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.

hands into fists and glared at the thugs. "Let them go! It's me that you have an issue

to you," The leader said as he played with the knife

go now," Ryan

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 a hostage." "Are

thug stated. He laughed and said, "Oh, Ryan Kingsley, I would love to see who you will choose. I was going to have a little fun but I suddenly have the urge to

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

But she was still so kind and thought about

balled fists tightened,

on, Ryan. You're allowed to save one woman. The clock

two women. Larisa's heart

briefly, and then

sank to

sure? Is that your choice?" The thug asked, a huge grin plastering his face. He was

of any

whole world came crumbling down beneath her feet. She knew this would happen but a part of her hoped Ryan would choose her. After all, she

her to be the thug's hostage hurt more than she could

to you?' She mused

The thug remarked and smiled wickedly. "Are you ok with leaving

Ivy go,"

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

out of here," Ryan promised before

broken into a million pieces. The only thing she was worried about was her innocent baby who

never give her

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

for?" Larisa hissed, glaring at