"Where are you taking me?" I demanded as Ryder veered onto another road.

"In a place where Lucas can't take you away from me," he replied cryptically, pressing down on the accelerator.

My protests fell on deaf ears as Ryder continued to drive, and I felt my anger boiling inside. How could he just decide to whisk me away like this?

"This is kidnapping!" I exclaimed, my frustration mounting.

But Ryder only laughed, infuriating me further.

"I am still your husband, remember?" he reasoned, a smirk playing on his lips.

Seething with anger, I attempted to snatch the steering wheel from him, but he firmly held onto it, his focus...