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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paid till I get the job done and that’s why I need you dead, you understand that right, darling”

calling me darling!” I

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

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

blood. Despite everything that has happened

crazy things in the name of love” my

now beginning to doubt

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

sorry” he mocks with a devious smirk

He stands up and

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

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

I’ll just have to slit your throat.

life of your victim leave their eyes” he says with an evil

starts flicking it up and down.

use it well.

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

Making the throb even

pain. Shit, the movies

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fuck?!” he growls in

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time to react. I get up quickly and start running

with the wooden floor. He turns me

you honestly think it will be that easy to

a shout. I take off again not caring where I’m going.

my ankle. He tugs and I fall

slapping me

moment, I see stars and my vision

of making things hard for me, I’ll have my fun with

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

him, but he pins my hands to my side. I still

want then

made me feel like retching. It felt like slimy

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to fool but I

being

Just when I think all hope is lost,

the head. I reach for it and smash it

roar and falls back. The knife he had planned to use

take it and strike, plunging it in

busts open.

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a curse, he recovers,

kitchen door with