Ex-Husband’s Regret by Evelyn M.M

26. Wanted dead

I open my eyes to find myself in the living room, my hands tied to the back a chair.

“Ahh, you’re awake. I was wondering how long it would take you to wake up, after all, I prefer having my victims conscious when I kill them” the man’s voice sends chills down my spine.

He rounds the corner and I get to see him. At least parts of him since he had his face covered. He was a big and burly man. His arms alone, looked like they can crush a person’s head. He screamed danger and not because I was currently his victim. There was just something menacing about him.

He takes a seat in front of me, with a glass of wine in his hand. My glass and my wine. He looked

so comfortable, like this was his house.

I try to get free, but the ropes are tight.

“You can try all you want but you’re not getting away from me this time” he chuckles. “You’ve

caused me enough trouble and I don’t like trouble”

“Who are you and what do you want from me?” I ask him.

Maybe if I can get him to talk I can get something from him and buy myself some time. There is

no way no one noticed someone breaking into my house, right?

“Let’s just say I’m someone who really wants you dead”

The urge to roll my eyes is strong. I mean, it’s kind of obvious he wants me dead. That’s why I’m.

currently tied to a chair in my own house.

“Are you one of the goons that are after my family? You got the wrong person if you think that

killing me will mean anything to them”

He laughs loudly. Full on belly laugh. As if I said the funniest thing in the world.

Fuck! I was hoping he would be part of the criminal gang that killed father. It would be so much

easier to reason with him. To make him see that I don’t mean a thing to Rowan or my family. If I’m

wrong and it’s not the gang after me, then it means I am totally screwed.

“No darling, I’m not part of any gang, but someone promised me a very good pay if I delivered the

news of your untimely death” he tells me gruffly. 4

I stare at him with shock. “Someone is paying you to have me killed?”

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and that’s why I need you dead, you understand

calling me darling!” I ground

head around the fact that someone wants me dead so badly that he or she is offering payment if the job is

not anyone important, so who the hell would want me dead? I have no enemies, well except for Emma, but Emma wouldn’t go to that extent just to get me out of the way,

Despite everything that has happened between us, she wouldn’t want me dead.

do crazy things in the name of love”

now beginning to doubt my own sister. How fucked up was

pulled back to my thoughts when the sound of glass shattering hits my

mocks with a

glass intentionally. He stands up and starts pacing

is so many ways to kill you” he turns to face me.

was clearly a psycho and I wasn’t going to wait here hoping for Calvary to arrive. Besides, if my neighbors had seen

preference? I guess I’ll just have to slit your throat. There is

victim leave their eyes” he says

knife and starts flicking it up and down. I had only one chance to escape, so

use it well.

hard as I can. I crash, my head hitting the floor hard.

Making the

the movies made this seem so easy.

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the fuck?!” he

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don’t give myself or him time to react. I get up quickly and start running towards the door while untying my

get far because he crashes into me. Making me collide with the wooden floor. He

be that

I take off again not caring where I’m going.

I fall with a thud again, hitting my chin against

he shouts before slapping

stars and my vision blurs. Being hit by

for me, I’ll have my fun with you before killing

on my hips as he tries to drag my pajama pants down. Fear encases my bones. Is this how I was going to die? Raped then murdered in my

my hands to

If money is what you want then I

was now inside my pants. His touch on my skin made me feel like retching. It felt

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chuckles. “I don’t know who you’re trying to fool

being offered, anyway”

think all

hit me on the head. I reach for it and smash it against

lets out a roar and falls back. The knife he had planned to use to kill

any time, I take it and strike, plunging it in his thick thighs,

busts open.

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With a curse, he recovers, quickly stands up and

comes rushing through my kitchen door with two other men,