Divorce to Destiny: Reclaiming My CEO Husband novel Chapter 457

(Cass)

I jolt awake to the sound of the front door slamming open. Damn I must have dozed off on the sofa. What the fuck?! Flashbacks of being kidnapped hit me and panic rises.

Have they found me?

My heart leaps into my throat, and I grab the closest thing to me—a lamp. My brain is too groggy to process anything logical. I’m not going without a fight this time. Although I’m not drugged either.

“Who the hell—”

“It’s me,” Viktor’s voice cuts through the darkness, calm and even.

I lower the lamp, scowling as I flip on the bedside light. “What the actual fuck, Viktor? You don’t knock? You just break into people’s homes now?”

He stands in the doorway of the living room, completely unbothered, his broad frame blocking most of the light from the hall. “It’s urgent. Get up. Now.”

I blink, still half-asleep. “Excuse me? What gives you the right to barge in here like—”

“Cass,” he interrupts, his tone clipped. “This isn’t about you. There’s been a shooting in London. Lance and Judy are involved.”

The words hit me like a freight train. “What? What do you mean involved?”

He doesn’t answer immediately, just stares at me with that cold, unreadable expression. “Get dressed. Grab a bag. The helicopter will be here in ten minutes.”

“You can’t just—”

“I can and I am,” he says, his voice leaving no room for argument. “Jayden needs us. He’s on his way to the scene now, and I can’t leave you here alone.”

I stare at him, my stomach twisting into knots. “You’re serious.”

“Dead serious,” he replies, his words heavy.

I’m wearing sweatpants and a sweater Winona left for me. My hands shake as I shove my feet into socks and sneakers. “Do you know what happened? Is Lance… is he—”

“I don’t have all the details yet,” Viktor says, his voice slightly softer. “But the situation is bad.”

“Jesus,” I mutter, running a hand through my hair. Lance? He was like a brother to me when I first moved to the States. He helped me get on my feet when I had no one.

And Judy… well, Judy was Judy. Complicated as hell. But this? I mean why would Judy shoot Lance?

Then the pieces fall into place. Oh my fucking God! “Lance took her out for Jayden and Winona, didn’t he?” I say with a raised voice.

Viktor checks his watch as I grab my bag. “The chopper’s landing in five.”

As we step outside, the cold night air bites at my skin. My mind races, replaying every interaction I’ve had with Lance in the past year. He was fun. Lance always looked out for me like I was his little sister.

He made me laugh harder than anyone ever could. I never got to laugh much before I met him. I liked that best about him.

“Why are you dragging me into this?” I ask as we make our way to the landing pad. “I have work shifts I need to be at.”