All Chapters of The CEO’s Replacement Bride: Chapter 91 - Chapter 99

Omniscient POV The evening settled quietly over the city, but beneath the calm, there were things happening that none of them knew about, little decisions being made behind closed doors, conversations being hidden, phones being switched off and secrets being carried around like they weren’t heavy enough to crush the people holding them. Sophia sat alone in her bedroom with her legs crossed, her phone resting in her hand as she stared at the last message she had received. Be ready. That was all it said, but she had read it at least twenty times since it arrived, trying to figure out what the masked woman meant by it, and although she hated being kept in the dark, there was something about those two words that made her feel like everything she had been waiting for was finally getting closer. She had been told that the rat and the bitch had been taken care of, and that should have been enough to make her relax, yet there was still that little voice in her head asking questions

Aria’s POV I had no idea how long I had been walking around the garden, I just knew I needed some air because the house had suddenly started feeling too quiet, and after everything that had been happening lately, I had gotten into the habit of checking my phone every few minutes like the next call from the person who claimed to know where Alexa was could come at any second. The evening breeze felt nice against my skin as I walked slowly along the garden path, my hands tucked into the pockets of my hoodie while I looked at the flowers Nathan’s mother had complimented the last time she visited, and for the first time all day, my mind wasn’t completely filled with questions about Alexa, Nathan’s secrets, Sophia, Liam, or every other damn thing that had been making my life feel like some kind of badly written mystery. I smiled to myself when I remembered Nathan earlier, because the man had spent almost ten minutes arguing with me about stealing his hoodie when I had literally told him

Liam’s POV I knew something was wrong the second Hailey walked through my front door. She didn’t even say hello, she just stood there staring at me with tears already running down her face, her chest rising and falling like she’d been running, and for a few seconds I honestly thought something had happened to her because I’d never seen her look that scared before. “Hailey?” She opened her mouth, but nothing came out. I immediately got up from the couch and walked toward her, “Baby, what happened?” She shook her head, wiping her cheeks with the back of her hand, but more tears immediately replaced the ones she’d wiped away. “Where’s Aria?” The question hit me strangely. “What about Aria?” Hailey looked at me, and the second our eyes met, I knew whatever she was about to say was going to be bad. “She’s been taken.” I stared at her. “What?” “Aria…” Her voice broke, and she covered her mouth as she started crying again. “Someone took Aria.” For a second, I couldn’t move. M

Aria’s POV When I opened my eyes again, the first thing I felt was the pain in my head. It was throbbing so badly that I squeezed my eyes shut again, trying to remember what the hell had happened, but the moment I moved my hands, the ropes around my wrists reminded me exactly where I was. I was still here. Still trapped. Still tied up. My breathing immediately became uneven as I looked around, but there was barely anything to see because the room was almost completely dark, the only light coming from somewhere underneath the door, and even that was so faint that it barely helped. I swallowed hard. “Nathan?” Nothing. I tried again, louder. “Nathan!” My voice echoed around the room and disappeared into the darkness. Nobody answered. I pulled against the ropes, my wrists already sore from struggling earlier, but I didn’t care about the pain anymore, I just wanted to get out of here, I wanted someone to hear me, I wanted anyone to know where I was. “Help!” I screamed as lo

Nathan’s POv "Find my wife!" My fist slammed against the desk, sending the files scattered across it flying to the floor. Nobody moved. I looked around the room, my eyes landing on the three security men standing in front of me, and I swear I was seconds away from losing my fucking mind. "Did I stutter?" I yelled. "I said find my wife! I don't care how many people you have to call or how far you have to go. Search every fucking street, every hotel, every abandoned building in this city. I want her found!" "Sir, we've already sent teams to—" "Then send more!" "Mr Cross, we're doing everything possible." I laughed bitterly, shaking my head. "Everything possible?" I repeated. "Is that what you call this? My wife has been missing for hours, and you're standing in front of me telling me you're doing everything possible?" The man swallowed. I pointed toward the door. "Get out." They immediately left, and I turned away, running both hands through my hair. Hours.