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At a Standstill

Author: Dara W
last update Last Updated: 2025-07-04 20:22:00
The days passed slowly after the chaos of the kidnapping. Maya returned to her daily routine, but nothing felt the same. Even when she tried to focus on her work, her mind was somewhere else—always circling back to what had happened. The faces of the kidnappers, the sound of the gunshot, Anika’s frightened eyes—none of it would leave her.

And now, to make things worse, the investigation had reached a dead end.

The police had questioned the kidnappers again and again. Each time, the same story came up.

“She’s the one who hired us,” one of them insisted.

“She told us her name was Maya,” the other added. “She gave us money and instructions.”

But when the police showed them Maya’s photo, they looked confused.

“That’s not her,” one of them had said.

“She sounded different,” another muttered.

Still, the kidnappers kept repeating Maya’s name. According to them, the woman who planned everything had called herself Maya, even though she didn’t look like her or sound like her. She had use
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  • Longing For My Ex-Wife   Defend a lie

    The cold hallway of the police station echoed with Daniel’s footsteps as he was led toward the holding area. He hadn’t slept. His mind had been a whirlwind ever since the confrontation at the precinct. He still couldn’t believe it—Lena, the woman he had defended, lived with, and trusted, was now sitting behind a locked door, accused of orchestrating a kidnapping.He paused outside the interrogation room, staring at the closed door. Through the narrow window, he could see her—Lena, seated at a steel table, arms crossed tightly over her chest. Her usual poise was gone. Her hair was messy, and her expression flickered between irritation and nervousness. She looked smaller than he remembered.The officer opened the door. “You have fifteen minutes.”Daniel stepped in.Lena’s head snapped up at the sound of the door. Her eyes lit up for a brief second—relief, maybe even hope—but it quickly faded when she saw the expression on his face.“Daniel,” she said, sitting up straighter. “Thank God.

  • Longing For My Ex-Wife   All her fault

    The air inside the police station was sterile and quiet, save for the low hum of distant voices and the clicking of shoes against tiled floors. Daniel stood in the reception area, his arms folded tightly across his chest. His eyes were fixed on the hallway that led to the interrogation rooms. Lena had already been taken inside. He hadn’t even seen her—just the flicker of her dark coat disappearing behind a door guarded by officers.His stomach churned.It felt like standing in the center of a collapsing world.“She doesn’t even know the Denovan family,” he said again, his voice low but urgent, as he spoke to one of the officers at the desk. “Why would she kidnap their child? What possible reason would she have to do something like this?”The officer looked at him calmly. “Mr. Robert, the investigation has uncovered extensive evidence. Your wife was in contact with the men who took the child. She paid them through an untraceable digital account and used multiple anonymous SIM cards. A

  • Longing For My Ex-Wife   Arrested

    The knock on the door came just past noon.Lena was in the living room, lounging on the sofa, a cold drink in one hand and her phone in the other. Her lips curled into a smile as she scrolled through a thread of comments online—many still mocking Maya, questioning her integrity, her past, and even her right to be near Anika.Lena smirked.How does it feel to be hated? she thought. You should have stayed in the shadows, Maya.She was still reading when the doorbell rang.Daniel, who had been working in his home office, heard it too. He frowned, wondering who would show up unannounced. Jamie was curled up on the rug nearby, flipping through a picture book, his mood quiet.“I’ll get it,” Daniel called, moving through the hallway toward the door.When he opened it, two uniformed officers stood on the doorstep. Behind them was an unmarked police vehicle, engine still running.Daniel’s brows pulled together. “Can I help you?”One of the officers spoke gently but firmly. “We’re looking for L

  • Longing For My Ex-Wife   Not alone

    The quiet hum of Elias’s study was broken only by the soft tapping of a keyboard. The light from his laptop screen illuminated his face as he leaned forward, focused and unblinking. Across the room, one of his most trusted tech experts—an anonymous hacker known only by the alias “Kade”—was sitting on the couch, connected remotely through a secure video call.“She was careful,” Kade said, his voice low but confident. “She used shell accounts and bounced the money through multiple channels. But she made a mistake.”Elias sat up straighter. “Go on.”“There’s a flagged transaction—sixty thousand transferred from a dormant account that just became active last month. The funds were converted to crypto, then rerouted, but I traced the origin back to a private account under the name of a fake company—‘LN Consulting.’ But the registry? It’s linked to Lena Marquez.”Elias’s jaw tightened.“She set it up quietly a year ago. No activity until recently,” Kade continued. “And get this—two of the SI

  • Longing For My Ex-Wife    Unleash

    The next morning, the villa was quiet and still. Elias sat propped up on the couch, a blanket over his legs and a warm cup of tea cradled in his hands. His injuries still ached, but he felt stronger than he had in days. Part of that was thanks to Maya—her quiet care, her steady presence—but part of it came from something else entirely. A nagging thought that had rooted itself in his mind after Daniel’s unexpected visit.Maya entered the room quietly, holding a tray with some toast and cut fruit.“You didn’t have to get up so early,” she said with a small smile as she set the tray down. “You need rest.”“I’ve rested enough,” Elias replied. His voice was calm, but there was a sharpness behind it that Maya immediately noticed. She paused, watching him as he stared ahead, lost in thought.“What is it?” she asked softly.Elias looked at her for a moment, debating whether to speak. But then he set the teacup aside and motioned for her to sit.“When Daniel came here last night… it made me t

  • Longing For My Ex-Wife   Whatever tomorrow brings

    Maya sat quietly on the edge of the couch, folding Elias’s freshly laundered blanket and placing it at the foot of his bed. He had just fallen asleep after a light dinner, and she had spent the last hour checking on his bandage, adjusting his pillows, and quietly cleaning up around the guest room.The room smelled faintly of chamomile tea and clean linens. She looked at Elias’s resting face for a moment, her heart heavy with guilt and gratitude. He had taken a bullet for her and Anika. Without hesitation. Without question.As she straightened up and brushed a few crumbs from the table, she exhaled deeply. The weight of the past few days sat heavily on her shoulders. The false accusations. The online rumors. The confusion and fear in people’s eyes when they looked at her. It was all too much—but here, in this quiet moment, she allowed herself to feel just a little peace.She picked up her phone, checked the time, and glanced back once more at Elias. Satisfied that he was resting comfor

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