Revenge After Divorce by Black Rose

Chapter 259

Chapter 259

NICK

I had been holding onto the hope that once Xander showed up, everything would fall into place. That the mess would be cleaned up, and we could put an end to the nightmare that had been plaguing us.

Luke and Xander reached some sort of agreement, at least, that’s what I gathered, but the specifics were still hazy in my mind. Luke had told Xander to bring Olivia, or he would destroy his father’s remains.

What exactly that meant, I wasn’t sure. It felt like a vague threat, but the tension in the air told me it wasn’t just idle talk. Xander responded with some sort of counter–deal, loaded with things I couldn’t follow. Honestly, I was drained. I didn’t care about the details anymore. I just wanted this whole nightmare to be over. But Xander wasn’t backing down, and neither was Luke.

Luke had his men tail Xander. And, as expected, Xander went straight to the hotel. He wasn’t trying to outsmart anyone or go off the grid. He was playing by his own set of rules, one that I didn’t fully understand.

As I sat there, I watched Luke, his eyes narrowed, burning with suspicion. “You are still not convinced, huh?” I asked, trying to sound casual. But underneath, a knot twisted in my stomach.

Luke shot me a glare, his gaze hard as stone. “Are you questioning my plan, Nick?”

1 sighed and leaned back, rubbing my temples. “I’m not questioning your plan. I’m just wondering why you think having him followed is going to solve anything.”

There was a brief silence as Luke stared at me, his expression unreadable. He

ahead, but for once, I couldn’t help but feel like we were in the dark together.

calculating, always two steps

again, my voice softening. “What happens after this? After

twisting into a thin smile. “I expect one of two things. First, Xander will keep his word, and he will return to the place where he’s hiding Olivia. He will bring

a heavy cloud that I couldn’t shake. Back to square one. Searching for Olivia again, while Xander sat back, watching

gambling, then,” I muttered, mostly to myself. But

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hint of grim determination. “And

nodded slowly. “Fine. Call them off.” I didn’t like it, but it was the only move left. There was no point in keeping Xander under surveillance anymore, especially if we were just waiting for him to follow through with his promise or disappear. Either

surprised by my decision. “You want

operation, but for some reason, the task had fallen to me now. When they were assigning the jobs earlier I wasn’t involved. But now that it was time to call hack the men, it seemed like I was the one who had to

at Ethan, hoping he would take some of the burden off ine. But as usual, he just shrugged. “You are the

him a frustrated look. “You are

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care. So, begrudgingly, I did what I had to do. I picked up the phone and made the call, telling Luke’s men to stand down. I could feel the weight of the decision in my chest as I hung up. The sense of impending danger seemed to intensify. We were making moves without knowing what would happen

were stationed at the cemetery, watching for any signs of Xander and Olivia. But as the second day began and still no one had heard from them, the

phone buzzed again. Another

Marcus.

my annoyance as I answered. Marcus? What

close,” his voice crackled through the speaker. There was something in his tone that made my stomach

dread seeping into my bones.

down your spine. “It’s alright, Nick. But when you start hearing about bombings across the continent, when you hear of random terrorist attacks happening out of nowhere… just know