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

darling!” I ground

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

important, so who the hell would want me dead? I have no enemies, well except for Emma, but Emma wouldn’t go to

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

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

now beginning to doubt my own sister. How fucked up was

the sound of glass shattering hits my ears.

he mocks with a

my glass intentionally. He stands up and starts

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

inside. I needed to leave. 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 anything, wouldn’t

I’ll just have to slit your throat.

of your victim leave their eyes” he says with an

and down.

use it well.

myself backwards as hard as I can. I crash,

my skull. Making the

the movies made this

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the 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

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

it will be

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

and I

shouts before slapping me hard across the

moment, I see stars and my vision blurs. Being

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

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

pins my hands

want then I can give

hand was now inside my pants. His touch on my skin made me feel like retching. It felt like slimy warms

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fool but I know

I’m being offered,

all hope is lost, I see the lamp

head. I reach for it and smash it

The knife he had

time, I take it and strike, plunging

busts open.

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

comes rushing through my kitchen door with two