บท 29: “I Am Her Husband!"

Evander's POV

"Claire?" I called out, hoping for an answer. But there was only silence on the other end. "Maybe she called me by mistake," I muttered, about to end the call, when suddenly, a man's voice came through. The contempt in his tone was clearly visible.

"Think a phone call's going to stop me?"

What the hell was going on? My pulse quickened as I jumped out of bed and shoved on my shoes.

"Daddy, where are you going?" Eliam asked, wrapping his arms around my leg as he sensed something was wrong.

Then I heard Claire's voice. She sounded frightened, her words trembling through the phone. "This is a crime! You can't harm me!"

"Son, let's go! Your mother seems to be in trouble!" I said as I scooped Eliam up into my arms and rushed toward the door as my heart pounded

The man's voice came back, dark and taunting. "Is that so? Are you challenging me?"