The Accidental Wife by Sara Islam

Chapter 202

This has been one hell of a game. Unfortunately, we lost by four points, but I don’t think my performance was bad. We did well as a team, but surely, there were mistakes that we could learn from.

I check my phone after I finish showering and frown when I see the amount of missed calls and texts. This isn’t normal. What increases my anxiety as I scroll through the notifications is that none of them is from Rosie. Everybody has practically called me except for Rosie.

I call my dad, already feeling on edge. Maybe I’m just paranoid and nothing is wrong, but that doesn’t feel right.

“Dad, I’ve just finished the game. What’s going on?” I quickly ask once he picks up.

“Son, you need to come over as soon as possible,” Dad says. He sounds worried and breathless.

“What’s going on?” I ask, shoving my stuff in my bag.

“It’s a long story but Lily and Aniyah got kidnapped by Everest.” My eyes widen at what I have just heard. “He contacted Rosie because he wanted a ransom from her. Luckily, she informed one of the guards on her way out of the house, and they managed to track the car she got in. We informed the police and they’re currently searching for them. This is too much to take in. I’m shocked to the point that I don’t know what to say.

“What do you mean by that? Rosie is missing along with the girls?” I’m already running out of the locker room and heading to the car.

“Yes.” He sighs and my heart slams against my chest. I had a feeling that she sounded different when I called her before the game. I believed her when she said that she only sounded like that because she was watching The Vow. She lied to me. She lied to me to save Lily and Aniyah.

“Did they find them?” I turn on the car and drive as fast as I can to my parents‘ place.

“Not yet, but we’re doing everything in our power to find them. I’m not depending on the police only,” Dad tells me.

I’m going to murder those guards who let her go out on her own especially after she told them that she was basically going to throw herself in danger.

“I’m coming now,” I tell him and hang up.

I let out a scream as I drive and hit the stirring wheel in frustration. Not knowing where three of the most important women in my life are is killing me. I can’t believe that they are all in danger and it’s all because of Everest. I don’t know why he’s back and what he wants, but all I know is that I’m going to skin him alive if he hurts any of them.

It doesn’t take me a lot of time to reach my parents‘ place and the moment I do, I find my parents and Rosie’s parents running out of the front door. My stomach drops as my mind thinks about nothing but worst–case scenarios.

“What’s going on? Do you have any news about them?” I quickly ask, getting out of the car.

“They found them! They’ve been taken to the hospital,” Julian answers quickly.

“Which one?” I ask, already jumping in my car again.

as she gets inside the car with me and

hurt?” I ask. Does it make me a bad brother that I want to know how Rosie is? Part of me is certain that

Aniyah are in shock, but they’re physically okay,” Mum answers, and I wait for her to say

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she doesn’t.

Rosie?” I speak. Impatience

alive,” Dad

enough, Dad! She needs to be alive and okay!” I

he tells me, and I

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not sure of arfything. I need to see my wife with my own eyes to make sure that she’s okay. I need to hold her for as long as I

right?” If he’s still out there, I’m

son,” Dad replies. I never thought that someone’s death could bring me so much relief

at the hospital after an eternity. The moment we do, I

towards the room she’s being treated in, and I find Lily and Aniyah in

towards me and Aniyah follows her.

do anything to you?”

Aniyah whispers. We slowly break the hug, and I look at their faces, making sure with my own eyes that they’re fine. I look at their hands and find the skin around

he tie you up?” I inquire, looking at

“Duct tape,” Lily replies.

but Rosie had it way worse” Aniyah tells me, making my blood run cold. They?

“Did

you see her?”

minutes when Everest’s friend brought her, then we saw her here when the ambulance brought her a little while after we were brought,” Lily explains. There are so many things I want to

in. Aniyah nods. I leave the girls to their parents and try to look through the small glass window of the door, attempting to catch

opens the door and

I’m Silas Cromwell, Rosie’s husband. Is she

here for one night to make sure that

That’s good. There’s nothing physical that I