1. A kiss

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.

okay…Do you want me

woman, then the world would

of an isle in a store because

is no need. I’m okay, just a bit overwhelmed” I assure

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I force myself to smile. I

to be

gets closer and squeezes my hand. “Things will get better. Always

before leaving. I heave a sigh of relief before going back to

look like hell” the annoying mocking voice cause me to

in any mood to deal

ignore her, but like always it seems like she

your in place when you tried stealing her man too?” Christine,

secretary sneers.

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

leak the story and the media had been

managed to find out about the previous attempts on my life. So

trying to find out who had leaked the story after he had

any chance she got to put me down and

course Rowan never believed me when I told

side, claiming that I’m the one that probably provoked her

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

to me” I

not trying to achieve anything just stating facts. I wouldn’t be surprised if

woman you tried stealing her man, after

women’s men because

up. She looked elegant and

a few rounds with a MMA

the same things, don’t you ever

tiring hearing the same shit over and over again”

I talked back. It’s something

fighting back and getting on Rowan’s bad side.

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me an evil smile. “How

he’s with

let go of him. I’m slowly starting to kill the love I have for him. It

I was his wife while you were nothing but a mere secretary one he had no interest in. So, I pose the same question back, how does it feel to know you will never be his woman? That he will never see you as anything other than his secretary.

snarls before lunging at

time and she trips on her extremely

comes at me. I don’t think when I

throw it at her.

of us staring

comes at me. Seething and screaming like a banshee.

on and throw

attract a small crowd and one or two of them had their phones out.

grabs her by the waist.

in the opposite direction.

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