1. That night

Rowan

“What the hell happened to you?” Gabe asks looking at the ice pack that was plastered to my face.

“Ethan” I just grunt. Not in the mood to deal with my brother.

Fuck! I still can’t believe that I got into a fight with the fucking idiot. I was just so pissed and I let

his words get to me.

“The cop?” He asks curiously. “Ava’s new man?”

At that I blow. I take the ice pack and throw it against the wall.

“He’s not her fucking man” I snap standing up.

My emotions were raw and close to the surface. I still don’t understand why Ava can’t see that the

fucker is a fraud.

I haven’t been able to get anything deeper about him. The reports paint him as an okay guy.

Nothing out of the ordinary, but my gut tell me otherwise. There was just something about him

that rubbed me wrong. Something that he was hiding. My gut has never been wrong before.

“From what I hear, he is…what happened?”

I take a deep breath, trying to cool down the fire burning inside me.

“We were helping Ava move furniture into her new house and he told me to back off. Said that she

was his and he wasn’t going to allow me to ruin things” I admit finally.

Gabe stares at me like he can’t believe what I just said. Like I was trying to figure out what the

hell was wrong with me.

“Seriously? That’s what made you get into a fight with him”

“Yes!”

He sighs before sitting down. “In case you haven’t noticed, she’s no longer your wife and given that

he is dating her, he has every reason to ask you to back off. Isn’t that the same thing you asked of

when you started

hand in frustration. Why is it that no one saw what I

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not about that” I seethed. “There is just something about the man that isn’t fucking right.

none of you see

losing it.

Ava made googly eyes at each

by him. So enthralled that she couldn’t see a fucking thing. What the hell was wrong with her? She’s the most cautious person I know, yet she let

question anything.

talking about?” he asks giving

stop pacing. I just couldn’t sit down

it, but there is

feel

sense, but I can’t

investigating him.

while and when he does, I feel like punching

be that you’re jealous of

am” I bellow. “Why the hell would I be jealous of him? I don’t

for Ava, remember?”

saying was absurd. I could never be jealous when it comes to Ava. She is

I’m looking after

to her for nine fucking years, it’s hard

any feelings towards them. Especially someone who isn’t

shock, before shaking my

of Noah. My heart always belonged to Emma and

I couldn’t

fucking mind. It’s not unusual for people to stay married

each other. Nine years couldn’t change the fact that

pulled to get me to sleep with her.

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explain to me why you feel so

have cared if

fishy with that cop”

it was only making me

like he doesn’t. Instead he has this stupid notion that

have feelings for Ava

was wrong. We treated her horribly for it, but what if she wasn’t lying when

“That’s impossible”

wanted you with Emma. We’ll except for Ava. After what happened, we

easier to blame the girl who had been obsessed with

of you had made

him quietly, I stand frozen. What the fuck had gotten

he takes out his phone and dials

are you doing?” I question

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