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

you

my hand in frustration. Why is it that no

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something about the

none of you

to the surface. I was almost losing it. First I

made googly eyes at each

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

question anything.

about?” he asks

stop pacing. I just couldn’t sit

fucking explain it, but

feel right

I can’t ignore the

investigating him.

when he does, I feel like

it be that

fuck I am” I bellow. “Why the hell would I be jealous

for Ava, remember?”

I could never be jealous when it

I’m looking after him. That’s

fucking years, it’s hard to stay with someone for that

feelings towards them. Especially someone who isn’t truly

at him in shock, before shaking my head. “There’s no fucking

married to her because of Noah. My heart always belonged to

reason I couldn’t develop any feelings for

had completely lost his fucking mind. It’s not unusual for people to stay

couldn’t change the

the stunt she pulled to

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me why you feel so strongly about her dating

fucking told you! I wouldn’t have cared if she dated any other

fishy with that cop”

it was only

doesn’t. Instead he has this stupid notion that I’m

for Ava

for it, but what if she wasn’t lying when she

“That’s impossible”

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

girl who had

you

him quietly, I stand frozen.

takes out his

are you doing?” I

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