Revenge After Divorce by Black Rose

Chapter 280

OLIVIA

I couldn’t tell how long I had been unconscions or why I had lost consciousness in the first place. The confusion lingered in my mind, but when I finally opened my eyes, everything shifted. There, sitting quietly beside me, was Marcus, his head resting on the edge of my bed.

His presence felt comforting, but there was still a fog clouding my thoughts. How had he gotten there? When had he arrived? Had someone called him, or had he come on his own? I couldn’t remember the details, but somehow, his quiet strength was grounding; me.

As I tried to gather my thoughts, still struggling to plece together what had happened, Marcus stirred. A soft groan escaped him as he blinked, slowly walking up. His eyes met mine, and I could see the relief flood his expression. Without a word, he stood up, gently took my hand in his, and spoke In a low, soothing voice.

“It’s alright, I

my love. I am right here. I’m not going anywhere. You are safe now.”

The moment his words reached me; everything came rushing back, like a dam breaking open. The memories, the fear, the voice I had kept hearing… It hadn’t been some figment of my imagination or a trick my mind had played on me. It was Marcus. He had been there with me the entire time, even when I hadn’t realized it. He had never left.

“Home,” I rasped, my throat dry and scratchy. The word barely left my lips, but it was the only thing that mattered now. I didn’t want to be in this godforsaken place for another second. The island, the isolation, the nightmares, it all felt like a trap I couldn’t escape from. I longed to return to some semblance of normalcy, to go back to my children, to go back to us.

Marcus leaned closer, his expression soft yet concerned. “understand. But the doctor said once discharged, we can leave.”

e you are

I wasn’t asking for a delay. I wasn’t asking for any more time here. I just wanted to be gone, now. “I don’t care what the doctor said.

words. I saw a flicker of hesitation in his eyes, perhaps a fear of pushing me too hard, but he quickly suppressed it. He knew me well enough to understand that when I said I wanted to leave,

running away from the memories, from everything that

home, Marcus. I need to out of here.” I wanted to be with my family,

get

eyes searching mine as if he were trying to figure out what more I needed, what I was truly asking for. Then, slowly, he

closed my eyes for a brief moment, trying to steady myself, trying to calm the pounding in my chest. I could feel the tension in my

Marcus send a text I didn’t know to whom and id didn’t care, as

leaned back against the pillows as Marcus stood, moving to

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doctor had already told me 1 was recovering, that the worst had passed. But how could 1 cover while

moment, but quickly shut it down. I wasn’t going

Marcus said gently, his voice steady, though I could see the concern still lingering in his eyes. “We will be out of here as soon as

I could ever be. But I was going to do this. For myself. For my children. For my family. I needed to reclaim my life, and the first step in doing that was getting

need for the journey back. His face softened when he saw me looking at him, still lost in my thoughts. He moved closer and