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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till I get the job done and that’s why I need you dead,

darling!”

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

want me dead? I have no enemies, well except

Despite everything that has happened between us, she wouldn’t

you sure about that? People do crazy things in

I was now beginning to doubt

the sound of glass shattering hits

a devious smirk on

my glass intentionally. He stands up

to kill you” he turns

cringe inside. I needed to leave. The man was clearly a psycho and I wasn’t going to wait here hoping for Calvary to

I’ll just have to slit your throat. There is nothing more

the life of your victim leave their eyes” he says

starts flicking it up and down. I had only

use it well.

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

my skull. Making the

the movies made this seem so

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he growls

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free. I don’t give myself or him time to react. I

with the wooden floor. He

will be

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

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

bitch!” he shouts before slapping

stars and my vision blurs. Being hit by a man

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

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 to die? Raped then

hands to

is what you want then I can

made me feel like retching. It felt like slimy warms were crawling

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

money I’m being offered,

back to his ministrations. Just when I think all

on the head. I reach for it and

falls back. The knife he had

I take it and strike, plunging it in his thick

busts open.

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a curse, he recovers, quickly stands

my kitchen door with two other men, I