All Chapters of Bound by a billion hearts: Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

The attacker collapsed at Isabella’s feet.His body hit the ground with a heavy thud.For a moment, the entire shipping yard went silent again.The woman stood beside the SUV, her pistol still raised.Smoke curled from the barrel.Her posture was calm.Controlled.Like someone who had done this many times before.Isabella’s heart pounded wildly.She stared at the stranger.“Who… are you?”The woman didn’t answer immediately.Her eyes briefly scanned the yard.The fallen gunmen.The SUV.The dark containers.Then her gaze shifted to Alexander.And a faint smile appeared on her lips.“Well,” she said calmly, “you look surprised.”Alexander stood frozen several yards away.For the first time since the night began, he looked shaken.“...Elena.”The name hung in the cold air.Isabella’s eyes moved between them.“You know her?”The woman Elena lowered her gun slowly.Her dark hair moved slightly in the wind as she stepped forward.“Of course he knows me,” she said.Her voice was smooth.Dan

The SUV screeched to a stop in the middle of the empty road.The sudden halt threw everyone forward.Dominic groaned loudly from the back seat.“Okay… that really hurt.”But Alexander didn’t hear him.His hands gripped the steering wheel so tightly his knuckles turned white.Victor’s words echoed in his mind.He’s already taken someone else.Your mother.The silence inside the SUV was heavy.Then Alexander slowly turned his head.His eyes locked on Victor through the rearview mirror.“Say that again.”Victor leaned comfortably against the seat despite the blood staining his jacket.“I said your father has your mother.”Isabella felt a cold chill crawl up her spine.“That’s impossible,” she whispered.Elena, sitting in the passenger seat, looked less certain.Her eyes narrowed slightly.“When?”Victor shrug

The scream echoed through the night.High.Terrified.And unmistakably real.Isabella felt the sound cut straight through her chest.The mansion behind Richard Blackwood stood dark and silent again.But everyone in the driveway had heard it.Alexander’s entire body went rigid.“Mother.”Richard watched his reaction carefully.Calm.Unmoved.Like a man observing a chess match.“You see?” Richard said quietly. “Time is very important tonight.”Isabella stepped closer to Alexander.“Alexander…”But he didn’t respond.His eyes were locked on the mansion doors.Behind them, somewhere inside, his mother was screaming. Dominic groaned weakly from the SUV.“Okay… this is getting ridiculous.”Victor leaned comfortably beside him.“Oh, it’s just beginning.”Elena’s voice cut through the tension.

The gun was steady in her hands.Pointed directly at Alexander.For a moment, the world seemed to stop breathing.The mansion lights cast a pale glow across the marble stairs as the woman stepped forward slowly.Elegant.Graceful.Familiar.Alexander’s voice came out almost like a whisper.“…Mother?”Isabella felt the confusion ripple through the entire driveway.Dominic slowly pushed himself up from the ground beside the SUV.“Okay… this night officially makes no sense.”Victor, still pinned beneath him, chuckled.“I told you it gets interesting.”Elena lowered her pistol slightly but kept her eyes locked on the woman.Something about this felt wrong.Very wrong.The woman descended another step.Her silver hair moved slightly in the wind.Her face was calm.Too calm.And the gun never wavered.

“I already belong to him.”The words hung in the air like poison.Alexander stared at Isabella.His mind refused to process what he had just heard.“You… what?”Isabella looked shaken.“I don’t understand it either.”Richard’s quiet laughter echoed from the staircase.“That’s the beauty of it.”Alexander’s eyes snapped toward his father.“Explain.”Richard slowly descended another step.His posture relaxed.As if the entire situation had already been won.“You see, Alexander…”He gestured lightly toward Isabella.“…she was never yours.”The statement made the tension in the room explode.Alexander raised his gun again.“Careful.”Richard stopped on the middle of the staircase.His expression remained calm.“Oh relax.”Dominic muttered from the wall.“Somebody should really punch this guy.”Victor nodded thoughtfully.“I support that idea.”Elena kept her pistol raised.Her eyes never left Richard.“This is another mind game.”Richard ignored her.Instead, his gaze stayed fixed on Alex