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 started

that no one saw

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not about that” I seethed. “There is just something about the man

of you see

was almost losing it. First I hear that Emma threatened Noah and that Travis

googly eyes

a fucking thing. What the hell was wrong with her? She’s the most

question anything.

talking about?” he asks giving

don’t stop pacing. I just couldn’t sit

explain it, but there is

doesn’t feel right with

make any fucking sense, but I can’t ignore the feeling. That’s why I have my

investigating him.

when he does,

that you’re jealous

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

for Ava, remember?”

was 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 to

towards them. Especially someone

shaking my head. “There’s no fucking way

I stayed married to her because of Noah. My heart

reason I couldn’t develop any feelings

had completely lost his fucking mind. It’s not

don’t love each other. Nine years couldn’t change the fact that I wasn’t Ava biggest

to get me to sleep with

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so

told you! I wouldn’t have cared if she dated any other man, but

fishy with that cop”

in circles and it was only making me more pissed. I thought

doesn’t. Instead he has

for Ava

nine years ago was wrong. We treated her horribly for it, but what if she

“That’s impossible”

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

It was easier to blame the girl who had been obsessed with you for

you had made

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

watch as he takes out his phone and dials

are you doing?” I question him

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