Dear Ex-wife Marry Me by Twin Bridge

Carol clutched her cardigan with shaking hands, her heart pounding in the aftermath of the bloody spectacle that unfolded before

her.

Felix, her boyfriend, had been brutal and swift, knocking the assailant unconscious with a few well-placed punches before turning

his attention to her.

Her face was a mask of shock and fear, but that shifted quickly to alarm as she saw Felix sprint towards her.

"Watch out!"

She barely managed to utter those words when he shielded her in his embrace, taking the fall as a rock meant for Carol's head

struck his own.

Pain flashed across Felix's face as he frowned and kicked away the man who had thrown the rock.

The man lay on the ground, howling in pain, his eyes wide with disbelief.

"Felix, do you even realize what you're doing? Why are you protecting her?"

Carol, seeing Felix move to confront the man again, panicked and pulled him back.

"Stop, Felix, please. I'm okay, really. Let's not make this any worse."

She had seen Felix in fights before, where he always seemed in control, but tonight he seemed desperate.

The man tried to speak again but was silenced as Felix's cold boot connected with his chin, dislocating his jaw with a sickening

crack.

Felix's eyes were dark with anger, blood trickling from a wound on his head.

Carol felt a wave of distress wash over her; she was the reason he was hurt.

Trembling and scared, she quickly turned to the taxi driver who was still in a daze nearby.

"Call an ambulance, now!"

his shock, he reluctantly drove them

unconscious, and Carol wasted no tcontacting Abner's assistant, asking him to

letting Abner find out.

needed was for Abner to berate her

assistant sighed on the

Carol, I'll deal with it. I'll make sure they're out of

sigh of relief, holding Felix close and shedding tears of worry

doctors immediately started treating

his blood staining her clothes.

sour pang of

later, Felix stirred

the bandage wrapped around his head but Carol

You just

into an embrace. "Carol, are you okay? You must

flowed freely as she clung to his

since they

did they find your

been bad blood. They've been lurking near my place waiting for

teeth, wishing she could just

her, and suddenly cupped her face,

"Let's break up."

made Carol's heart lurch. He had just been hurt because of her, and now he was talking about

men pretty badly. The court won't

to drag

was even more touched, and she hugged

plead with her. She can fix this. After all, if I get hauled off

line too. They don't want

close, Carol didn't notice the look

was distant, and his expression was detached, as

for me, and that means so much. I really

but I'm serious

earlier carelessness, especially when

the rock without mercy, and just a bit off could have left

Felix had protected her, and she knew that such instinctive actions didn't lie. Her eyes grew

as she buried her face deeper in

comforting her but in reality, he was lost in

they were in was the sone where