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?

the silence, low and rough. “We can’t just let this go on. We have to act, and

Marcus back from whatever darkness he had fallen into? And

dark cloud. His usual confidence was gone, replaced by

of the situation. “We find Olivia, before he gets here. We need to get

moment, his thoughts clearly racing. Then, slowly, he turned to face us. His expression

carried a weight that demanded action, as if he

from here on our

going to

determination, though it was clear the weight of this mission had taken a toll on him. “We go full throttle. No excuses. We can’t