickering lights. In my heart, I was praying. I was begging, pleading, for Olivia’s safety, for her to be found unharmed. She had already been through so much, too much. I couldn’t bear the thought of her enduring any more. Not

the situation. I didn’t even know where to start looking, where to go, or who to trust. But one thing was clear: we needed a plan, and we needed it fast.

monster who had taken their mother. We needed a nanny, someone reliable who could step in and provide the care and comfort the children would undoubtedly be

pacing the room as the urgency of the situation started to press in on me. There was no time to waste. We had to hit the streets, kick down doors, talk to anyone who might know something. The monster

kids were taken care of. Their world was about to be turned upside down, and I didn’t know how much more they could handle. But I had no

trying to steady myself. I had to be strong for them. For Olivia. For everyone.