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

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name drives a sharp sword into my heart. Why me? I thought that I had finally gotten a

was falling into place, but this? I never expected

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Letty asks again.

me. Something that I

laughs again. “He’s the one that hired me to

gasp. I close my eyes at the pain that assaults me. Thinking about it.

actually hearing it is

maybe he

he hasn’t said anything proves that everything

sag against the chains. They were the only thing

to deal with this kind of betrayal? How am I supposed to look him in

that he wanted

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

the best way

the good guys” Letty defends him, her voice

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

Leading me on, getting into my

well that he wasn’t

hurt. Nothing compares to what I’m feeling

as much as what Ethan has

me without getting

him. That would have been kinder than what he did. This was

the head was he? To make the person you want dead fall for you? He

hope for a future he knew wasn’t going

you like the honours or should I do

giving the knife

looking at me though. He was looking at the man

breath catches when he takes the knife from

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

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