Ex-Husband's Regret

Seeking help
“What’s up, Ava?”

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We rarely talk. Most of the time, it’s just a message here and there. All of them consist of him

letting me know he has sent a package and me thanking him for it.

I know it’s dangerous, but he’s the only one I can think of to help me right now. I won’t lie. The

second note has totally scared the crap out of me.

“I need your help, Reaper,” I simply state. There was no need for small talk. Plus, from what I’ve

learned about him, he doesn’t like them.

It took some time before I finally had the courage to call him. I’ve been debating whether I should

go to the police or him. Finally, reason won over. The last time I was in danger, the police weren’t

able to help. Reaper knew what was happening the whole time.

I reasoned that maybe he would be able to help me catch whoever was after me.

“Okay, what is it?” he asks curiously. Probably because I’ve never asked him for anything.

“Someone seems to be after.”

“Oh, is it about the notes you’ve been getting?”

I am shocked, but not at the same time. See? This is why I thought he would be the best person to

help me. He was a step ahead of me.

“Yes,” I answer. “Do you know who’s behind it, and how do you even know about them?”

I crossed my fingers, hoping that he knew. It would be even better if he was in the process of

taking care of the problem for me. After all, didn’t he promise me his protection?

“I have my sources… I don’t know who’s behind them, but my source tells me that the person who leaves them usually wears a mask and a long black coat. From what he gathered, he thinks it’s a

woman.”

want to harm me, but I come up short. This past few months, I’ve offended a lot of people, with Emma being the most recent. It was just hard to tell who could hold such a big resentment that they would threaten

he stop whoever the person is?”

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a strange person leaving such notes, you stop

think much of it until the second note. That’s when he started

can’t really blame him. I didn’t think too much into it until the second note,

do the

me a second. Let me

and then send it to him.

think of how I could get into trouble if the police

case. I took a risk with him. A risk that could put me in prison for

we rarely communicate, but I don’t think that would be enough to convince the

whoever it is has a grudge

sarcastically. “I’ve already gathered that…you know, with the whole say goodbye to your

didn’t want to be snappy, but I was on edge. It’s scary to know someone is planning my death. It’s even scarier because I’m pregnant.

except that,” he sighs. “Who have you offended in recent months? Who do you think could be

that goes on around me, so you

list of those you’ve crossed, and I’ll see what I can do.

realizing he

We’ll catch this bastard. There is

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the couch There were a million things to do in the house, yet! didn’t have

long I was there before I heard keys juggle and then my front door open. I turn

two were so in love that they were always joined at the hip most

as I sit up

to me while dad takes the one on the

too, baby,” dad

my love,” mom

was everything for me. With them, I didn’t have to wonder

your visit…Not that I don’t like having you guys here

like that.”

before Mom turns to

few things we would like to

begins with teary eyes. “Ethan called us yesterday. I know he has done awful things to you, but you don’t know how good it felt talking to him. He told us that you’re

he couldn’t do without

her. Ethan and I mainly communicate through

him since that first time, but I know that