Ex-Husband’s Regret by Evelyn M.M

27. Rushing to her

Rowan

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“Boss?” Drake called, his voice unusually shaky.

I disengage from Emma, who was lying on my chest while we watched a movie. It had taken a lot

to finally get her to forgive me. I didn’t mean to hurt her more than I already have. I wanted things

to go back to how they were when we were younger.

I was still confused as fuck and I didn’t know what the hell I was doing. Kissing one sister while in

a relationship and in love with another. I can still feel the taste of Ava’s lips days after but just like

with everything about her, I push her and the kiss to the back of my mind. 1

I’ve waited so long to be with Emma. I wasn’t about to ruin my chances with her again. Whatever I

was feeling for Ava was nothing. Apart from Noah, Emma was my world, she has always been. I

wasn’t going to let anything get in the way of that again.

“What?!” I ask him in irritation, pissed off that he interrupted my date night with Emma.

Today I was supposed to spend the night at her place. None of us wanted to go out, so we decided

on a movie instead.

He hesitates for a moment, which was uncharacteristic of him.

“Spit it out Drake, I don’t have all fucking night”

Emma looks at me in question, but I just shake my head at her. I stand up and move a few feet away and she goes back to watching the movie.

“An intruder broke into Ava’s house. I think it’s the same person that has been after her”

“What?” I snarl.

I don’t hear anything after that. My heart is beating wildly. Fear gripping me like a fucking vice. I start moving. Putting my shoes and coat on.

“Ro, what’s wrong?” Emma asks worriedly.

I see her mouth moving but her words don’t register or make any sense. I just had this need to leave. To go and make sure that Ava was safe. That she was okay.

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I mumble and open her

name but I ignore her. My mind and focus on getting to Ava as soon as possible. It’s

down to the underground parking and get into my car. My heart breaking over

he get into her house? Where the hell was Drake? I was going to fire his sorry ass and beat the shit out of him if so much

get to her house just as the cops do. I notice neighbors coming

had a cut on her forehead, her lip was split and the left side of her face red, as if she had

that long she was in the hospital and now this. I was going to kill whoever did this to her and I was going to make it

take a seat on her right and turn my eyes to Drake. My fury directed at him, the need to bury him. alive consuming. He was supposed

draws

wanted nothing more than to rip

no right holding her

head hurts” she

know Ava, and I know she was fighting back tears. I can’t imagine what she

All alone in

leans her head

keep your eyes open, talk to me…tell

really tired and I just want to go to sleep, Rowan” her

tone almost brings me down to my

hold her. Which was just weird because

towards Ava.

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for the paramedics. We have to make sure

ran my finger down her cheek but I stop myself. The action would just

both of us further.

replied and opens

“Don’t worry, they’ll be here any minute, meanwhile do you mind

couple of questions?”

head

I run my hand through my hair. She was hurting and it was wreaking havoc

to me what the man that attacked you look like?”

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on, so I can’t

was fairly tall, maybe around six foot tall

“Anything else?”

“No…that’s all”

say anything? Like why

but that someone promised to pay him

if he killed me. He didn’t mention a name or who he was working

time she

heard the fucking scared and angry I became. I didn’t

but here was the proof. Staring right at

attacks have nothing to do with the threats

someone else is after her” Brian

after her?” Ethan asks the

head.

didn’t make any fucking sense. Ava didn’t have enemies mainly because she kept to

work and our son. So why would someone want her dead?

person be? (3)

out for now” Brian answers frowning. “The fact that whoever