The Accidental Wife by Sara Islam

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"I don't like this," | mutter, watching Rosie as she puts on her jacket. My heart is racing to the point of pain and |

keep pacing back and forth in her bedroom. She sighs and turns towardscausingto stop moving around.

"I will be careful." She wraps her arms around my neck. "And | know there will be a lot of security around," she

reminds me, attempting to makefeel better and more at ease, but my nerves are all over her place.

We found out who her stalker is. | wish | could say | was surprised to learn that it was Everest, but | kind of

expected him to do something as sick as stalking and terrorizing Rosie. He couldn't get over the fact that Rosie

humiliated him in front of a lot of people at the party. | wish | was at that party. | wanted to see her put him in his

place.

"I just want you to be safe," | mumble, holding her close to me.

"And | will be safe. Dad won't putin danger and the detective has many security guards discussed as

pedestrians around. Let's not forget the police," she reminds me. | should be convinced, but I'm not. I'm not

saying that | would care about her safety more than her father would, but | saw the plan as a risk. When it comes

to Rosie, | don't take risks. | always prefer to play it safe whenever she is involved.

We now know that the stalker, who happens to be Everest, follows her actively during the days she goes to

classes. When she was at her parents’ place, he didn't send her any message that indicated that he knew her

location. However, whenever she is at college, the tone of his messages changes. He even sends her pictures of

herself while she's sitting withor any to freak her out.

friend

Today, we're trying our luck. We don't know if he may follow her or not, but we've given him enough signs to

make him believe that Rosie is going out with the girls tonight. She has posted stories on Instagram, showing her

ticket to an event she's supposedly going to with the girls.

We're certain that he wants to hurt her and since she's going to be on her own, this will make him think that

she's an easy target. We have already installed a GPS in her car to track her lest anything bad should happen.

She is also wearing a very small earpiece that allows us to talk to her in case we need to give her a warning.

The two of us walk to the living ro

Julian, Emily, and the detective are waiting for us.

"We will be able to catch him red-handed tonight. He's already around the apartment building," the detective

informs us the moment he sees us. | clench my fist when | feel Rosie tense beside me. | need to control my anger

for her sake. I'm usually the calm partner in our relationship, the rational one who calculates all his steps, but

today logic has no place inside of me. want to kill Everest with my bare hands. | want to rearrange his face for

what he has put her through.

I know she's trying to act tough in front of me, doing her best to convincethat she believes she is going to be

okay no. matter what, but | know her so well. She is an open book tothat | can easily read in all languages of

the world.

| place my hand on the small of her back and start rubbing small circles to calm her down. I'm done seeing her

nervous and scared because of him. | want her to live her life normally. She deserves to live in peace.

Before finding out who has been stalking her, Rosie had a nightmare twice. | was asleep beside her both times.

Her whimpers and pleas tore my heart into pieces. Her trembling body didn't calm down easily and her cries only

subsided after repeatedly assuring her that nobody was going to hurt her.

"When is she supposed to leave?" | ask, looking at them.

"Now would be good," the detective replies.

| take a deep breath and kiss the side of her head. "We're gonna celebrate getting rid of him tonight, | mumble,

looking at her with a small smile | manage to draw on my lips. Even if | don't feel so confident about the whole

thing, I need her to be confident. | want her to trust herself.

"You're going to be safe. | don't want you to worry at all," Julian assures his daughter as he stands in front of her

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The while purpose of this-trap is that we don't want to give him room for claiming that he has done nothing. If we

catch him while he's attempting to attack her, this will be enough to throw him in prison for a while. "I know."

Rosie nods, looking at her dad.

We all take her to her car and the detective makes sure that the GPS is working one last tbefore she drives

off.

Quickly, we get in the SUV waiting for us and the driver takes us to where the ambush is taking place. The car is

already equipped with enough tools to allow us to hear anything Rosie may want to tell us in addition to a

tracking device to monitor her movements. Once we arrive, we park the car slightly away from where Rosie is

parked. She has already been instructed to park the car slightly away from the pub to give him a chance to

follow her on foot and initiate the attack. There are two dark side streets in the path she is taking and while she

isn't going to enter these streets since the pub is on the main one, we suspect that Everest may use these

streets to hide or pull Rosie into any of them.

"He's already following her," one of the security guards informs us through the microphone he's wearing; all of

the security guards are wearing microphones and earpieces to communicate with us. My heart slams against my

chest and | wonder if our plan is too dangerous.

"Rosie, he's following you. We need you to act normal. Don't look around you," the detective instructs her. I'm

worried about her. No, worried isn't a strong active to describe what I'm feeling

| look at Emily and realize that her state is just like mine. | steal a glance at Julian and see him composed.

Knowing Julian, he may be composed from the outside, but falling apart from the inside.

| gasp upon hearing my girl's scream through the speakers. What has he done to her?

ok

"Is she safe? Confirm her safety!" the detective demands through the microphone as he contacts the security

guards.

We wait for a couple of seconds, then somebody confirms she's okay and they have caught Everest. We all sigh

in relief and rush out of the SUV.

| run towards her, desiring nothing but to see with my own eyes that she's okay. The moment | see her, | wrap

my arms around her body and kiss the top of her head repeatedly.

"Are you all right?" | ask, looking at her. She looks fine, but | don't just care about her physical well-being. Her

mental well- "Are you all right?" | ask, looking at her. She looks fine being is also a priority.

"He didn't hurt me," she assures me. She doesn't seem to be shaken up which is a good sign.

and like

Emily, Julian and the detective appear the protective parents they are, Julian and Emily check on Rosie, making

sure that there is no scratch on her. | raise my head and look over Rosie's head. Everest is held by two security

guards. | want to smash his face against the wall for what he has done to my Rosie.

"He's not worth it," Rosie's soft voice bringsback to reality. | say nothing, but I pull her close, knowing that

holding her is enough to calmdone and instill logic in me. | want to shield her from every terrible thing. She

is too good and too soft for this world.

Soon, the police arrive and they take this asshole away. They were aware of the plan and on board with

everything. They have enough proof that he has been terrorizing Rosie for long and the moment he found an

opportunity, he wanted to hurt her. We're sure that he's the one who tried to kidnap her, but his face wasn't

visible in the CCTV cameras.

Finally, Rosie is going to be able to sleep peacefully without worrying. Hopefully, the nightmares will cto an

end now. "Ready to go home, cupcake?" | ask her after she is done wit answering the police's questions.

"| can't wait till we cuddle in front of the TV and watch sromcoms," she says, looking atwith a dazzling

smile.

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I know I'm going to give her whatever she wants tonight.

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