Revenge After Divorce by Black Rose

Chapter 274

NICK

Marcus’s arrival had not been in vain. Because of him, we were able to find Olivia, and that in itself made every second of the chaos feel worth it. Seeing her alive, her breathing shallow but steady, was a relief that I hadn’t known I had needed until I saw it. But even in my relief, couldn’t shake the sense of unease that settled in my chest. Olivia wasn’t moving, her eyes vacant, her body still There was something deeply unsettling about it. She wasn’t the vibrant woman I knew, she wasn’t responding to anything

The worry gnawed at me. Something had happened to her. Something that had robbed her of the energy and life she once had.

As we made our way toward the cars, I glanced back at Marcus, still clutching her to him, the man who had done what none of us had been able to do. He had found her when the rest of us were too blind to see the clues. I watched him, and even in that moment of triumph, I felt a pang of jealousy twist deep inside me. He had been the one to save her, and she was his now, his wife, his responsibility. A life that should have been shared with someone else. A life that had slipped through my fingers.

I wasn’t a fool. I knew my place. I knew where I stood in this story. But that didn’t stop the knot of bitterness that tightened in my throat as I looked at the pair of them.

with something I couldn’t quite place, annoyance, maybe. His eyes flickered toward

the mood for cryptic games or power plays. I wasn’t in the mood for Luke, either. His presence always seemed to stir a mixture of frustration and resignation inside me. But I wasn’t going to get into it now. Not when my

are already going to the hotel,” I added, shaking

just another piece on his chessboard, a pawn for him to move around. He finally shook his head, his lips curling into a thin,

you want to follow her, Nick. You know damn well they didn’t take her to the hotel,

I wanted to be there for her, to make sure she was okay. But I had no right to be with

“No, I’m just concerned. But I want to be with my kids now. I need to tell them their mother is fine and that she will be home soon.” I tried to sound casual, as if this was just another day in a life that wasn’t mine to claim anymore. But the words felt hollow, as if they weren’t even my own. Luke’s eyebrow raised

them your kids,” he said, his voice dripping with sarcasm. “And you only mentioned

knew exactly what I had done. In my mind, they were both

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