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

place, but this? I never expected this to

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Letty asks again.

kidnapper laughs and answers for me. Something

laughs again. “He’s the one that hired

I close my eyes at the pain that assaults

hearing it

explanation. That maybe he had an evil twin brother I

anything proves that everything his minion

were the only thing that were holding me up right

kind of betrayal? How am

well that he wanted me

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

on the best way

impossible. Ethan is one of the good guys” Letty

but the truth was staring

for months. Leading me on, getting into my head and

well that he wasn’t going to

I’m feeling now.

much as what Ethan has

me without getting close to me? Without making

kinder than what he did. This was downright mean and

the head was he? To make the person

my worries and made me hope for

honours or should I do it?” The man

giving the knife

He wasn’t looking at me though.

1. me.

when he takes the knife from

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him. “Why make me like you if you were only using me? If you were planning to kill me. Why pretend? Why sleep with me?

I ask

face. His eyes were cold as he looked at me. No trace

look at

the first time I saw them. The day he knocked on my door after I had been shot. Was that day also planned?

possibility.

I would

Boss…she’s going to die anyway” the man

direction.