Lahat ng Kabanata ng Ex-husband, You Broke The Wrong Woman : Kabanata 221 - Kabanata 230

[Elena]I didn’t know where I was being taken to.All I knew was that the car kept moving.No stops. No pauses long enough for me to count as anything meaningful. Just the steady hum of the engine beneath me, vibrating through the seat, through my bones, through the tight knot forming in my chest.I didn’t know how many minutes had passed.I had been counting earlier. Seconds slipping into minutes, my lips moving soundlessly with every number. But somewhere along the way, my thoughts began crashing into each other too violently for me to keep track.I swallowed hard, my fingers curling into tight fists behind my back as cool air brushed against my face. I didn’t know where it was coming from—an open window maybe—but it felt sharp against my skin.I bit down hard on my lips, my heart pounding so violently in my chest. Each thud felt loud. Exposed. I could swear the man in the front seat could hear it and was choosing not to acknowledge it.Every hair on my body stood on end.For a brie

[Elena]The moment I stepped into the house, Gunnar followed behind me. I'd barely taken a few steps right into the living room when I froze right on my steps.My brow creased.My eyes widened as I shifted to the figures that were tied up in lines.My chest tightened immediately.Two young ladies, a man, and an extremely old woman who had no business being tied up with such brutality.I didn't need to go close to the rope or even feel it to see how bad it was piercing their skin.Their heads were all hung low, like each and every one of them was asleep."Do you like what you see?" Vienna's cruel voice snapped me out of my thoughts.My lips pressed tight as I averted my eyes from the figures and stared back at her.Her lips were curled into a smile, her hand folded across her chest."Do you want to know who they are? I bet you can already recognize two of them." She suddenly chuckled, looking past me, and I didn't need to know she was staring at Gunnar, who was standing behind me."Tha

[Asher]"Don’t fucking move or I’ll blow your damn head!" The words tore out of me as my hand flew to my waistband. My gun was out in a second, arm extended, aim steady despite the chaos roaring through my head.Vienna.She was the first thing my eyes locked onto.She shot up from the chair she’d been sitting on, staggering back half a step as shock flashed across her face, eyes flying wide as she stared toward the door.And then my heart dropped straight to my stomach.She had Darian in her arms.My breath hitched painfully."What the...""Don’t move!" Raphael barked.Movement to the side caught my attention.The man.Should be the Gunnar.The same voice from the speakers.His gun was already raised, pointed straight at us, his stance firm and ready."This bitch!" Vienna snapped, her head jerking toward Elena who was tied up like a criminal on the floor. "So this is the game you played?"Her voice was sharp, furious — but fear bled through it, crawling out of every corner of her fac

[Elena] My heartbeat thumped so loud I thought it might burst out of my chest as I paced the hospital hallway like a madwoman. Every part of my body trembled. My fingers dug into my palms as every worst-case scenario slammed into my head, no matter how much I tried to push it back. Right after Tristan captured Vienna, Matteo drove me out of there straight to the hospital where Darian is currently admitted. And the doctors? They said he was fed a heavy sedative meant for adults. A fucking combination of substances his body couldn’t process. What exactly did I do wrong to that evil woman? What? My chest tightened as I took a slow, deep breath, my lips pressing tight, my eyes still glued to the emergency door where my child was battling for his life. Again, all because of one woman. I paused in my steps as I felt that warm hand around my shoulder. I didn’t need to turn to know it was Matteo. We were still the only ones here, since Raphael, Asher, and Tristan were still taking ca

[Asher]"Oh my goodness… stop this!" Vienna growled.The words barely left her mouth before my fist connected with her face.The sound of bone against knuckles echoed sharply in the room. Her head snapped back, her body jerking violently against the ropes restraining her. A choked gasp tore out of her throat as she sucked in air."Fuck!" she spat, sniffing hard as blood smeared across her upper lip.She lurched forward, throwing her weight uselessly toward me, rage flashing across her face as if that could save her.It couldn’t.My chest rose and fell heavily, each breath burning through me like fire. My jaw clenched so tightly it ached as I stared at the woman in front of me—the woman who had made destruction her calling.Anything she touched, she ruined.The bastard who almost took my child from me.The bastard whose entire life was built on nothing but lies stacked neatly on top of more lies."Did you just tell me to stop?" I snapped.My voice was low and controlled, yet every word