Love's Perfect Match

"She's my get-out-of-jail card. It'd be a waste not to use her, don't you think?"

Arthur didn't care who the scapegoat was. If it weren't for Jasmine locking Elspeth and Callum up, he wouldn't have done this. However, now that he had the chance to kill Callum and pin all the blame on Jasmine, he'd seize it, no matter what.

"You're evil." Elspeth took a step back and stepped into a pool of mud.

"Don't try to fight. I said I won't hurt you. Now, come with me. It's raining out here. You don't want to catch a cold, right?"

The man tried to hold her, but she swatted his hand away. "Don't touch me. You're disgusting."

"You still think I'm disgusting, huh?" Arthur stared down, his eyes filled with cold fury.

"I've always thought you're disgusting. You're the most disgusting man in the world." Elspeth was riling him up so he would tell her all his plans.

And he took the bait. "I'm disgusting?! I did it all for you! I have to kill him. That's the only way to get you. Without him, we can be together." He stepped forward and forcefully grabbed her hand. "Do you have any idea how long I've waited for this?"

She shot him an icy look. "What did you do to him?"

bushes and ambush him. Once he shows up, they're going to grab him. First,

and Elspeth started

you won't listen to me, so don't ask. Now, come with me. There's water in the

picked her up in a princess carry. The woman tried to break free of his grasp, but she had no strength left. The sprinting from earlier took all she had. Thus, she

the man shook his head, smiling. "You can't run this time. No matter what you say, I won't agree to it."

intently. "What if

might just

you, Arthur. She took another approach. This time, she pouted, hanging her head

upset. "What's wrong? Why are you upset? Okay, I won't

that kindness? Elspeth cursed in silence, but she had to put on

mouth, Arthur's face fell, his

If he dies, I'll be a

"Then, marry me. I

everyone's just going to chalk it up as relationship problems. But if you kill him, then I'll be a widow, and nobody's going to let me live that down. They're going to say I'm unlucky. An omen, even.

his eyes. "If anyone says that about you, I'll kill

of people? It's the Internet Age. If someone makes a viral post about this murder, I'll

that case, why don't you

won't have any explanation to defend myself." She stared down and shivered in fear. Though, it was a mere act, of