Ashley's POV
I couldn't believe what I was reading. Was Christian going to trade himself for his mother? I felt a wave of panic wash over me. Why would he do that? And what did it even mean?
I quickly typed out a response to Alexi. "What do you mean? How did you find out?"
My phone rang almost immediately. It was Alexi.
"Ashley, I'm so glad I got you," Alexi said, her voice urgent. "I was with Christian, and he got a call. He went outside to pick it up, when he came back he told me. It was a ransom demand. They want Christian in exchange for his mother."
I felt like I had been punched in the gut. This couldn't be happening, not after he had just survived the bomb at the warehouse.
"Why would Christian agree to that?" I asked, trying to process what I was hearing.
"I don't know, but
