Ex-Husband's Regret

Chapter 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

sword into my heart. Why me?

into place, but this? I never expected this to

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Letty asks again.

me. Something that I

the

I close my eyes at the pain that assaults me.

actually hearing it is

was an explanation. That maybe he had an

anything proves

chains. They were the only thing that

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

very well that he wanted me

all just a game to him? Toying with

on the best way to kill

impossible. Ethan is one of the good guys” Letty defends

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

me for months. Leading me on, getting into

well that he

I’m feeling now. Not even when Rowan

much as what Ethan

have just killed me without getting

have been kinder than what he did. This was downright

the person you want dead fall for you? He slept

worries and made me hope for a future he knew

boss…would you like the honours

giving the knife to

me though. He was looking

breath catches when he

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if you were only using me? If you were planning to

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