Chapter 124

My heart sank as I entered our home to find chaos reigning supreme. The once peaceful sanctuary now bore the scars of violence. Broken furniture and shattered glass littered the floor, a painful reminder of the brutality that had unfolded.

I was taken aback as I could not wrap my head around what was going on, I walked around intently, scanning the area for any clue that I might find here.

In the midst of the wreckage, Carlos lay on the ground, his face contorted with pain and anguish. Blood stained his clothes, and his breathing was labored. With urgency in my voice, I knelt down beside him, desperate to understand what had happened.

“Carlos, what happened here? Where is Sasha?” I asked, my voice filled with concern and fear.

Carlos winced, his voice strained as he spoke. “They came… The cartel… they thought Sasha was my wife. They took her, Alex. They took her.”

The weight of those words crashed upon me, threatening to crush my spirit. The thought of