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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done and that’s why

calling me darling!” I

wildly. I can’t wrap my head around the fact that someone wants me dead so badly that he or she is offering payment if

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

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

do crazy things in the

I was now beginning to doubt my own

my thoughts when the sound of glass shattering hits my

a

glass intentionally. He stands up and starts

to do it. There is so many ways to kill you” he turns to face me. “Do you have any preference on how you would like

The man was clearly a psycho and I wasn’t going to wait here hoping for Calvary to arrive. Besides, if

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

victim leave their eyes” he says with an evil glint in

a knife and starts flicking it up and down. I had only

use it well.

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

my skull. Making the throb even

through the pain. Shit, the movies made this seem so easy. It

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the fuck?!” he growls in

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

collide with the wooden floor. He turns me so that

it will be that easy to

balls, making him release a shout. I take off again not caring where I’m going. I just wanted to

because soon after I feel a hand wrap around my ankle. He tugs and I fall with a thud again, hitting my chin against the floor. He’s on

he shouts before slapping

see stars and my vision blurs. Being hit by a man fucking

because of making things hard for me, I’ll have my fun with you before killing you” he

need an interpreter to tell me what he meant. I feel his hands on my hips as he tries to drag my pajama pants down. Fear encases my bones. Is this how I was going

he pins my hands

you want then I can give

touch on my skin made me feel like retching. It

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to fool but I know you don’t have money. Not

I’m being

his ministrations. Just when I think all

me on the head. I reach for it and smash

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

any time, I take it and strike, plunging it

busts open.

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shock. With a curse, he recovers,

my kitchen door with two other men,