A Divorce He Regrets (Alissa Nexus) novel Chapter 143

RAINA

Nathan casually walked into the room and sank into the chair beside me, the confidence in his stride unsettling. My stomach twisted in knots as I stared at him, willing myself not to panic. How did he find me? Why was he here?

I gulped, my mind racing to one name—Alex. I needed him. I needed him now.

Nathan didn’t say anything at first, his sharp eyes sweeping across the room as though he were inspecting his territory. His silence was suffocating, the tension in the room growing thicker with each passing second.

I tried to steady my breathing, but when his gaze finally settled on me, I froze. The gentleness he once carried, the charm he used as a weapon, was gone. Instead, his face was etched with bitterness and anger.

“You’ve been avoiding me,” he said flatly, his voice cutting through the silence like a blade.

My heart raced, hammering against my ribcage. I opened my mouth to respond, but no words came out.

He tilted his head to the side, his lips curling into a twisted smirk that sent chills down my spine. “Say something,” he demanded, his tone laced with irritation. “Don’t just sit there like you don’t know what I’m talking about.”

I pressed my back against the pillows, trying to put as much distance as I could between us without moving.

“You’re hiding things from me,” he continued, his voice growing darker. “Don’t think I don’t see it. I know it’s because of him.”

My lips parted in confusion, and before I could ask, he spat out, “Alex.”

The venom in his tone was palpable.

“That bastard has gotten to you, hasn’t he? Why did you let him?” His eyes flared with fury as he leaned closer.

I stared at him, refusing to dignify his accusation with a response. My silence seemed to provoke him further.

Nathan sighed, a sound that was far from calm or collected. “You know,” he said, his voice lowering, “I didn’t want it to have to come to this.”

He leaned back, but the menace in his demeanor didn’t lessen. “But you’re still mine, Raina. Do you hear me? Mine. And until I say otherwise, you don’t get to be with another man.”

My hands clenched the blanket tightly. How dare he? The audacity of his words ignited a fire within me.

“That aside,” he continued, his voice rising, “what the hell are you doing in a hospital? And why didn’t anyone think to tell me?”

His sudden yell made me flinch. My pulse quickened, my mind racing for an escape, but I told myself I couldn’t let him win.

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