Revenge After Divorce by Black Rose

Chapter 285

NICK

“Do your worst, Nick,” Kander sneered, blood dribbling from the corner of his mouth as he spat it onto the floor at my feet. “See now? You people shot me, and I haven’t been able to contact my guys. The alert is out. It’s no longer just about Olivia. Now, your whole circle is fair game”

I couldn’t help but watch him closely. When I first walked in, he had looked like a man on his last breath, weak, near death. Now, he was talking like he had all the time in the world. Like he was in control, ready to take on whatever came next, with a twisted confidence that felt like he had nothing to lose.

I feared for the kids when he spoke of all of us being fair game. I hoped he was talking about taking our money but as he had already shown us, Xander didn’t need out money. Je wanted to make us feel the most excruciating pain possible. The way Luke made him feel when he killed his father.

I took a slow step toward him, watching as he narrowed his eyes, but I wasn’t intimidated. Not by his bravado, not by his threats. I had been around men like Xander before. They used noise and anger to mask their fear, and it didn’t fool me.

“You should have let me take my revenge on Luke,” he growled, his voice low and dangerous. “That man killed my father and desecrated his grave. And yet, you protect him. No wonder people like him think they can do whatever they want with others. Billionaires like you protect him from the shadows.”

and I could see the raw pain behind the words. He still had that fire inside him, fuelled by revenge, by the past that had twisted him into the man he was now. The anger had consumed him, and in some sick way, I

a moment. “Unfortunately, Xander, we don’t choose our families,” I said, my voice calm and unwavering. “I am sure you didn’t choose your father

with fury. It was a sharp contrast to the almost frail man I had seen when I first entered. Now, he was riled up, ready to lash out,

have crossed paths with Luke. The fact that he had dealings with him says more about the kind

so angry that

breaking. He looked like he might lunge at me if he had the strength, but I wasn’t concerned. This wasn’t about physical threats, it was about the war that was raging inside

never leaving his. “Face it, Xander,” I said, my voice steady, “you don’t know why you hate

I could see right through him. His rage wasn’t just because of Luke. It was because of his father, the life his father had led, the choices he had

grow up in the system. The life that didn’t change even after your mother died. And you know what? You are angry because he didn’t take care of you. He didn’t change his ways

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went dark with fury, and his fists clenched. “Shut up! I said don’t talk about him!” He was seething now, his voice low and

smirk spread across his face. It was a grimace, a sharp contrast to the