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 that

me 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 payment if the job is

no enemies, well except

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

about that? People do crazy things

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

to my thoughts when the sound of glass shattering hits my ears. I turn to

he mocks with a devious

broken my glass intentionally. He stands up and starts pacing but not

he turns to face me.

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

have to slit your throat. There

eyes” he says

knife and starts flicking it up and down. I had only one

use it well.

as I can. I

Making

breathe in through the pain. Shit, the movies made this seem so

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he

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

because he crashes into me. Making me collide with

think it will be that easy to escape me?”

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

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 me hard across the

vision blurs. Being hit by

me, I’ll have my fun with

an 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 was going to die? Raped then murdered

fight him, but he pins my hands to my

is what you want then

touch on my skin made me feel like retching. It felt like slimy

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

I’m being

think all hope is lost, I see the lamp I

I reach for it and smash it against his

he had planned to use

and strike, plunging it in his thick thighs, right as my front

busts open.

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he recovers, quickly stands up and runs. Leaving through

through my kitchen door with two