As the dogs tore at me, I felt my skin being
ripped off, exposing my bones, muscles, and
fat.
“I didn’t kill her! Those punks were
And I saw Tony’s knife, he
wanted to kill me! You promised you would
protect me for life!”
Mark just poured meat juice over me so that
the dogs would attack more violently. “You
got what you deserved. Go apologize to
Wendy in hell!”
Eight years of dating, and the promises he’d
made on our wedding day, all gone. Just
three years into marriage, and because of
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Wendy’s death, he’d pushed me into hell. It
was me who picked Wendy to be the student he sponsored. My own kindness had led to
my death. When he had started calling Wendy
intelligent and beautiful, I should have known
their relationship wasn’t platonic. I had been
an idiot, and my actions killed myself and my
unborn child.
Then I saw something flash in the darkness,
stinging my eyes. Betty must have thought I’d given up, and loosened her grip. I yanked off
the necklace from around my neck and
slashed at Betty’s face. She gasped and let
go, and I ran for Mark’s study. There was an
alarm in there, and if I set it off, someone
would come. Betty had turned the handle and, looking confused, mumbled “I don’t have the
key, Mark doesn’t let me in here to clean!”
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A low male voice grumbled, “Move it, you
can’t even handle a pregnant woman. I’ll do
it.”
They really were working together! Betty
wanted to kill me for Wendy, and Tony
wanted to kill me for revenge on Mark.
Thinking of the two at the door, I set off the
alarm.
The alarm pierced the quiet night, and I could
hear our neighbors yelling from their
bedrooms.
“What the hell, who’s making all that noise?”
“Where is that sound coming from, it’s so
loud!”
Mark had blacked out the study window to
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keep the confidential information safe. I could
only try to yell for help: “We’ve got intruders,
help! Someone call 911!” But the houses in
the neighborhood were too far apart, and the
alarm drowned out my pleas. The door to the
study was kicked open, and Tony charged
inside, a cruel smile on his face. He covered
my mouth, and just then, I heard our front
doorbell ringing.
It was the security guards. I saw hope, and
started to struggle.
“Is Mr. Mark home? One of our residents
reported that the alarm at your place had
gone off, we just wanted to check if
everything was okay.”
I heard Betty’s friendly voice, “There’s no
need for worry, Mark’s not home. The madam
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was just in a bad mood.”
The guard asked to speak to me, “Could we
just have a word with Mrs. Mark?”
I struggled even harder, hoping that he could
sense that something wasn’t right. “I’m their
housekeeper, Mrs. Mark is
pregnant and
already asleep. She was just
upset and set off
the alarm. I’ll go apologize to the
neighbors
tomorrow morning.” Betty was putting on a
show, appearing as the nice, honest woman
she never was.
They believed her, and left. After she shut the
door, she ran back to the study, grabbed my
hair and slapped me across the face. She
laughed at the blood coming out of my lip,
“You think someone is coming to rescue you?
What a moron!”
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“You think the guards would’ve gotten you
out? I already cut the wire for the security
cameras!”
“Your status, your husband, are going to
belong to Wendy!” She laughed when she
saw my horrified expression. “What are you
looking so shocked about? You’re gonna die
at the hands of someone who wants revenge.
on Mark. Who would ever suspect me?”
Tony was mocking me, “What are you
wasting time for? She’s a dead woman.‘
Betty’s phone started ringing, and she looked
annoyed at the caller ID. “Mark, what’s
wrong? It’s so late!”
Mark coldly replied, “Why was the alarm
going off? The security company just called
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“Wendy’s waiting for me to go dancing. I
called her, and she’s not picking up. Tell her
to get her butt over here!” Betty had an
eyebrow twitch, glaring at me. “She’s
asleep…”
Mark chuckled, “She’s sleeping after causing
trouble? Get her down here. I have some
words for her.”
Tony smiled, and then his sharp knife cut my
cheek, “Let her speak to Mark. Let’s see if
he’ll come and rescue her!” Betty reluctantly
held the phone up to my ear. I took the
phone, pushed Betty away and locked myself
onto the balcony.
I quickly texted the police, then picked up the
phone. “Mark, you need to tell the security to
come now, me and the baby are in danger!” I
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didn’t want to ruin his fun with Wendy, but I
needed security to come and save us.
He was silent for a second, then laughed as if
I’d just told him a joke, “You’re just jealous of
Wendy. She’s had a hard life. Can’t you just
be nicer to her?”
“Stop all the drama. If you’re really in danger,
you should call the police.” I could feel my
abdomen in extreme pain.
“I’ve already called the cops. They’re on their
way!” I gasped. Through the balcony door, I
could see Tony hammering at the glass.
“I’m not asking you to leave Wendy. But can
you please ask the security to come, now?”
The sound of glass breaking echoed as Tony
dragged me back inside. The glass cut into
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my skin, and I could feel the blood soaking
my clothes. Tony grabbed the phone.
“Mark, how’s it going? I’ve got your wife
here. If you want to see her one last time, get
back here!”
He turned to me, “You’re putting on a good
show. How much did you pay the
housekeeper to help you fool me? You think
I’m going to believe you?”
