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

me darling!”

heart is beating wildly. I can’t wrap my head around the fact that someone wants me dead so badly that he

want me dead? I have no enemies, well except for Emma, but Emma wouldn’t go to that extent just to get me

that has happened

things in the name of love” my mind

was now beginning to doubt my

sound of glass shattering hits

sorry” he mocks with a devious smirk on his

glass intentionally. He

it. There is so many ways to kill you” he turns to

cringe inside. I needed to leave. The man was clearly a psycho and I wasn’t going to wait here hoping for Calvary to arrive. Besides, if my neighbors had seen anything, wouldn’t the

to slit your throat. There

leave their eyes” he says with

knife and starts flicking it up and down. I had

use it well.

as hard as I can. I

skull. Making

in through the pain. Shit, the movies

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he growls in

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him time to react. I get up quickly and start

get far because he crashes into me. Making me collide with

you honestly think it will be that easy

my legs up, I knee him in the balls, making him release a shout. I take off again not caring where

He tugs and I fall with a thud again, hitting my chin against the floor. He’s on me before I can

slapping

and my vision blurs. Being hit by

have my fun with

feel his hands on my hips as he tries to drag my pajama pants down. Fear encases my bones.

him, but he pins my hands to my side. I

then I can give it to you”

was now inside my pants. His touch on my skin made

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know who you’re trying to fool but I know you don’t have

being offered, anyway”

Just when I think all hope is lost, I see the lamp I had

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

and falls back. The knife he had planned to use to kill me

I take it and strike, plunging

busts open.

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curse, he recovers,

through my kitchen door with two other men, I