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Ava.

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I am still recovering from my attack. I am mentally and physically battered and I just want all this

to be over. Three times someone has tried to kill me. Three times I managed to survive. I just don’t

know when my luck will run out because at this point whoever wants me dead seems hell–bent on

making sure I don’t see Noah again.

I shiver when I remember how close to meeting my maker I had been. He had been right there in

my house. He’d planned to rape me there before killing me. Tears fill my eyes and it takes

everything in me not to let them fall.

I’ve cried enough this past few days. I was tired of it, but I just didn’t understand why. Why would

anyone want me dead? I haven’t wronged anyone, well except for Emma. Even with her, she was

now with Rowan so that should have absolved me of my sins. I didn’t deserve what was happening

to me.

My greatest fear was that they succeed. It would mean that I don’t get to see my boy growing up.

That I would miss all the milestones in his life and it saddened me. The thought of that potential

future broke my heart into a million different pieces.

“Are you okay miss?” someone asks me.

I look up to find an elderly woman staring at me with concern. Her kind eyes assessing my face. It

was still a bit bruised but at least the swelling had gone down. Now I just had the healing lip,

black eye and purple cheek.

“I’m okay, thank you” I try to smile, but I just don’t feel like it.

I’ve been in a kind of funk since my attack happened. I’m just going through the motions. Nothing

feels real, it all just feels like a bad dream. I was still waiting for myself to wake up. Deep down I

know that this is real, but a part of me thinks if just pretend then it will all go away.

me to

woman, then the world would be a better place. I’m a

the middle of an isle in

no need. I’m okay, just a bit

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I force myself to smile. I was

to be left

closer and squeezes my hand. “Things will

she gives me one final look before leaving. I heave a sigh of relief before going

the annoying mocking voice cause

in any mood to deal

ignore her, but like always it seems like

someone finally put your in place when

secretary sneers.

in fists. She was baiting me and I knew it. Everyone

had managed to leak the story and the media had

to find out about

had leaked the story after he had buried the

would always take any

believed me when I told him she was a bitch to me.

I’m the one that probably provoked her

sure what you’re trying to achieve when I know you know

I tell

stating facts. I wouldn’t be surprised

a woman you tried stealing her man, after all,

men because you’re a slut”

down her body then back up. She

had gone a

and you still tell me the same things,

hearing the same shit over and

because I talked back.

back and getting on Rowan’s bad side.

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me an evil smile. “How does it feel to lose Rowan? Does

he’s with your sister right

kill the love I have for him. It also helps that Ethan distracts me

does it feel to know you will never be his woman? That he will never see you as anything other than his secretary. How does it feel to know that he doesn’t consider you woman enough? That he preferred to fuck me even though he hated me rather than take you as his mistress? And how does it feel to know that you won’t stand a chance now that Emma

snarls

and she trips on her extremely high and

up quickly she comes at me. I don’t think when

throw it at her.

as it drenches her dress. Both of us staring in shock. With what

Seething and screaming like a banshee. I

throw

one or two of them had their phones out. It was a

she was about to slap me, someone grabs her by the waist. Another on

in the opposite direction.

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