Female Novel
Chapter 25
Wanted dead I open my eyes to find myself in the living room, my hands tied to the back a chair. “Ahh,you’re awake. I was wondering how long it would take you to wake up, after all, I prefer having myvictims conscious when I kill them” the man’s voice sends chills down my spine. He rounds the cornerand I get to see him. At least parts of him since he had his face covered. He was a big and burly man.His arms alone, looked like they can crush a person’s head. He screamed danger and not because Iwas currently his victim. There was just something menacing about him. He takes a seat in front of me,with a glass of wine in his hand. My glass and my wine. He looked so comfortable, like this was hishouse. I try to get free, but the ropes are tight. “You can try all you want but you’re not getting awayfrom me this time” he chuckles. “You’ve caused me enough trouble and I don’t like trouble” “Who areyou and what do you want from me?” I ask him. Maybe if I can get him to talk I can get something fromhim and buy myself some time. There is no way no one noticed someone breaking into my house,right? “Let’s just say I’m someone who really wants you dead” The urge to roll my eyes is strong. Imean, it’s kind of obvious he wants me dead. That’s why I’m. currently tied to a chair in my own house.“Are you one of the goons that are after my family? You got the wrong person if you think that killing mewill mean anything to them” He laughs loudly. Full on belly laugh. As if I said the funniest thing in theworld. Fuck! I was hoping he would be part of the criminal gang that killed father. It would be so mucheasier to reason with him. To make him see that I don’t mean a thing to Rowan or my family. If I’mwrong and it’s not the gang after me, then it means I am totally screwed. “No darling, I’m not part of anygang, but someone promised me a very good pay if I delivered the news of your untimely death” hetells me gruffly. 4 I stare at him with shock. “Someone is paying you to have me killed?”
+15 BONUS “I won’t get paid till I get the job done and that’s why I need you dead, you understand thatright, darling” “Stop calling me darling!” I ground out. My heart is beating wildly. I can’t wrap my headaround the fact that someone wants me dead so badly that he or she is offering payment if the job isdone. I mean, I’m not anyone important, so who the hell would want me dead? I have no enemies, wellexcept for Emma, but Emma wouldn’t go to that extent just to get me out of the way, right? We’rerelated by blood. Despite everything that has happened between us, she wouldn’t want me dead. (2)
“Are you sure about that? People do crazy things in the name of love” my mind whispers. Damn it! Iwas now beginning to doubt my own sister. How fucked up was that? I’m pulled back to my thoughtswhen the sound of glass shattering hits my ears. I turn to the intruder. “Oops, sorry” he mocks with adevious smirk on his face. The bastard had broken my glass intentionally. He stands up and startspacing but not nervously. “Now, how to do it. There is so many ways to kill you” he turns to face me.“Do you have any preference on how you would like to die?” I cringe inside. I needed to leave. Theman was clearly a psycho and I wasn’t going to wait here hoping for Calvary to arrive. Besides, if myneighbors had seen anything, wouldn’t the police already be here? “No preference? I guess I’ll justhave to slit your throat. There is nothing more satisfying like watching the life of your victim leave theireyes” he says with an evil glint in his eyes. He takes out a knife and starts flicking it up and down. I hadonly one chance to escape, so I better use it well. I push myself backwards as hard as I can. I crash,my head hitting the floor hard. Pain radiates through my skull. Making the throb even worse. I breathein through the pain. Shit, the movies made this seem so easy. It wasn’t. 215 “What the fuck?!” hegrowls in shock. +15 BONUS With the chair broken, I’m free. I don’t give myself or him time to react. Iget up quickly and start running towards the door while untying my hands. I don’t get far because hecrashes into me. Making me collide with the wooden floor. He turns me so that I am facing him. “Didyou honestly think it will be that easy to escape me?” he taunts. Bringing my legs up, I knee him in theballs, making him release a shout. I take off again not caring where I’m going. I just wanted to be awayfrom him. He recovers quickly, because soon after I feel a hand wrap around my ankle. He tugs and Ifall with a thud again, hitting my chin against the floor. He’s on me before I can recover. “You bitch!” heshouts before slapping me hard across the face. For a moment, I see stars and my vision blurs. Beinghit by a man fucking hurts. “Just because of making things hard for me, I’ll have my fun with you beforekilling you” he says evilly. I didn’t need an interpreter to tell me what he meant.
I feel his hands on my hips as he tries to drag my pajama pants down. Fear encases my bones. Is thishow I was going to die? Raped then murdered in my own home. I fight him, but he pins my hands to myside. I still don’t stop. “Please stop. If money is what you want then I can give it to you” I plead. His
hand was now inside my pants. His touch on my skin made me feel like retching. It felt like slimy warmswere crawling on me. 1 He chuckles. “I don’t know who you’re trying to fool but I know you don’t havemoney. Not the kind of money I’m being offered, anyway” He goes back to his ministrations. Just whenI think all hope is lost, I see the lamp I had dropped when he hit me on the head. I reach for it andsmash it against his skull. 2 He lets out a roar and falls back. The knife he had planned to use to kill mefalls from his pocket. Not wasting any time, I take it and strike, plunging it in his thick thighs, right as myfront door busts open. 3/5 +15 BONUS We both freeze in shock. With a curse, he recovers, quicklystands up and runs. Leaving through my back door Drake comes rushing through my kitchen door withtwo other men, I don’t recognize. He’s bleeding from the head and looks like he’s about to collapse.“You two get him. I want him caught at all cost” he tells them and they rush outside where the manescaped through. Drake comes and helps me up just as we hear sirens. He leads me to the living roomwhere he helps me take a seat, The police rush in, followed closely behind by Rowan and Ethan.“Search the place” the chief officer commands and the police scramble to do his bidding, all exceptEthan. My head was killing me. My chin was throbbing and I could already tell that my face wasbeginning to swell. “How the hell did you let this happen, Drake?” Rowan snarls coming to my side,while Ethan takes the other. “I’m sorry boss, he ambushed me and hit me on the back of the head.” heanswers looking down. He was disappointed in himself, you could tell. “What’s going on?” I ask softly,rubbing my temples. “Drake was supposed to be protecting you!” Rowan answers through clenchedteeth. “What?” “He was supposed to watch over you, make sure you weren’t harmed and he failed.”Rowan was angry and I just didn’t have time to deal with him. If I hadn’t been attacked and I was moremyself, I would have questioned why he had Drake tailing me and why he didn’t consult me first beforemaking the decision. I was too tired though and I just wanted to sleep. “Are you okay?” Ethan asks, hishand softly touching mine. Concern in his voice. His question and actions draws Rowan’s attention tous. His jaw clenches even harder when he 4/5 +15 BONUS “My head hurts” I whisper softly and tiredly.Fighting back the emotions that threatened to consume me. I was almost raped and killed. I stillcouldn’t wrap my head around that. I just wanted comfort. To lay my head on someone’s shoulder but Ididn’t know whose it should be. Rowan, the man I’ve known and loved all my life or Ethan the man thatnovelbin
is slowly starting to mean something to me. Instead of choosing either, I decide to lay my head on theback of the couch and close my eyes for a minute. It was now just starting to sink in that someoneactually wanted me dead. That they had promised a huge amount of money if the man succeeded.Question is, who the hell wanted me dead so badly?