Revenge After Divorce by Black Rose

Chapter 305

“Olivia!”

I jumped slightly, startled out of my thoughts. My gaze snapped up, and there stood Marcus, his face lined with concern. He had been calling my name, but I hadn’t heard him. “What are you thinking?” he asked, his voice softer now but tinged with worry.

I didn’t know how to respond. The words I wanted to say tangled in my throat. I was still trying to wrap my mind around what I had just learned, still unsure of how I felt.

“Olivia?” he called again, his voice more insistent now. His gaze was fixed on me, and I could see the worry deep in his eyes.

Finally, my mouth moved, though it felt like the words were coming from someone else. “Tell me what happened to Sandra.” The question came out almost like a whisper, but it carried the weight of everything I had been holding inside.

a moment, his face flashing with an array of emotions I couldn’t quite decipher. Then, as if he had figured it out, he looked at me more directly. “You heard my

need to answer. His expression told me he knew I

of the bed. “We have a lot going on right now, love. But I promise I will

racing. His words didn’t reassure me as much as they should have. He seemed

if trying to ease my worries. “Believe me. You can even ask her doctor. We didn’t

what to think. If they didn’t kill her, then why had Marcus said what he had on the phone? He had mentioned that this wouldn’t be the first time for Nick. I already knew that Nick wanted to kill Xander, if he did, Xander would be his second victim.

to that island, where Xander saw my father and me. And that’s when he decided to go after us. So now, I just… I just want to trust you. Trust that whatever happened won’t come back to haunt us. Because I’m tired, Marcus. I can’t deal with this anymore. I just… I yearn for peace.” My voice cracked as I finished speaking, the exhaustion of if all sinking into my bones. I longed for relief, for a moment where I

word, he pulled me into his arms. His embrace was warm and solid, like a promise that everything would be okay, that, despite all the chaos and uncertainty, we would

the top of my head gently, his voice low and soothing. “We’ll