Ex-Husband’s Regret by Evelyn M.M

51. Betrayed

Ava

I stare. My heart beating erratically and my mind racing. How the hell did I get here? How the hell

did I not see this coming?

I was frozen. Mortified. Unable to utter a fucking word. My world was crumbling down around me.

Shattering into pieces.

‘Boss‘

That one word kept playing in my head. Driving me to the brink of madness then back. All this time. Wondering. Guessing. Searching. My enemy was right under my fucking nose.

“What the fuck is going on” the angry shout pulls me back to this painful reality.

I turn behind me, only to be shocked

Letty was tied to a chair. She looked afraid and pissed off at the same time. She was bleeding from her head. I guess the bastard that kidnapped us hit her on the head too.

I had been so occupied with my fears of dying and trying to get out of this situation that I didn’t notice that she was here. In my defence, she was behind me. I didn’t expect anyone behind me.

“Isn’t it obvious? I kidnapped both of you” our kidnapper says.

“Why would you kidnap her when I’m the one you wanted?” I ask looking down.

I didn’t want to face my betrayer. It was too painful to look at the familiar face.

“It wasn’t in the plan, but then I saw her outside breathing the fresh air. She is related to your family and I knew I could fetch more money if I keep her for ransom” he explains with a shrug.

It kind of made sense. She was Travis‘ girlfriend and from what I know he’s madly in love with

her. He would do anything to get her back including paying the ransom money.

“I don’t get it” Letty begins. “Then what is Ethan doing here? Is he here to rescue us?” She asks

hopefully. 2

His name drives a sharp sword into my heart. Why me? I thought that I had finally gotten a good

but this? I never

1/4

+15 BONUS

Letty asks again.

kidnapper laughs and answers for me.

Ha!” He laughs again. “He’s the one that hired me

hear Letty gasp. I close my eyes at the pain that assaults me. Thinking about it. Guessing about

hearing it is two different

had hoped that there was an explanation. That maybe he had

that he hasn’t said anything

against the chains. They were the only thing that were holding me

with this kind of betrayal? How am I supposed

very well that

just a game to

the best

of the good guys” Letty defends him,

didn’t want to believe it, but the truth was staring us straight in the

for months. Leading me

that he wasn’t going to

fucking hurt. Nothing compares to what I’m feeling now. Not even when Rowan

as much as what Ethan has

killed me without getting close to me? Without

would have been kinder than what he did. This was downright mean and

the person you

my worries and made me hope for a

you’re here boss…would you like the honours or should

the knife

wasn’t looking at me though. He was looking at the man he hired

1. me.

when he takes the

2/4

+15 BONUS

“Why make me like you if you were only using me? If you

I ask him

streamed down my face. His eyes were cold as he looked at me. No trace of any warmth. I felt like a piece of meat. Beaten to a pulp and then

hurt to look at his

I saw them. The day he knocked on my door after I had been shot. Was

at that possibility. That he staged everything to make

just so I would let my guard around him.

to answer the bitch Boss…she’s going to die anyway” the

direction.