Filed to story: My Husband Regrets Divorcing Me (Audrey & Cornell)
With those words, Silas moved closer to Audrey, crouched before her, and warned, “I’m about to remove the towel. Make a sound, and I”1l make sure you regret it. Got it?”
Reagan sensed that beneath Silas’ mild exterior lurked the most indecent of nature.
Silas masqueraded as a kind soul under the sun’s gaze.
Audrey’s affirmation came through tear-stained eyes, radiating fear and vulnerability.
As Silas removed the towel from her mouth, Neal gripped the dagger, his vigilance etched into his stern features.
His look was so intimidating that any scream from her would prompt an instant slash to her throat.
Taking a deep breath to steady herself, Reagan whispered through her tears, “Sir, I’ll be compliant… Very compliant. Please don’t hurt me. Spare me. I… I’ll do whatever you ask.”
Her quivering, tearful voice caused both men to be captivated. To them, she was such a rare find.
Her voice was so appealing that they hesitated to silence her again.
The mere thought of her screaming excited them.
Pleased, Silas caressed Audrey’s pale face with a lewd smile, saying, “Don’t worry. If you comply, you won’t suffer much. We’ll be very gentle…”
As he spoke, his hand trailed down from Audrey’s cheek to her neck, then creeping further…
His rough touch felt Like venomous scorpions skittering across her skin.
Audrey shuddered, her skin crawling.
Her voice quivered as she pleaded, “Sir, can we not do here?”
Silas cast a wary look at Audrey. Audrey complained, still trembling, “The ground is littered with stones. It’s unbearably uncomfortable.”
Silas surveyed Audrey and noticed her feet were bleeding, leading him to surmise she must have stumbled earlier.
Moreover, the ground was indeed strewn with rough, uneven rocks.
Neal, growing increasingly impatient, gripped Audrey by the collar, exclaiming with annoyance, “You’re exasperating. I’ll begin first.”
With that, he hauled Audrey toward a smoother area.
Audrey’s tears flowed as she implored in a hushed tone, “Neal, please, ease up. Don’t pull me. The ground is scattered with stones. I can walk on my own.”
Her gentle voice caused Neal to lose his composure.
There was something about being called by name by a lovely, melodious voice that everyone found endearing.
Neal ceased dragging Audrey and instead gestured toward a clearing, instructing tersely, “Lie down quickly. The cold is biting.”
He took off his pants, and the mountain’s drastic shifts in temperature from day to night had him shivering.
Obediently, Audrey nodded and advanced, keeping her hand struggling against the grip of the rope.
The binding Silas had secured earlier wasn’t too tight, and her wrists were slender, allowing her to loosen most of it already.
Reaching the clearing, she crouched down submissively, using the veil of night to fully free herself from the rope.
Neal, fraught with urgency, demanded, “Why crouch? Just lay down.”
In a whisper, Audrey responded, “This position is more suitable.”
Neal laughed lightly.
“Impressive. You’re even familiar with this position…”
While speaking, he roughly seized Audrey’s hair, his voice taking on a rough tone.
“Come on, make it quick. I’ve been waiting all day and I’m losing patience..
“Alright, Neal,” Audrey agreed without a second thought, an undertone of eagerness in her voice.
Neal eyed her with suspicion. But before he could discern her true intentions, a searing agony erupted from his groin.
“Ah! What have you done?” he cried out.
Neal fell, writhing on the ground, his moans reminiscent of a pig in its final throes.
Through the haze of his pain, Neal caught sight of Audrey holding a bloodied sharp stone.
“Bitch, you’ll regret this…” he hissed.
However, before he could utter another word, Audrey brought the stone down on his forehead with a heavy thud.
Bang! The sound of stone against skull was excruciating.
Neal’s face, now smeared with blood, took on a ghastly appearance in the shadowy night.
Realizing Neal was defenseless, Audrey tossed the stone aside and fled into the darkness.
Neal, grasping for breath, muttered, “Silas… Silas…”
By the time Silas reached him, Audrey was long gone.
Neal, bloodied and covering his crotch, slowly rose to his feet with Silas’ support.
His voice was laced with venom as he spat out, “That bitch dared to play tricks on me! We’ll split up and hunt her down, I’ll rip her apart with my own hands…”
Audrey made her way through the woods, the darkness obscuring any sense of direction.
Fearful of discovery by those two men, she kept silent, resisting the urge to call out for help.
Seeking refuge, she found a hidden hollow in the land to conceal herself.
The nocturnal symphony of animal cries, bird calls, and the occasional stone tumbling resounded around her.
To admit she wasn’t frightened would be a lie.
Shivering with terror, Audrey was drenched in a cold sweat, her head spinning.
Clutching her knees, she pinched her thighs in a bid to maintain alertness.
She attempted to anchor her thoughts on something, anything that might offer solace.
Yet, her mind was besieged by thoughts of Cornell, longing for him to notice her absence and rescue her.
Deep down, she realized the futility of such hopes.
Cornell was likely enjoying himself, and his disdain for her was so profound that even if he was aware of her plight, the Likelihood of him coming to her aid was nonexistent.
As exhaustion threatened to overwhelm her, a sudden blaze of Light cut through the darkness.
A surge of hope flooded Audrey, the possibility of someone rescuing her momentarily blinding her to reality.
But before a word could escape her lips, a voice crushed her newfound hope to dust.
“Little bitch, you think you can hide here from us?”
Neal hissed through clenched teeth, his desire to tear Audrey apart palpable.
“Your end is here. I’ll take my time, savoring every second until your final breath,” he taunted.
With Silas in tow, Neal advanced toward Audrey with deliberate steps.
Engulfed in dread, Audrey found herself without an escape, teetering on the brink of despair.
Then, from the shadowy embrace of the forest, a voice reached out.
“Audrey…”
Audrey first thought she was already hallucinating because she was very eager to be saved.
But then, the voice came again. She could not be mistaken this time.
“Audrey, can you hear me? Where are you?”
The voice sounded like an angel, and it was very familiar to her.
Audrey shouted with all her strength, “Cornell, I’m here!”
But suddenly, the man in front of her covered her mouth with his hand.
She could only let out a muffled groan.