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

calling me darling!”

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

anyone important, so who the hell would want me dead? I have no enemies, well except for

by blood. Despite everything that has happened between

that? People do crazy things in the name of love”

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

sound of glass shattering hits my ears.

he mocks with a devious smirk on

bastard had broken my glass intentionally. He stands up and

There is so many ways to kill you” he turns to face me. “Do you have any preference on how

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

just have to slit your throat. There

life of your victim leave their eyes” he says with

and down. I had only one

use it well.

hard as I can. I crash, my

my skull. Making the throb

the pain. Shit, the movies

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fuck?!” he growls in

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react. I get up quickly and start running towards

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

be that easy to escape me?” he

my legs up, I knee him in the balls, making him release a shout. I take off

because soon after I feel a hand wrap around my ankle. He tugs and I fall with a thud again, hitting my chin against

bitch!” he shouts before slapping

a moment, I see stars and my vision blurs.

for me, I’ll have my

tries to drag my pajama pants down. Fear

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

what you want then I can give it

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

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know who you’re trying to fool

money I’m being offered,

Just when I think all hope is lost, I see the

the head. I reach for it and

knife he had planned to use to kill me falls from

it and strike, plunging it in

busts open.

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recovers, quickly stands up

my kitchen door with