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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job done and that’s why I need you

darling!” I ground

that someone wants me dead so badly that he or she is offering

well except for

everything that has happened between us,

you sure about that? People do crazy things in the name of love” my

beginning to doubt my own sister. How fucked

the sound of glass shattering hits my ears. I turn

mocks with a devious

broken my glass intentionally. He

to kill you” he turns to face me. “Do you have any preference on how

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

to slit your throat. There is

their eyes” he says

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

use it well.

backwards as hard as I can. I crash, my

skull. Making

Shit, the movies made this seem so easy.

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the fuck?!” he growls

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I don’t give myself or him time to react. I get up quickly and start running

with the wooden floor. He turns me so

will be that easy to escape me?” he

release a shout. I take off again not caring where I’m going.

feel a hand wrap around my ankle. He tugs and I fall with a thud again, hitting my chin

slapping

my vision blurs. Being hit by a man

things hard for me, I’ll have my fun with

his hands 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

he pins my hands

then I can give

skin made

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trying to fool but

money I’m being offered,

to his ministrations. Just when I think all hope is lost, I

on the head. I reach for it and smash it against his skull.

he had planned to use

it and strike, plunging it in his thick thighs, right as my front

busts open.

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With a curse, he recovers, quickly stands up and runs. Leaving through

door with two other