The Warlord's Revenge

Chapter 79

Victor paced the length of his study, his heart racing with every passing second. Emma wasn’t answering her phone. She had promised she’d check in once she arrived back from her meeting, but it had been hours, and there was nothing but silence on her end.

He pulled out his phone again, dialing her number, trying to calm the storm rising in his chest. “Pick up, Emma... please, pick up.”

The ringing stopped. But instead of Emma’s familiar voice, a man’s rough voice came through the line.

“She’s not here,” the voice drawled, cold and full of menace.

Victor’s blood turned to ice. “Who the hell is this?” His grip tightened on the phone, anger boiling in his chest.

“Doesn’t matter who I am,” the man said, a smirk lacing his tone. “What matters is who “we” have.”

Victor’s heart skipped a beat. He had a feeling he knew exactly where this was going, but he needed confirmation. “Where is Emma? If you’ve hurt her”

“Hurt her?” The man chuckled darkly. “Not yet. But that could change, depending on