Her Return, His Regret by Natie

Larisa woke up and found herself tied to a chair. It looked like she was in an abandoned warehouse.

She recalled having been hit by a sharp object before she lost consciousness. Could she have been kidnapped? Immediately, fear crept into her. She yelled, "Where am I? Help! Help me!"

"Larisa, calm down. Shouting won't help... trust me, I tried," A familiar voice reached Larisa's ears.

She turned her head to the right and found Ivy tied to a chair just like her. Her eyes widened in horror.

"What's going on here? Why have we both been kidnapped?" Larisa asked, her heart racing wildly in her chest.

In her heart, she was worried about the safety of the baby she was carrying in her womb. If anything bad happened to her, she could lose her child.

"Good question," a man's voice echoed in the warehouse.

Larisa turned to the source of the voice and her heart raced when she saw four thugs approaching them.

One of the thugs who looked like the leader stepped forward. He had a bald head and yellow teeth. One could smell the alcohol reeking from his body from a mile away.

"Don't worry, Larisa. Ryan will come and save us," Ivy said confidently.

'Yes, Ryan, my husband,' Larisa mused, her eyes filled with hope.

However, when she saw Ivy who was also kidnapped, her hope dimmed again.

Larisa pursed her lips as she recalled how Ryan rushed out after hearing of Ivy's disappearance. She thought bitterly, 'He would probably only come for Ivy. I'm nothing to him compared to her.'

It didn't take long for Ryan to arrive at the warehouse. He walked in and stopped in his tracks when he saw the two women tied up in front of him.

"Let them go! It's me that you have an issue with. Leave the women out of

fast. It looks like these two women are very important to you," The leader said as he played with the knife in his

now," Ryan

important to you, they have become a part of this issue," the thug remarked. "I'll give you a chance to save one of them. The other one will remain with us as

love to see who you will choose. I was going to have a little fun but I suddenly have the urge to know who you love more between the two." Ryan coiled his hands

worry about me..." Ivy Williams remarked, looking

pale and weak. But she was still so kind and thought about Larisa

with guilt. His balled fists tightened, threatening to draw

allowed to save one

the two women. Larisa's heart

glanced at her briefly, and then said to the thug, "Release

heart sank to

Is that your choice?" The thug asked, a huge

devoid of

came crumbling down beneath her feet. She knew this would happen but a part of her hoped Ryan would choose

woman and leaving her to be

I really nothing to you?' She

as ruthless as rumored." The thug remarked and smiled wickedly. "Are you ok with leaving the other

Ivy go," Ryan demanded

thug chuckled darkly and untied the rope from Ivy's body. Ryan immediately took Ivy into his arms, cradling her to his chest like she was a porcelain doll that would break if it dropped to the ground. "Ryan, you should choose Larisa. I'm a cripple and I'm going to be in a wheelchair for the rest of my life. I'm no use to you," Ivy said in a

here," Ryan promised before

only thing she was

back time, she would never give her heart to such a cold-hearted

his choice, I have no intention of letting you live," the thug declared, playing with his

waiting for?" Larisa hissed, glaring at the