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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won’t get paid till I get the job done and that’s

darling!”

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

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

Despite everything that has happened between us,

People do crazy things in the name of love” my mind

to doubt my

to my thoughts when the sound of glass shattering hits my ears. I turn to the

a devious smirk on his

bastard had broken my glass intentionally. He stands up and

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

I wasn’t going to wait here hoping for Calvary to arrive. Besides, if

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

leave their eyes” he says with an evil glint

it up and down. I had only

use it well.

I crash, my head hitting the floor hard. Pain

my skull. Making

breathe in through the pain. Shit, the movies made this seem

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the fuck?!” he growls in

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react. I get up

me. Making me collide with

you honestly think it will be that easy

the balls, making him release a shout. I take off again not caring where I’m

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

shouts before slapping me hard

see stars and my vision

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

to tell me what he meant. I feel his hands on my hips as he tries to drag my pajama pants

pins my hands to my side. I

stop. If money is what you want then I can give it to you”

His touch on my skin made me feel like retching. It felt like

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

I’m being

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

reach for it and smash it against his skull.

and falls back. The knife he had planned to

it and strike, plunging it in his

busts open.

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in shock. With a curse, he recovers, quickly stands up and

through my kitchen door with two other men,