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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job done and that’s why I need you dead, you understand

darling!” I

can’t wrap my head around the fact that someone wants me dead so badly that he or she is offering payment if the job

would want me dead? I have no enemies, well except for Emma, but

has happened between us, she wouldn’t want me dead.

about that? People do crazy things

doubt my own sister. How fucked

sound of glass shattering

sorry” he mocks with a devious smirk on his

had broken my glass intentionally. He stands up and starts pacing but

he turns to

wait here hoping for Calvary to arrive. Besides, if my neighbors had seen anything, wouldn’t the police already be

to slit your throat. There

their eyes” he says with an evil glint in

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

use it well.

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

skull. Making

the movies made this seem

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the fuck?!” he growls

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time to react. I get up

get far because he crashes into me. Making me collide with the

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

I take off again not caring

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

he shouts before slapping me hard across

vision blurs. Being hit by

me, I’ll have my

he tries to drag my pajama pants down. Fear encases my bones. Is this how I was going to die?

but he pins my hands to my side. I still don’t

If money is what you want then I

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

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who you’re trying to fool but I know you don’t have money. Not

money I’m being offered, anyway”

ministrations. Just when I think all hope is lost,

on the head. I reach for it and smash

falls back. The knife he had planned to use to kill me falls

I take it and strike, plunging it

busts open.

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With a curse, he recovers, quickly stands up and

kitchen door with two other men,