The Forgotten Wife: Nick & Bella's Story (A Sizzling Second Chance, Billionaire Romance) (The Ruthless Greek Brothers Book 1) by Maya Blake

Author:Maya Blake [Blake, Maya]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2025-04-14T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 9

“Well?” Nick demanded.

He moved from the window and stood in front of Belle, invading her space. His ice-cold stare bore into her expectantly. Numbed shock had invaded her entire being at his diatribe against love. Before she could even formulate a thought, the phone on his desk buzzed.

He snatched it up. “Yes?” He listened, then frowned and moved closer to his desk. After tapping a few keys on his computer, he picked up the small remote and aimed it at the video conferencing screen on the far wall.

The screen flashed up to show Spiros Theodakis, Nick’s assistant, seated at a desk with a security guard standing behind him.

“When did the package arrive?” Nick put the phone down and addressed his employees.

“It came by courier half an hour ago.” His assistant looked nervous, as any man would with a burly security guy hovering over him like a dark shadow.

“It’s been checked for incendiary devices, sir. It’s clean,” the security guard said.

Nick nodded. “Open it.”

The first item that fell out made his blood boil hot and thunderous in his veins. Standing beside him, Belle gasped as the security guard picked up the ten-by-twelve picture and held it held it up to the screen. The picture was of her.

He turned to her. “Where was that taken?” he asked.

“At the marketplace in Nawaka, I think on my second week.”

“Christos,” he said under his breath. Inhaling sharply, he turned back to the screen and asked, “What else is there?”

Spiros peered into the padded enveloped then reached in. “A flash drive. We need to make sure it’s malware-free before we open it. I’ll get IT⁠—”

“It won’t be.”

Spiros frowned. “Sir? Do you know who sent it?”

“I have a good idea. This isn’t about corporate espionage, Spiros. This is personal. It’s a message for me. But just to be on a safe side, use a laptop not connected to the company server.”

“Sure,” Spiros jumped up. “I have a spare one in my office. I’ll just go and get it.”

He went off screen. Nick pressed a button on the remote, and the screen went blank. He turned to her. “Are you all right?”

Belle found the strength to nod despite the fear suddenly coursing through her. “He’s sending us a message, isn’t he?”

Nick’s nostrils flared with barely repressed rage. “Looks like

it.”

“What if it’s…not good?” she asked, knowing that it wouldn’t be.

“Then I’ll make sure I deliver my own message in a way that makes him wish he’d died in that cave with his men.”

She shivered at the menace in his voice. When he pulled her close and kissed her temple, she closed her eyes and burrowed into his strength.

They heard noises from the screen, and Nick pushed the button for the picture.

Spiros was once again behind the desk. “I’m ready, sir.”

Nick nodded. “Play it.”

Spiros hit another button and turned the laptop to face the TV screen. It was a recording, done in a sterile grey room that held no pictures or any distinguishing marks that would be useful in pinpointing its location.

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