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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that’s why I

darling!” I ground

someone wants me dead so badly that he or she is offering payment if the job is

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

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

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

I was now beginning to doubt my own

the sound of glass

sorry” he mocks with a devious smirk

my glass intentionally. He stands up and starts pacing

turns to face me. “Do you have any preference on how you would like to

going to wait here hoping for Calvary

have to slit your

eyes” he

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

use it well.

can. I crash, my head hitting

skull. Making the throb

pain. Shit, the movies made this seem

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he growls in

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or him time to react. I get up

with the wooden floor. He turns me so that

you honestly think it will be that easy to escape me?” he

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

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

before slapping me

a moment, I see stars and my vision blurs. Being hit by a man

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

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

but he pins my hands

you want then

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

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

being

his ministrations. Just when I think all hope is lost, I see the lamp

reach for it and smash it against his skull.

The knife he had planned to

strike, plunging it in his thick thighs, right

busts open.

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he recovers, quickly

comes rushing through my kitchen door