Revenge After Divorce by Black Rose

Chapter 268

OLIVIA

It had been two days since Xander had returned. Each day felt like an eternity. His visits were shorter, but he still came and went, often leaving me with more questions than answers. Something was different about him this time, he seemed stressed. There was a nervous energy around him that hadn’t been there before. I couldn’t quite pinpoint what was causing it, but I could feel it. His tension gave me hope. If he was worried, that meant my family, my people, were getting closer to finding me. His stress told me that his carefully laid plans weren’t going the way he expected. That realization was both terrifying and a beacon of light.

He returned again, standing in the doorway of the room, glaring at me with that strange, manic smile. His eyes were wild, as if the weight of his own plans was starting to crush him.

“You know,” he began, his voice tinged with a sickly sweetness, “I thought we’d get more time together.” He took a slow step closer, a step that made my heart pound harder in my chest. His presence was suffocating. He stopped near my feet and looked up at me, his eyes cold, calculating “But our time together has come to an end.”

My heart dropped. Was he going to leave me here? What did he mean? Was this it?

I felt my breath catch in my throat as he took another step toward me. That was when I saw it–the needle. My pulse quickened, and dread washed over me. I had started to hate needles, loathing the way they had become a regular part of my life. Xander noticed my reaction and smirked, as if relishing my fear.

“This is the last one, I promise,” he said with a grin that made my stomach turn. As if I had any say in the matter. As if I could stop him.

Without another word, he jabbed the needle into my back, just like the others. He moved around to face me, staring at me with that unsettling intensity. I was growing used to that stare, but it didn’t make it any less horrifying. His eyes never left mine as the drug began to take effect, and I felt my limbs growing heavy, my body going numb.

you lie down,” he said, his voice almost too calm. There was a quiet menace behind his words that made my skin crawl. Why? What was

he had injected into me. My arms lost all strength, and I struggled to keep myself

lie down,” he

me as I started to tip backward. My eyes widened in panic as I tried desperately to stop myself from falling, but it was too late. I hit the ground with a dull thud, my body

I lay there, helpless, staring up at the ceiling, unable to move. He came closer, looming over me, his shadow falling over my vulnerable form. I

make you watch as I slaughter someone like a pig?” His grin widened, sickeningly gleeful. My blood ran cold. What did he nean? Who was he planning to hurt? Was he going to

quickly as he had come near, he turned away, pulling

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what he was saying, but the tone in his voice

people away from the cemetery if I’m not taking her there,” Xander barked,

cemetery? What did he mean? Was he planning something even worse? My mind raced, but I couldn’t make sense

returned to me moments later, his presence heavy and unsettling. He loomed over me once again, this time with

dripping with false sweetness. “Good of you to join the party. You are just in time to say