Shattered vows: Revenge of an ex bride

ice echoing in the empty alley as El

shot down her spine. Her heels clattered against th

n't have time to stop and take them off. H

thing. All of Ivy and Aiden's crimes, their lies, financial records, email, everything was in i

ay!" another voice ro

unding and threatening to burst out of her chest. The dark walls aroun

in link fence blocking her path. She skidded to a halt as her stoma

as tr

la

vy's men. She froze in her spot not sure what to do next. Slowl

l of the fence to put some distance between them as three men e

intentions clear. She wa

le girl." one of them spat, his voice low and

frantically looking for an escape. She saw none and tight

She spat. "I have everything I n

darkly. "Too bad you

er veins as she sprinted past him but she didn't make it fast before

envelope fell out of her hand, its conten

, thrashing against his h

r just to give up so sh

llowed by the slamming of a cat door, making everyone fr

ces as the sound of slow, p

her

an Hayes stepped out of the shadows in his usual perfectly tailored suit. He looked calm bu

one who had lunged at her, growled, taking a step forward. A

cross Killian's face. "Trust me,

ft, force packed punch to the man's jaw then g

men with precise hits. The third man holding her, let her go to attack K

an. "Tell Ivy she's next." He

eet and ran away, leaving

ached her. He extended a hand and helped her stand up f

as she took his hand and

orm. He lifted his other hand and brushed a

e said in a soft voi

memory as the air around them crackled with tension- an undeniable attraction. Suddenly, his lips were on hers,

ed a burn for

nd this time her heart was r

for the cover of the darkness. "You didn't have

p with excitement. "I told you Elara, I don't like l

cking up the scattered pa

d once they were done, laci

ng became clear: Ivy and Aiden had star

red one last glance at the alley, today had be

slid in, he rounded the car and got into t

n," she murmured, more to

er, gaze hard and dete

ked and she opened her mouth to respond

car had been seconds ag

ined from

elled as the tires scr

llian whose jaw was set and grip so tight on th

she realized it was only the beginning and