Blackmailing His Runaway Bride by Dance-is-me (carter reed .txt) 📗

He slammed the item in his hand against the table and said, "This is what is wrong, Isabella." His finger poked it. "This."

Without much emotion in her eyes, Isabella looked down at the table and when she read the simple message on the paper, her heart began to race. "Who sent that to you?" she asked as her eyes met Caleb's.

"Your freaking husband. Your freaking husband, Isabella. Why on bloody earth would your husband send me a letter that has nothing but the word 'war' capitalized on it with blood? Because no," his head shook frantically as he lifted the paper to her face, "that is definitely not ketchup."

Isabella gripped the end of her desk hard as her chest hurt even more. "Caleb..."

"Why?" There was no use in keeping him in the dark.

"I left Gabriel."

The paper fell without much fuss as confusion took over Caleb's face. "Wait, what?" he asked.

"I left Gabriel, I don't want to be with him anymore."

"Took you long enough." Relief washed over his face as he took a seat on the edge of the desk.

"I am not free yet, Caleb. Gabriel is after me." Her eyes darted to the section of her desk which was filled with blood several minutes ago. "He is threatening me for leaving me. Just earlier this night, I met a murdered cat on my desk after my shower. My life is in danger, Caleb."

"What? Why doesn't he want to leave you alone?"

She sighed. "It is a long story. And I think it is time you heard this story. But first, let's get to your place."

Caleb got up fast and helped her with her bag.