All Chapters of Wife: A Dark Mafia Arranged Marriage Romance: Chapter 121 - Chapter 130

Maddox.With flared nostrils and white knuckles, I broke down in the middle of my bedroom. My fingers fisted my hair, and my ribs vibrated with every beat of my heart. My wife had been taken from me, and I had no idea where to find her. It was the most excruciating feeling in the world, to lose the thing you loved most. I had been devastated when Damien was taken…but this was a whole new level of bleakness.Fuck.Sweat poured down my forehead and burned my eyes. I had to combat my panic because I needed to focus with everything I had. I had to get Sofia back, no matter the cost, no matter the amount of blood and tears.My phone started to ring.I looked at it, hoping to see Sofia’s name.No. It was Maddox.The timing told me everything I needed to know. My worst nightmare had come to pass. I didn’t fix Damien’s mistake quickly enough, and now my wife was gone, subjected to unspeakable cruelty.It was my job to protect her.I failed.I wanted to ignore the call, but that wasn’t an opti

I automatically pulled my legs closer to my body, trying to stay as far away from him as possible.His eyes were focused on me again, the blue color burning like frost. The most alien part about him was his lack of need to blink. He could stare endlessly for minutes straight. Sometimes, he didn’t even seem human because of the trait. It was innately creepy.I was terrified. I did my best to be brave and pretend I didn’t feel anything, but deep down in my soul, I knew Hades couldn’t protect me right now. He wasn’t hiding in the shadows, ready to come to my rescue. I couldn’t rely on his protection anymore—and that was when I realized how much I needed him.And how alone I was.Maddox turned his gaze to his hands. “I’m sorry it has to be this way.”“If you’re sorry, just let me go.”“You know I can’t do that. You know I’ll never let you go. You know I’ll do terrible things to you—because I know it’ll hurt him the most. Your husband is my greatest adversary. We have a love-hate relations

His face remained blank. “Why?”“I want him to know I’m okay.”“But are you okay?”“Well, I’m not dead…yet.”He faced forward again, dismissing my request.I tried again. “Please.” It was unlikely that I could tell Hades where I was, that Hades could figure out my location, but maybe it was worth a shot.He looked at me again. “And why should I?”“Like you said, I’m innocent.”He considered my request for several minutes before he reached into his pocket and grabbed his phone. He typed in a number and made the call.I held my breath because this actually might work. I might get to talk to Hades again.Maddox smiled just before he began to speak. “How are you, Hades?” He continued to smile as he listened to whatever Hades said in response.I couldn’t hear a single word.“Your wife wishes to speak to you. Should I put her on?”My hands turned slippery once my palms began to sweat. I ached to take that phone, to feel safe, even for a few seconds.Maddox extended the phone to me, a warnin

“Knowing that she’s safe is all I need.” Now that there was nothing left to say, it was time to get out of the car and face my death like a man. I didn’t want to say goodbye to Damien. How did you say goodbye to someone you loved? I extended my hand to shake his. “Good luck, asshole.” I did my best to lighten the mood, to make this easier for both of us.Damien didn’t comply. He pushed my hand away then moved across the seat so he could embrace me. He hugged me tightly and patted me on the back. “I love you, asshole.”I closed my eyes for a second and swallowed the emotion that wanted to explode inside my throat. I gripped the back of his shirt tightly and let the air slowly leave my nostrils. “Yeah…I love you too.”We both exited the car and headed to the no-man’s-land between us. Damien stayed a few feet back with my men.Despite the agony in every single muscle of my body, I stood strong and proud. My shoulders were squared, and I held my head high, taking my execution like a man l

8SofiaI didn’t get out of bed.The sheets smelled just like him. If I kept my eyes closed, it was like he was still there. I stuck to his side of the bed and pretended he was there with me. His wedding ring sat on the nightstand, and I stared at it as the hours trickled by.I didn’t know what to do with myself. I’d never needed a man in my whole life, and now I didn’t know what to do without this man.I didn’t know how to go on.He wasn’t just my husband, but my partner, my friend.Everything.Now he was gone.A knock sounded on the door. “Sofia?” It was Damien’s voice. He was probably there to check on me.There was nothing he could do for me.“I’m coming in.” He opened the door and stepped inside the bedroom. He came over to the bed and didn’t care that I was just in one of Hades’s t-shirts. My privacy didn’t seem important anymore. “Sofia, are you listening to me?”My eyes were open, but I ignored him.“I went back to the field, and I found him.”My eyes shifted to his. “What?” I