Revenge After Divorce by Black Rose

Chapter 260

ETHAN

The moment Nick hung up the phone, his face shifted, his expression unreadable. It was as if all the colour drained from him in an instant, his skin paling in a way that I had never seen before. I had been around Nick long enough to know that he was no stranger to bad news, but this? This was different. It was as if something beyond our worst fears had just been set in motion.

We had already been living through the chaos, Luke, Xander, Olivia’s disappearance, and now, the kids were safe with us. That much, at least, had been a small mercy in the storm. But Nick looked like he had just been hit with the weight of something even worse, something that none of us could prepare for. My mind raced, trying to figure

out what could possibly be so bad. And then it hit me. Could it be 2 No, it couldn’t be.

Before I could make sense of it, I moved closer to Nick, my concern deepening. I needed to make sure that whatever was going through his mind wasn’t as bad as I feared. Leaning in, I whispered in his ear, my voice low to make sure no one else overheard. “Did something happen with Lupita and Grandma?”

Nick didn’t respond right away. His eyes were distant, empty. Something was off. Whatever had happened on that phone call had shattered something inside him. I could almost feel the weight of his thoughts, pulling him deeper into a place I couldn’t reach. His silence told me everything he was in a place I couldn’t follow. And I didn’t like it one bit.

His gaze met mine, but it was like he wasn’t really seeing me. His eyes looked almost dead, devoid of life. “I think we should tell Marcus where we are,” he said, his voice hollow. The words struck me like a punch to the gut. Tell Marcus where we were? What the hell was going on?

Before I could process that, Luke’s voice cut through the tension. He sounded irritated, like he was already over the conversation before it had even started. “Why would we tell Marcus where we are? He’s just going to cause more trouble. No, just because Olivia isn’t here doesn’t mean we give him any information.”

I couldn’t take my eyes off Nick. I needed to understand what was going on in his head, but he wasn’t giving anything away. Still, I couldn’t ignore it. Something was happening, something he wasn’t telling us. And I knew him too well, whatever it was, it was big.

a different direction. “I think the situation has

was. Marcus can stay wherever he is, we’re not telling him anything.” He brushed it off with a wave of his hand, but I could see it, there was something between

escaping him. “I think Nick has something to tell us,” I said, trying to bring him back into the

wasn’t angry at me, though, he was angry at

talk then, Nick. Don’t leave us

internal battle playing out in real time, his desire to protect everyone around him, but also the unbearable weight of the truth he was holding back. Finally,

felt the air shift, like a storm was about to break.

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all this. It’s either you tell us what’s going on, or you keep quiet. But no more holding back. I don’t want

to let go of his stance. “Not now, Ethan. We still have Olivia to

areas of the continent. He said he’ll keep going, setting off bombs, until we either find his family or

something out of a nightmare. But the

so sure.

hardened, his eyes darkening. “Check the news, Luke. He’s already

My heart stopped.

He’s already started.