My Corpse Husband (MGL series Book 1)

Chapter 22

"No, please let me go." Ella was being dragged by the men showing no mercy.

Her most horrid fear was coming true. She was being dragged by those men like how she was few years ago. The town members who would never sin by touching her was holding her in tight grip.

"Bryon, leave me. Please let me go. I was like your sister till years ago then why are you doing this to me? You are taking me with no good intention, right?" Ella begged him but in vain. The men kept on dragging her like an animal.

Ella tried to free her hand from their hold but the man who was holding her from one side, stopped walking and slapped her harshly. Ella stumbled back and eventually fell down on her knees.

Though Ella didn't know why they were hauling her, she did understand that it was for no good to her. She knew that the villagers think of her as a bad omen and would not dare to touch her unless it was for their sick contentment.

Married women used to close their eyes when she would come in their sight and mother used to cover the eyes of their children so I couldn't cast evil spell on them.

The men continued to haul Ella to the other side of the hill where other villagers were waiting in a baited breath. Ella didn't know where Gode went but she was thankful that her friend was not there. Villagers would've taken advantage of her affection towards her friend and might have hurt Gode.

On the other side of the hill, the villagers and the people from the surrounding villages were standing in and whispering to one another. Ella could feel the happiness waving from them. They were looking extremely pleased probably because they and their family were safe from misfortune.

Ella could only cry when the villagers were smiling brightly at her. How can someone's misfortune make them so pleasant?

The men took Ella further into the woods towards the lake, followed by the villagers. She got scared but for once she was feeling peaceful too. If the solution to stop the calamity was drowning someone or killing someone, then for once she was pleased by it. She hoped they drown her or if needed kill her like they killed her family at the least she would not have to live with the constant fear every moment of her life.

She could be free.

On the shore of the lake, there were two boats and the town head, Knox Garrick waiting. Knox immediately smiled at Ella and walked towards her with excited clap.

"Ella, dear, here you are." Knox caught Ella's shoulders in a tight grip and shook her with a sick enthusiasm. Ella was stunned to see the town head smiling at her proudly.

Why are there boats waiting? Wasn't she going to be drowned?

It was alright for her to drown and die but anything that was not related to death was making her terrified.

"Look at you, such a great lass you are. You are going to save your town from misery again. You must be so proud of yourself." Knox grinned and patted Ella's arm in a proud gesture.

Ella could only look at the evil glint in Knox's eyes that he was trying to hide. He was to no good, she knew it. This time it was not death they were giving her it must be something harsher than the last time.

Ella pried off Knox's hands from her and turned around to run away but immediately a wall of tall bulky men stood before her closing away any way for her to run away.

"Mr. Garrick – " Ella turned around and looked at Knox with sad and helpless tears rolling down her eyes.

"Nah, do not cry like we are killing you. We are not that cruel to kill you." Knox said in a nonchalant caring tone which made Ella look at him like she was monster from fairy tales her mother use to tell her.