FAZER LOGIN"Haul him up," one of them grunted. "Madam wants him alive." They dragged me toward the stairwell, my feet scraping against concrete. Blood dripped from my mouth and slid warm down my chin. Each flight of stairs felt endless, my lungs burning, my vision swimming at the edges. I was tired. God, I wa
CALISTA POV My finger was already tightening around the trigger when a voice cut in from behind me. "Madam!" I didn't turn. "This had better be important." "A car just pulled into the compound." I let out a slow breath and lowered the gun, the smile returning to my face as if it had never left.
ALEXANDER POV My hand tightened around the phone until my knuckles turned white. "Adrian was kidnapped." The words didn't register at first. They hung in my ears like something spoken in another language. Then Adriana's voice cracked through the line again, ragged and breaking. "Selena saw the vi
ELENA POV My lips trembled. I couldn't think. I couldn't process what I had just watched. My mind kept replaying the image of Adrian lying unconscious in that car … Calista's hand on his face, a gun resting beside him. "Adrian…" His name was the only word I could form. My little boy. My son. I
"Anyway, see you later, Mommy!" He waved proudly and hurried towards the door. "Don't run!" I called after him. "I won't!" But he was already gone. I shook my head, smiling to myself. My sweet boy. A few minutes later, Adriana checked the time and clapped her hands. "Okay, bride. It's time to
I watched them walk out, a small smile lingering on my lips. For the first time in a long while, I felt like I had gotten a part of my family back. When the door closed, Adriana moved closer and stood beside me. "Well," she said, looking at my reflection. "Now that the emotional reunion is over, c







