Revenge After Divorce by Black Rose

Chapter 262

“Marcus,” I finally said, my voice breaking through the silence. “I’m sorry. I thought I was doing this for your own good. I promised to take care of your family before I left, and I didn’t want to call you until I had something concrete to report.”

But Marcus wasn’t having any of it. His voice was bitter, full of resentment. “But you failed, didn’t you? My wife was taken. Her sister and grandmother? Sleeping beauties. Do you think this is some kind of cartoon, Nick? These are real people, real lives you let get used like this by some idiot!”

His words struck like a whip, cutting through the air with sharp precision. He was right, in a twisted way. We had all failed, allowed things to escalate beyond control.

Without another word, Marcus ended the call, leaving us stunned into silence. The room felt colder now, the weight of his words hanging heavy in the air. My mind raced, but I couldn’t find a way out. What had we done? What could we do now?

let this go

we fix this? How could we bring Marcus back from whatever darkness

whisper. The weight of his words hung in the air like a dark cloud. His usual confidence was

he gets here. We need to get to her first, no

stared into the distance for a long moment, his thoughts clearly racing. Then, slowly, he turned

word that passed Luke’s lips. His voice carried a weight that demanded action, as if he knew there was no turning back. Every decision, every There

from here on our

was going to

this mission had taken a toll on him. “We go full throttle. No excuses. We can’t afford to lose her…