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 expected

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Letty asks again.

kidnapper laughs and answers for me. Something that I

the one that

hear Letty gasp. I close my eyes at the pain

hearing it is two different

that there was an explanation. That maybe he

The fact that he hasn’t said anything proves that

the chains. They were the only thing

deal with this kind of betrayal? How am

that he wanted me

these months, were they all just a game to him? Toying with me and

best way

of the good guys” Letty defends him, her voice

to believe it, but the truth was staring us straight in

me for months. Leading me

well that

Nothing compares to what I’m feeling

much as what Ethan

getting close

kinder than what he did. This

To make the person you want dead fall for

made me hope for a future he knew

boss…would you like the honours or should I do it?” The man

the knife

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

1. me.

he takes the knife from

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get the courage to ask him. “Why make me like you if you were only using me? If you were

ask him

couldn’t stop the tears that 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 tossed

look at his beautiful blue

knocked on my door after I had been shot. Was that

tears through me at that possibility. That he staged everything to make himself

would let my guard

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

direction.