1. Something’s changed

Ava

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I was dead on my feet and I wanted nothing more than to soak in a bathtub before going to sleep.

We had been planning this banquet for weeks. At first I wasn’t supposed to come. It was supposed to be like always where Mary represented me. After my breakdown in the kitchen that day, I decided it was time to stop hiding.

Mary was excited when I told her that I would be attending the dinner party. For five years my identity had remained a secret. Not because I was afraid of anyone finding out but because I just wanted to live my life in peace.

I didn’t want to be in the limelight. I didn’t want people all of a sudden sucking up to me because they realized I was rich. Now, though I could come out of the shadows. I knew those that are

genuine and those that are not.

I mean fuck, there are already people here tonight who were trying to get on my good graces. Men and women who had looked down on me and treated me like shit before, simply because I didn’t

have a high paying job and according to them. Because they believed I didn’t have a dime to my

name.

It was fucking frustrating. I just wanted to be away from them all.

“I still can’t believe that you’re the founder of Hope Foundation” Letty says awe in her voice. “Why

didn’t you tell me?”

It was hours after my talk with Rowan. I stood next to him and told him my mind. Told him how

things were going to be like and I felt nothing.

There’s just something so rejuvenating about letting the past go. I wasn’t fully healed, but my heart didn’t hurt every freaking second like it used to

Iteel nothing towards Rowan and my so called family. No anger. No bitterness. No hatred. I was sort of numb and I liked that I liked that I could now breathe easily without the constant feeling of drowning

“Ava?”

I turn to Letty “Yes?”

“You haven’t answered my question” Letty says with a pout

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“I didn’t tell you because no one else knew except for those who work at Hope foundation, the

children and Noah I had requested them to keep it a secret till I was ready for my identity to be

made public”

She nods her head in understanding Then she grows quiet. Her eyes shift to Rowan’s table Landing on Travis and staying there for a while before she pulls them away

that was said earlier From Christine and Emma mocking me to Letty

her and bring her to our table. As for Christine, it was just a little payback for all those times she was cruel to me.

don’t mind I tell her nodding my head

Letty once in a while She didn’t notice it, but

Not after his abominable behavior. He says he wants you to be forgiven by you and yet he lows Emma and Christine trash talk

that you stood up to me, but as you can see I don’t need anyone fighting my battles I give her a soft smile “You love Travis, I see that You’re my friend Letty My bestled if I was being howest and that means i want the best for you I want you happy and if Travis makes

her eyes

ask

different about you, now that I’m looking at you

Head be that I just got thed of

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chip in thought “It’s definitely

cerns, making some people tom

I

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at how comical she

if

it. “Multiples times actually”

say multiples times, do you mean

over my face “I mean multiple

curves and

your face then continue doing you babe. You deserve

the reasons why I love Letty. She didn’t judge and she was

her and bring her in for a hug.

guard for a while, but then she recovers

to Travis. I know you want to”

and leaves our table just as Ethan comes back.

he whispers in

his warm breath and words ignite a new

the words come out

those beautiful legs wrapped around my waist as I

clench my legs at the image he

me so much about myself and my desires. My likes and

Ethan, I was slowly rising from slumber. I was finally accepting

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He taught me to never be ashamed of that. To never be ashamed of asking and to never be

out of need not because he wanted to. He’s the one that always

  1. me.

Ethan if it was possible to find a private place when

flashing, the mood was instantly

to

the calls several times and knowing they were

to the garden

mommy” my sweet boy

love…how are you today?”

the party? I feel so bad I

afraid of putting him in danger. The chief officer called me earlier today and told me

my guard down. He said that just because the guy was dead, it didn’t mean that there wasn’t

will send you pictures.” I pause. “Your friends also told me

off with the kids there, even the older ones. They

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