All Chapters of The CEO's Wife: Chapter 1 - Chapter 5

StephanieI had been so happy to see Jake there in that room. I felt like I hadn’t breathed until I saw him—held him. He came for me. He really came!He was my lifeline. I held onto him for as long as I could. I didn’t miss the exchange between him and Todd, the expression on his face as his jaw tensed when the guard came back in. I clutched onto his words like they were a living, breathing thing that would save me.‘I’m not leaving without you.’‘I will always find you.’‘Just a few more hours.’I replayed them over and over again in my mind. They brought me comfort—he was here. It was going to be okay. Don’t get me wrong, I was still scared out of my mind having ended up in jail in the first place, but knowing he was just on the other side of the building helped. The guard pulled the door open, the heavy metal door clanging as it swung.“I wouldn’t get too comfortable, doll,” he said as he ushered me in, closing then locking the door behind me. Was he being sarcastic? This concrete

StephanieI have never done drugs. Even on nights out with my friends, my hangovers could only be so intense because I was too poor to actually drink the good stuff. Hunger, on the other hand, is a pain that I am used to.Nothing, however, could prepare me for the pain in my head as my eyes opened, trying to adjust to the pitch-black darkness. My muscles were tense. I feared rigor mortis was setting in. I could hardly move. My eyes felt heavy, like all they wanted to do was close again.I let out a small groan, trying to move, but my body wouldn't respond."Where am I?" For a fleeting second, I could convince myself that I was in Jake's penthouse suite, the sounds of the London traffic faint beneath the many floors below where people were milling about. How his warm arms would hold me tight and tell me to go back to sleep or he would make me.A small smile tugged at my lips, but I wasn't in my bed, nor was Jake holding me. The harsh, cold metal pressed into my skin and bones, complete

JakeI had barely turned the corner in my Aston Martin before Todd was blowing up my cell. I canceled the call, but he just kept ringing. After the fifth time, I picked up."WHAT?" I pinched my brow. My stress levels were through the roof, and despite the early morning, traffic was gridlocked. Typical."Jake... don't do anything stupid. We will find her." Todd was unnaturally calm whilst I had blood roaring in my ears. My gaze stared blankly out the window as I watched the hoards of people cross the street on their way to work. My eyes landed on a couple as they came out of a coffee shop together. He kissed her cheek and they parted ways, a smile lighting up her face as she left. Looking at them, something so normal—would I ever have that again?The haunting image of my wife filled my mind. Those big blue doe eyes she had crushed me. Todd was probably right, but as a red haze continued to fill me up, all I could focus on was finding a way to get her back. First, I just needed confirma