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 I

darling!” I ground

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

enemies, well except

related by blood. Despite everything that has happened between us, she wouldn’t

People do crazy things in the name of love” my

beginning to doubt my

sound of glass shattering hits my ears.

sorry” he mocks with a

my glass intentionally. He stands up and starts pacing

ways to kill you” he turns

going to wait here hoping for Calvary to arrive. Besides, if my

I’ll just have to slit your throat. There

their eyes” he says

up and down. I had only one chance to

use it well.

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

my skull. Making

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

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fuck?!” he

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

into me. Making me collide with the wooden floor. He turns me so that

will be that easy to escape me?” he

release a shout. I take off again not caring where I’m going. I just wanted to be

after I feel a hand wrap around my ankle. He tugs and I fall with

he shouts before slapping me

and my vision blurs. Being hit by a man

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

to drag my pajama pants down. Fear encases my bones. Is this how I was going to die? Raped then murdered in my own

hands to

then

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

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

money I’m being

goes back to his ministrations. Just when I think all hope

I reach for it and smash it against his skull.

knife he had

plunging it in his thick thighs, right as my front

busts open.

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

my kitchen door