Married To My Ex-Husband’s Rival

Third Person POV.

Kayden crossed his arms, his face hardening with frustration and disbelief at Marlene’s audacity to actually come to his house, knowing that he wanted

nothing to do with her.

“We have nothing to talk about, Marlene,” Kayden stated firmly. “You know better than to show your face here, especially now that you’ve been publicly exposed as me ntally unstable. Don’t make me call security to have you dragged

out.”

Marlene let out a dark, unimpressed laugh, her eyes glittering with a mix of amusement and malice. “Oh, sweetheart, please be serious,” she retorted, her voice dripping with contempt. “Just because the world doesn’t know that you’re equally as crazy as I am doesn’t change the fact that you’re just as deranged. When we’re alone, try not to act like a better person. You’ll only be pi ssing me off even more.”

Kayden’s nostrils flared, his anger threatening to boil over. He took a step forward, and his eyes narrowed into slits. “Watch your words, Marlene,” he warned through gritted teeth. “I’m in no mood to deal with you, so watch what you say and leave…,”

Marlene stretched out her hand, cutting through his words to silence him. Her confident, measured steps brought her closer to him, her heels clicking against the floor. He despised the fact that she was inching nearer, but he refused to show any sign of fear. The last thing he wanted was for her to think he was afraid of her by moving away, so he stood his ground, his knuckles turning

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“I didn’t come here for petty arguments, Kayden,” Marlene declared coldly. “Like you said, I’m already in the red, most likely ruined, with little to no chances of ever being out of the red, so I plan on using whatever time I have left to do whatever I want without regrets.”

Kayden frowned, wariness etched across his face. “What do you want from me, Marlene? How are your plans any of my business?” he questioned, his voice tinged with suspicion.

He wanted to uncover her true motives and protect himself from whatever twisted

plan she had concocted in her sick head.

Marlene stopped in front of him, her eyes glaring into his, unblinking.

“You see,” Marlene began, “I’m a firm believer in an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, and a life for a life. So to answer your question, I’m here to

make sure you pay for your generous attempt to have me buried alive.”

A sinister smile played on Kayden’s lips as he stared her down with a mix of

amusement and disdain. “You’ve certainly lost your mind, Marlene,” he sneered.

“How do you plan on making me pay for trying to kill you? You think you stand a

chance against me? You’re nothing but a tiny, frail bit ch that I could snuff

out in an instant. What makes you think that you can make it out of here alive

with such an attitude?”

Marlene met his gaze unwaveringly, her eyes flashing with amusement. She let

out a scoff, rolling her eyes at his taunts. “Oh, please,” she retorted. “Go ahead and kill me, Kayden. I actually permit you to.”

“Get lost!” he hissed.

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“Just do as I say. I’m advising you to kill me now,” Marlene continued. “Do it while you still have the chance, while I still seem powerless to you. Because

if you don’t act in the next sixty seconds, I’ll be the one standing over your

almost lifeless body.”

“You’re bluffing, Marlene. You don’t have it in you to take me down. Not now,

not ever,” he scoffed, taking a step closer to her.

She held her ground, her gaze unwavering, as she locked eyes with him. “Do you want to test that theory?” she challenged, her voice calm.

Kayden’s laughter filled the room, a bitter sound laced with anger and malice

as he glared at Marlene. With a sudden burst of anger, he lunged forward and

grabbed her by the neck with one hand, his fingers closing around her delicate

throat. Marlene smirked in response, and she made no attempt to break free from

his grasp.

“You stu pid bi tch,” Kayden hissed through clenched teeth, his grip tightening on her neck. “I regret the day I married you. I should have rid myself of you

long ago instead of keeping you around like a pest.”

Marlene remained silent, her expression a mask of calm as she met Kayden’s gaze

head-on.

As his hold on her neck grew tighter, her breaths became shallower, but still, she did not struggle. She focused all her attention on him, her eyes locked with his in a silent challenge.

To his surprise, Kayden noticed that Marlene’s composure seemed unshaken, and

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the look on her face was unfazed despite his violent actions. Confusion clouded his features for a moment, his grip faltering ever so slightly as he tried to comprehend her lack of resistance.

A sly smile played on Marlene’s lips as she saw the doubt flicker in Kayden’s eyes. In that split second of distraction, she seized her opportunity. With a

swift and calculated motion, Marlene delivered a powerful kick between his

legs, causing him to double over in pain and release his grip on her neck.

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As Kayden stumbled backward, his hands clutching his injured groin, she wasted no time. In one fluid movement, she retrieved a knife hidden in the folds of

her dress and swiftly closed the distance between them.

Before Kayden could fully comprehend what was happening, Marlene struck with deadly precision, driving the blade into the base of his skull. A strangled

gasp escaped his lips as he collapsed to the ground, his body convulsing in shock and agony.

Marlene stood over him with a satisfied expression on his face as she watched the man who tried to have her killed writhe in pain at her feet. The knife she had used to stab him remained embedded in the base of his skull, and she had no intention of pulling it out.

With a cruel smile playing on her lips, she addressed Kayden. “You should have known better, my dear husband. You hesitated; you were weak, a coward, and now you pay the price.”

His eyes flickered with a mixture of fear and pain as he tried to speak, but Marlene swiftly silenced him with a cold glare. “Don’t waste your breath,” she

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sneered. “Since we’re still married on paper, I’ll do you a favor – I won’t pull out the knife just yet, not for your sake, but for mine. I want you to feel every moment of pain and to continue regretting the day you married me while being unable to do anything about it.”

“If you’re lucky, someone might find you in time,” Marlene continued, her voice like ice. “But even if you survive, your life will never be the same. I could have slit your throat effortlessly if I wanted you dead, Kayden, but that’s not what I want for you. I want you to fight for your life, stay alive, and become a prisoner in your own body. You’ll become nothing but a vegetable, and you’ll spend the rest of your days under house arrest as a paralyzed criminal. Doesn’t that sound perfect for you, my love?” she said, her laughter filling the

office.

Unable to contain her satisfaction, she twirled and danced with a maniacal

gleam in her eyes. Kayden’s neck was throbbing with pain, and his body was immobilized. Despite his predicament, he mustered the strength to speak through gritted teeth.

“You won’t get away with this,” he managed to say.

Marlene’s laughter only grew louder at his words, adding a menacing edge to her

amusement. She sauntered closer, her eyes glinting with happiness as she leaned

in toward him.

“Oh, but darling, I can, and I will. Remember, I know every hidden corner of this place,” she purred. “I can no longer be stopped by anyone.”

“I want the world to know that I am capable of anything. I no longer have

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“I want the world to know that I am capable of anything. I no longer have anything to lose.”

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With a cruel smile, she leaned in closer to Kayden, her breath warm against his ear as she whispered with a chilling intimacy.

“You should have thought twice before trying to take me out,” she murmured, stroking Kayden’s hair gently. “Just make sure you stay alive, my love. My win would be no fun if you ended up dead.”

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Rising to her feet, Marlene straightened her posture, and with a final glance back at Kayden, she turned on her heel and sashayed out of the office, a self-satisfied grin plastered on her face.

As she made her way through the corridors, her mind raced with thoughts of the final piece falling into place.

“One more,” Marlene whispered to herself, her steps quickening. “Just one more body left on my list. Then, and only then, can I finally die in peace.”