All Chapters of Chased by my Ex Husband: Chapter 121 - Chapter 130

Grace~7 Days Later…The sterile smell of disinfectant fills my lungs as I lie on the hospital bed, staring at the ceiling. It’s been a week since Seb was taken. Seven days and every minute of it feels like a lifetime. My mind replays the moment I realized he was gone over and over, a broken record I can’t shut off.Seb’s laughter is still etched in my ears—the way it used to bounce around the house, filling every corner with life. Now, the silence is unbearable. It weighs on me, crushing my chest until I can barely breathe. I haven’t cried in hours, not because I don’t want to, but because my body seems to have given up. The tears are there, trapped somewhere deep, too heavy to fall.Tristin’s mom, Anna, sits beside me, her hand gripping mine tightly. I feel the weight of her concern, but I can’t bring myself to meet her eyes. What good are words when my son is gone? Her voice is gentle, coaxing, as she dabs a tissue at her own eyes.“ Grace, sweetheart, you have to eat something.

Tristin“ Luca! ” I can’t keep the urgency out of my voice, the raw panic creeping through. “Get the car ready. We are going to the hospital. ”I can feel the weight of my son in my arms, feel every breath he takes. I can finally hold onto him. I move as fast as I can, not stopping until I am outside, slipping into the backseat of the car. His little hand clutches at my shirt weakly, and I squeeze it, not caring if I am holding him too tightly.“ Go, now! ” I snap at Luca, my voice rough with urgency. The car starts moving, but as the seconds tick by, my mind snaps back to the one thing I can’t ignore—the hospital. He was taken from a hospital. The place where he should have been safe, and instead, this...This nightmare happened.“ No. No hospital. ” I say, shaking my head as panic makes my chest tighten. “ Call the doctor. Tell him to meet us at home. Now. ”Luca’s eyes flicker to my gaze in the mirror, but he doesn’t argue. He starts calling the doctor after picking up the phone,

Grace“ Man, when do we get the money? ” My ears perk up at the name of money. I blink and take a few deep breaths to calm myself.“ How— ” My throat feels drier than the Sahara. “ How much money—did this Boss—offer you? ”All six pairs of eyes turn to me at once. I try to focus on any details I can remember, but their eyes alone can not help me, and the rest of their faces are hidden behind the black masks they are wearing. “ When did she wake up? ” One of the two wiping the gun in the corner questions.I suck in a sharp breath and swallow to wet my throat. “ What—Whatever you were offered—I can pay more than that… I am…richer than whoever…hired you… ”Silence falls in the constricted space before laughter erupts. “ Boss did say she will try to tempt us with her sweet talk, eh? Didn’t expect her to sound so genuine! ” The one in the corner chuckles louder.My shoulders droop. “ Don’t you—Don’t you know who I am? ”“ We don’t care, Lady. Keep your mouth shut before I knock you out

GraceMy heart stops. My life flashes before my eyes—Seb’s laughter, Mom’s warm hugs, Ania’s teasing smile. And then Tristin. His face is the last thing I see in my mind, his voice the last thing I hear, telling me he loves me.I should have told him more often how much he meant to me. I should have…The gunshot rings out, and I flinch, bracing for the pain. But it never comes. Instead, there is a thud, and when I open my eyes, the kidnapper is falling to the ground. Ethan stands a few feet away, his gun still smoking. Unconsciously, shock makes me stumble back. I barely have time to process what’s happening before my foot slips on the edge of the cliff. “ Grace! ” Ethan yells my name, panic raw in his voice, but gravity pulls me down. The icy water rushes up to meet me. It doesn’t happen like it happens in the movies—a slow fall that never comes. It happens fast. One moment I am suspended in air, and then I am in the water. It swallows me whole and I am falling deeper into the

GraceEthan’s gaze snaps to mine, cold and unflinching as a blade. “ Fine. Go. Do whatever the fuck you want because I am not responsible for you and I sure as fuck won't stop you from getting eaten by any wild animal. ”I stand there for a moment, just glaring at him. Then, it clicks. I don’t expect anything from him, and he doesn’t owe me anything either.I spin around and start walking, my heartbeat quickening with each step forward. My steps are uneven, my body aching from the cold and exhaustion, but I push forward. Each step sends sharp jolts of pain through my legs, my wet clothes pulling at my skin like dead weight.It’s fine. I can do this. I have to.Then I hear it—a low growl, rumbling through the trees like something ancient and hungry. I freeze, every muscle in my body locking up as my breath catches in my throat. My head snaps toward the sound, eyes narrowing to see in the darkness. The wind howls around me, carrying the sound of several animals.I glance back toward