VIKTOR'S POV
My phone rang at 11:47 PM.
I'd been awake for thirty-six hours straight, coordinating search teams across Montenegro, reviewing surveillance footage until my eyes burned, and systematically destroying anyone who got between me and finding Bella.
The caller ID showed Alexei.
I answered before the first ring finished. "Tell me you found her."
"We found her."
The relief that crashed through me is so intense it was almost painful. I gripped the edge of my desk to keep myself upright.
"Where?"
"Podgorica bus station. She was trying to run again." Alexei paused. "Boss, she's safe. We have her. But..."
"But what?" My mind is already racing ahead. "Is she hurt? The baby..."
"Physically, they're both fine. But Viktor, she doesn't want to see you."
The words hit harder than t
