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?”

+15 BONUS

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

me darling!”

wants

want me dead? I have no enemies, well except for Emma, but Emma wouldn’t go to that extent

by blood. Despite everything that has happened between

crazy things in the name of

now beginning to doubt my own

the sound of glass shattering

with a devious smirk on

bastard had broken my glass intentionally. He

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

and I wasn’t going to wait here hoping for Calvary to

have to slit your throat. There is

leave their eyes” he

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

use it well.

hard as I can. I crash, my head hitting the

skull. Making the

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

215

the fuck?!” he growls

+15 BONUS

to react. I get up quickly and start running towards the door while

Making me collide with the wooden floor. He

will be that easy to

my legs up, I knee him in the balls, making him release a shout. I take off again not caring where I’m going. I just wanted to be

and I fall with a thud

he shouts before slapping me hard across

see stars and my vision blurs. Being hit by

for me, I’ll have my

hands on my hips as he tries to drag my pajama pants down. Fear encases my bones. Is this how I was

my hands to my

is what you want then I can

inside my pants. His touch on my skin made me feel

1

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

money I’m being offered,

goes back to his ministrations. Just when I think all hope is lost, I

me on the head. I reach for it and smash

back. The knife he had planned

plunging it in his thick thighs, right

busts open.

3/5

+15 BONUS

in shock. With a curse, he recovers, quickly stands up and runs. Leaving

through my kitchen door