CHASING THE WIFE HE FORCED TO DIVORCE

"Sign the papers, Elena."The words didn't register immediately. I blinked once then twice. My smile slowly disappeared. "What?"Adrian pushed a document toward me. His face was cold, calm like he wasn't about to destroy my entire world. My fingers tightened around my phone. Just a few hours ago, I had left the hospital with the happiest news of my life. I was pregnant. I had spent the whole day imagining this moment. I imagined Adrian smiling, imagined him pulling me into his arms, imagining us finally becoming a real family. Instead, divorce papers sat between us. My chest tightened painfully."What is this?""Read it.""No."His eyes lifted."No?"My voice shook."I asked what this is."His expression remained unchanged."It means our marriage is over."The room seemed to spin. I stared at him, waiting, hoping, praying he would tell me this was some cruel joke. He didn't. A laugh escaped me. Broken, disbelieving. "You can't be serious.""I'm serious."My heart slammed against m

"What was that?"Adrian's voice followed me across the room. I didn't answer. I couldn't because if i opened my mouth right now, the truth might come out and I refused to give him that. Not after tonight, not after tonight, not after everything. The tiny pieces of the hospital report remained scattered across the floor between us.A few minutes ago, that paper held the happiest news of my life. Now it was nothing but trash. Just like my marriage. Adrian took a step forward. "What did you tear up?"I grabbed my suitcase."None of your business."His eyes narrowed."Elena."I laughed bitterly. The sound surprised even me. "You suddenly care about my business?"His jaw tightened."I'm serious.""So am I."I walked toward the door. He moved in front of me immediately. My chest burned. "Move.""No."The answer came fast, firm, possessive like he still has the right. Anger exploded inside me. "You lost the right to stop me the second you handed me divorce papers."Something flashed acr

"Ask Adrian why your father chose him before your parents died."The words crashed into me. My entire body froze. For a second, nobody moved, nobody moved, nobody spoke. The stranger stood there calmly, as if he had just revealed something ordinary but nothing about it felt ordinary. My pulse hammered inside my ears. Slowly, I turned towards Adrian. His face had gone completely pale. Fear twisted inside my chest not because of the stranger but because of Adrian's reaction. He knew something and suddenly I was terrified of what that something might be. "What is he talking about?"My voice shook. Adrian didn't answer. The silence made my stomach drop. "Adrian."Nothing. I took a step forward "What is he talking about?"The stranger laughed softly."Interesting."Marcus immediately moved in front of me."Who are you?"The man smiled."You can call me Daniel.""That's not your name."Daniel's smile widened."Maybe not."Police officers started moving toward him. The moment they did, hi

"I was there the night your parents died."The words hit me like a physical blow. My legs nearly have out. For a second, I couldn't hear anything except my heartbeat loud, fast and painful. My hands started shaking. "Who are you?"My voice barely worked. The man looked at me sadly like he pursued me. I hated that look more than anything. Marcus stepped forward. "Don't answer him."The stranger ignored him. His eyes never left mine. "My name is Victor Hale."The name meant nothing. Absolutely nothing. Yet the fear inside my chest kept growing because this man knew things he shouldn't know. Things nobody should know. Adrian moved closer. "You're making a mistake."Victor laughed softly."No."His smile disappeared."The mistake was made twenty years ago."The atmosphere instantly changed. Even the officers looked uneasy, including me. Especially me. I pointed at him. "You said you were there."My throat tightened."What happened?"Victor stared at me. For a moment, he seemed reluct

"She said Elena is next."The words shattered whatever calm I had left. My entire body went cold. "What?"Nobody answered immediately. The paramedic looked shaken, Adrian's face lost color, Marcus swore under his breath, even Victor looked surprised. That terrified me more than anything because Victor never looked surprised, not once, not tonight, not after the explosion, not after the fire, not after the bodies. Yet somehow those four words affected him. My pulse hammered violently."What does that mean?"The question came out louder than intended. Nobody answered again. Always secrets, always silence, always somebody deciding what I should know. I was done with it. Completely done. I pointed at the paramedic"What exactly did she say?"The man swallowed."Those were her exact words."Fear crawled through me slowly, cold and relentless. Elena is next. Next for what? Another attack? Another murder? Another explosion? My breathing became uneven. Marcus immediately stepped closer."Eas