Buying My Forever Wife novel Chapter 239

Alaric found Elena holed up in a rundown, off-the-grid residential block.

The moment he stepped inside, he lunged, his hand clamping like a steel vise around her throat. His eyes burned with bloodlust, his handsome features twisted in pure, unadulterated fury.

"Elena, you have a death wish."

The force of his grip lifted her off her feet and slammed her into the wall, instantly crushing her windpipe.

She choked, her head snapping back as the oxygen left her lungs, her face rapidly draining of color.

It genuinely seemed as though she would be dead in seconds, her neck snapped by the sheer force of his rage.

Blinded by fury, Alaric had entirely tuned out the terrifying ultimatum she had delivered on the phone.

In that split second, the only thing he wanted was her total destruction.

Realizing the horrific stakes involving Stella, Leo rushed forward to intervene.

"Boss, stop! Stop! If she dies, the Vesper-Toxin will kill Stella!"

Stella was the boss's entire world.

The absolute center of the family's universe.

There was no way Alaric would ever risk his daughter's life.

He had to snap him out of this blinding rage.

Hearing Leo's desperate plea, Alaric fought through the violent red haze clouding his vision and reluctantly uncurled his fingers.

But the boiling hatred in his veins demanded an outlet. His hand snapped out, delivering a vicious, ringing slap across Elena's face.

"Hand over the antidote."

Elena staggered under the brutal force of the strike.

The blow sent her reeling sideways, a sharp sting erupting across her cheek as the coppery taste of blood flooded her mouth.

She hadn't anticipated that this fiercely controlled billionaire would actually stoop to physically striking a woman.

He had slapped her just like this that fateful night.

It had left her with lingering tinnitus in her left ear.

Now, her right ear was emitting a high-pitched ring.

Swallowing the agony, Elena looked up at him, her eyes welling with dramatic tears.

"Go ahead and kill me! But the second I flatline, your daughter dies, and your manhood stays permanently broken!"

Alaric knew exactly what crude dysfunction she was referring to.

The sheer audacity of her taunt nearly drove him to swing again.

Leo immediately grabbed his arm, begging, "Boss, focus! Stella comes first."

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