We Want Mommy Not You Daddy (Cedar) novel Chapter 154

Chapter 154

Ridley’s POV

The warehouse loomed ahead of me, dark and abandoned. Albert had

tracked Selena’s phone to this location.

“Sir, I’ve confirmed movement inside,” Albert whispered, lowering his

binoculars. “Through the broken window–looks like several men

cornering a woman.”

My jaw clenched. What the hell had that crazy woman gotten herself

into this time? And why did I have this sinking feeling in my gut?

“We have enough men to handle whatever’s in there,” Albert assured

me, then pressed his ear against the corrugated metal wall. His face

went pale. “Wait… I think I hear Master Oliver’s voice.”

My blood turned to ice. “Oliver is in there?”

A child’s voice suddenly pierced through the walls, high and defiant despite the fear underneath. “Don’t you touch her! I will make you

pay!”

Oliver. My son.

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I shoved past my security team and kicked the door in myself. The

scene that greeted me ignited a rage I hadn’t felt in years.

Cedar was pinned down on the floor, a large man gripping her throat

while another tore at her clothing. Her eyes were unfocused,

movements sluggish–drugged. And above, suspended from an

exposed ceiling beam like some cruel exhibition, Oliver dangled by

his wrists, tears streaming down his terrified face.

“Daddy!” Oliver cried out when he saw me.

Selena stood in the center of the warehouse, her expression shifting

from triumph to terror as she registered my presence.

“Take them down,” I ordered my team, already moving toward Cedar.

The man holding her didn’t even have time to react before my boot

slammed into his stomach. As he doubled over gasping, I shoved him

to the ground and pressed my heel into his chest until he stopped

struggling.

Without missing a beat, I stripped off my suit jacket and wrapped it

around Cedar’s shoulders.

Behind me, my security team made quick work of the other men. All

of Selena’s hired muscle was neutralized. I caught Cedar as she

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slumped forward, her body burning with fever.

“Ridley?” Her voice was barely–audible, her pupils dilated from

whatever they’d given her.

“I’ve got you,” I assured her. “You’re safe now.”

“Daddy! Help me!” Oliver called again, his small arms clearly

exhausted from supporting his weight.

I felt Cedar stir against my chest. “Oliver,” she whispered urgently.

“They have Oliver… Save him.”

The familiarity in her voice struck me. Why did she sound so

protective of him? As if he were her own… How was that possible? My

mind raced with questions–was she somehow involved with Oliver

before tonight? Had she been captured trying to protect him?

But those questions would have to wait. My son’s safety took

precedence over everything.

“Albert, get my son down now,” I ordered, my attention split between

holding Cedar and ensuring Oliver’s safety.

“Yes, sir.” Albert moved swiftly to the pulley system, carefully

lowering Oliver until his feet touched the ground. He worked

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methodically to untie the ropes binding my son’s wrists, his

experienced hands making quick work of the knots.

I shifted Cedar slightly in my arms and crouched down to Oliver’s

level. “Are you hurt?” I asked, scanning him for injuries while keeping

my voice steady.

Oliver shook his head, his lower lip trembling: “I’m okay, Daddy. They

didn’t hurt me. They just scared me.” His small hands reached for me,

and I could see the rope burns on his wrists.

“We’ll have a doctor look at those,” I said, nodding toward his injuries.

Relief washed through me–he was frightened but essentially

unharmed.

Only after confirming Oliver’s safety did I turn my attention to

Selena, who was attempting to inch toward the exit.

“You think you can just walk away after all this?”

“P–please, Mr. Sterling…” Her face was ghost–white, her whole body

shaking like she’d seen death itself.

I lifted my gaze, letting the cold weight of it settle on her.

“I’m begging you,” she whispered, collapsing to her knees. “It was a

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mistake… a terrible lapse in judgment. I swear I’ll never-

“You’ve crossed a line that can’t be uncrossed, Ms. Wright.” My voice

cut through the stale air like tempered steel. “You drugged and kidnapped Cedar. You endangered my son. In what universe did you

think I would let that stand?”

“Please,” she sobbed, mascara tracking black rivers down her cheeks.

“I wasn’t thinking clearly. I’m sorry…”

I gestured to my bodyguard. “The medication. Now.”

One of my men stepped forward. He seized Selena’s chin, forcing her mouth open as he poured the contents of a small vial between her

lips.

“No! You can’t do this!” Selena’s protests became increasingly frantic as realization dawned. “Not again! I’ve already been ruined once! You

can’t-”

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