Revenge After Divorce Novel by Black Rose

Chapter 304

LUKE

I knew Nick’s pain. I’d felt it myself years ago when I found out what my father had done to Olivia. That kind of rage doesn’t leave you. It festers. And when it boils over, you do things you never thought you’d do. I’d been there. I’d crossed that line. Now Nick was about to do the same.

Nick always believed people could change, even Xander. He wanted to see the good in him, wanted him to be a father to his son. But Xander crossed a line no parent could ignore. He brought the kids into this. And now? There was no going back.

My legs gave out for a moment, the weight of it all crashing down. I steadied myself, hands shaking, vision blurring. The fear for the kids, the anger, the helplessness it hit me all at once. I couldn’t fall apart. Not now.

I had to call Marcus. I had to know about Samuel and Olivia. My fingers trembled as I dialed. He answered fast.

“Marcus, how are they? I heard Samuel was outside during the shooting,” I said, my voice tight.

There was a pause. “Physically, he’s fine. But emotionally. Marcus trailed off. “They’re a mess, Loke. This has to end. We can’t keep living like this.”

I exhaled, relief mixing with dread. Samuel was okay, but Olivia–God, Olivia. Her life had been nothing but pain. And now this. It was my fault. My past had dragged her into this. noveldrama

“Marcus, Nick’s going to kill Xander,” I said, my voice breaking. “He’s not the same. I don’t recognize him anymore.”

The line went silent for a moment. Then Marcus spoke, calm but firm. “I’d do the same if I were there. Samuel’s his son. All he’s thinking is, what if Samuel had been shot? What if he lost him?”

“I know,” I said, frustration rising. “But if Nick does this, he’s gone. The Nick we know–he’ll be gone forever.”

“He’ll be alright,” Marcus said. “This isn’t the first time.”

The words hit me like a punch. “What do you mean, ‘this isn’t the first time’?” I demanded. But the line went dead before I could get an answer.

I paced, my mind racing. What had Nick done before? What made Marcus so sure he’d come out of this okay? I didn’t have time to figure it out. Nick was about to do something he couldn’t take back, and I didn’t know how to stop him.

OLIVIA

I sat in Samuel’s room, the silence pressing down on me. My mind raced, torn between worry for my son and the storm of thoughts about Marcus and Nick. The call I’d overheard between Marcus and my father played on repeat in my head. Nick had killed someone. Sandra. The pieces clicked together, and the realization hit me like a punch to the gut.

I tried to push it away, but Sandra’s face kept flashing in my mind. They’d told me she was dead years ago, and I’d never asked how. Now I knew. Nick had done it. The man I’d once been married to, the father of my child, had taken a life. And Marcus–my husband–knew about it.

I didn’t know how to feel. Nick was out of my life, but this… this changed things. He loved Samuel, I never doubted that, but he was still capable of something so dark. And Marcus? He’d kept this from me. How was I supposed to reconcile that? Could I just let it go because he wasn’t the one who’d done it? The questions swirled

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Would I be a bad person if I ignored it? If I pretended I hadnt heard that call? Could I really move on like nothing had happened? Or would it haunt me every time I held Lilly every time I looked into her Innocent eyes?

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of me had been relieved when Sandra died. It meant the end of a painful chapter, the end of her threats. But now? Now everything felt different. The truth had unraveled something inside me, and I wasn’t sure I could put it back together.

Ignorance had been easier. I’d convinced myself I didn’t need to know the details. But now that I did, I couldn’t escape it. Could I live with this? Could I carry the weight of knowing my husband had been part of something so dark?

I closed my eyes, trying to steady my breathing. I wanted to believe I could bury it, move on, leave the past behind. But deep down, I knew better. The truth was there now, heavy and unshakable. I couldn’t un–know it. And I wasn’t sure if I had the strength to carry it–or the strength to let it go.

“Olivia!” I jumped slightly, startled out of my thoughts.

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