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

That everything was falling into place, but this? I never

1/4

+15 BONUS

Letty asks again.

for me. Something that I couldn’t

you? Ha!” He laughs again. “He’s the one that hired me to kill

at the pain that assaults me. Thinking about it.

actually hearing it is

was an explanation. That maybe he had an evil twin brother I

anything proves that everything his minion said

the only thing that were holding me up

betrayal? How am I supposed to

very well that

were they all just a game to him? Toying with me and my feelings while

the best

is one of the good guys” Letty defends

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

me

knowing very well that he wasn’t going to

to what I’m feeling now. Not even when Rowan broke me

as

just killed me without getting close to me?

been kinder than what he

person you want

me hope for a future he knew wasn’t

here boss…would you like the honours

the knife

finally look at him. He wasn’t looking at me though.

1. me.

he takes the knife from

2/4

+15 BONUS

Just answer me that” I finally get the courage to ask him. “Why make me like you if you were only using me? If you were planning to kill me. Why

ask

trace of any warmth. I

look at his beautiful blue

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

pain tears through me at that possibility. That he

just so I would let my guard around

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

direction.