SCORNED EX WIFE : Queen Of Ashes
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echoed against concrete, each click bouncing off empty cars and shado
the cold satisfaction of finally seeing behind her mask. I fumbled with my ke
med somewhere i
t the hum of fluorescent lights
mber. I declined it, but not before no
rf
ehind me. M
hotel's elevator was just around the corner, pa
where, Mrs.
ad-shouldered, dressed in black. Professional. Tw
ndom att
d steady despite my racing heart. "And I have
sn't a nice smile. "I'm afr
spray I'd started carrying after signing the divorc
nonymous." He stepped closer. "No
The pepper spray caught
my heels as I sprinted for the elevator. The other t
re. Just a
my hair, yanking me backward. My purse went f
first man's voice was rough w
ht, kicking, scratching, but they we
t." The first man wiped his streaming ey
t. Her parting shot, making sure I und
" I spat, "at least have the
message. A reminder of what happens to
ving the air from my lungs. I doubled over, g
role in life." Another blow, this one to
shooting through my body. But I wouldn't
's en
e garage like a whip cra
rk figures emerging from the shadows. Men in suits,
s quality about her. She wore a black designer suit that probably
aught me. Sharp, intellige
attackers started
d day." The woman's voice w
eared. I slumped forward, p
ent her men moving. My attackers did
g on concrete. Designer shoes. Prob
a question. She kne
n some dignity despite my split l
tly. Like she was seeing some
t. "But I knew someone very much like you, once. Someone wh
ges. Blood dripped onto my ruined dress,
darkness creeping
s close, I could smell her perfume, something expensive,
lle." Her voice seemed to come from far away. "Someone who'
But before it took me comple
ou look just li
thing b