Dark Revenge Of An Unwanted Wife: The Twins Are Not Yours!

Chapter 108: A Costly Prank

Athena softly heaved in deep breaths as they drew closer to the site indicated on the tracking tablet resting on

her lap.

Mr. Thorne kept patting her hand at intervals to calm her down, but how could she find peace when her children

might be facing unspeakable horrors right then?

The gang knew who she was; there was no telling how callous they could be toward her children now. The

thought of her babies enduring even a fraction of the torment she had experienced during her last kidnapping

sent shivers down her spine, making it impossible to calm her racing heart.

What would she have done without those tracking watches? It was a stroke of luck that the twins had taken to

wearing trackable toy watches, just like the one they had gifted her, since her escape from that harrowing

incident.

"Thank the heavens for technology," She muttered to herself, grateful for her technical know-how, which allowed

her to operate their laptops and retrieve every crucial detail.

"We are here," Jake announced, his eyes focused on a nondescript, one-story building that stood before them.

The simplicity of it took Athena by surprise; it seemed too ordinary for such a sinister purpose.

As the car cto a stop, the ten vehicles behind them followed suit. Everyone spilled out, and the head agent

spoke up, his tone commanding.

"You remember how this will go down, don’t you?"

Everyone nodded in affirmation.

"Then let's go."

No one bothered to tell Athena to stay back; they all knew she wouldn't agree. Plus, they understood she was

capable—she was a force to be reckoned with, especially when it cto her children.

But Mr. Thorne’s insistence to accompany them raised seyebrows. Though he had been a military general at

one time, his age brought with it concerns.

"Okay, I'll be with Athena. Surely she can take care of me."

Athena wanted to protest and insist that her entire focus would be on her children, but she held her tongue. If Mr.

Thorne wanted to follow her into the fray, so be it.

"Let's go," She said firmly, already heading to the position they had discussed.

Minutes ticked by as they surrounded the building. With a swift efficiency, they infiltrated the property. However,

much to their dismay and confusion, the inside was eerily empty, though footprints led deeper into the structure.

Where did everyone go? Athena pondered, her heart racing as she stood at the door to a room that appeared

untouched. She could already feel despair creeping in, tightening its grip.

She whispered a prayer, hoping her children were in this room as the tracker indicated. And with trembling

hands, she pushed the door open.

A second later, she held back a scream, tears suddenly streaming down her face at the sight that met her: her

children bound to chairs, ropes that dug cruelly into their skin. But worse still, a bomb was ominously underneath

the seats.

Legs and hands shaking, she stumbled into the room, her security detail quick to follow. The air grew thick with

tension as everyone froze momentarily, before bursting into action.

"Mommy!" Kate cried out.

Athena rushed toward them, yet careful to maintain a safe distance from them. "Don’t worry, my sweetheart.

We'll get you out of here. Just hold on."

Because if they didn’t, they might all be dead.

She glanced at the bomb, its design strange and unfamiliar. "Don’t worry, Nathaniel, we'll get you out too."

She could see Nathaniel straining to turn and face her. Her heart broke further on the restrictions the ropes

placed on his movements.

All she wanted now was to comfort them, to embrace them, yet fear of the consequence held her back. Did the

bomb react to proximity?

"What's going on?" She asked the bomb squad members, who were maintaining their distance, their faces a

mask of concern.

"The bomb is unlike anything we've encountered before. We're still trying to decipher it."

As if she didn’t already know that.

Then Nathaniel spoke up, shocking everyone. "That's because it's a fake. The only reason Kate and | are still tied

up is because the ropes are too tight. We can’t get free. But the bomb? That's probably just water."

The agents exchanged wary glances, skepticism written all over their faces.

Yet Athena felt a wave of calm wash over her. If there was anyone she trusted, it was her children.

"Everyone, leave," She commanded.

The agents hesitated, exchanging cautious looks.

"What do you mean by that?" Mr. Thorne asked, a frown creasing his brow.

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But the security detail remained resolute. "We are sworn to protect you. If you die, then we all die."

Athena didn’t know how to respond. "Well...thanks, team." She offered a weak smile.

She glanced at Mr. Thorne’s bodyguards. They remained standing too, but she understood that they were bound

by duty.

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"Get up," She urged softly when she finished cutting the last rope.

Nathaniel and Kate obeyed immediately, stepping towards her and wrapping their arms around her in a tight

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She bent to their height and showered their cheeks with kisses, tears of relief spilling from her eyes.

"It was just a prank, Mom. A costly prank." Kate said, her voice bubbling with a mixture of joy and anger. "The

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